ריהעאַטינג שפּינאַט: איז עס שעדלעך?

Is it harmful to reheat spinach?

If you have leftover spinach from the day before, you can easily use it again the next day. Nevertheless, you should note a few things.

• Just because you reheat spinach isn’t automatically bad for you. The rumor comes from a time when hygiene standards were far worse than they are today.
• The problem is the nitrite found in spinach. Bacteria like to spread here. If you don’t observe the correct handling of spinach, this can actually become dangerous.
• Properly chilled and sealed, you can easily heat up spinach the following day and do not expose yourself to any danger.
• The only exception: Do not let small children eat the warmed-up spinach. Infants should not eat spinach at all.

How to easily reheat spinach

1. Chill the leftover spinach immediately after eating. Then keep it in a closed box.
2. It is best to place the spinach in the freezer. This prevents the bacteria from spreading.
3. The next day you can prepare the spinach as usual.