Safe to reheat shrimp/prawns?

[markjrubin]

My office mates are telling me that it's not safe to reheat shrimp/prawns. They're all from the UK and I'm from the US. I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Why would you heat it to begin with? Bacteria tastes good!

As far as 'reheating' it, as long as you don't set anything on fire in the process, there shouldn't be any problem. The only reason you cook anything is to kill nasty bacteria. Once the food reaches 185 degrees (inside food temp), it will kill off the bacteria that everyone fears....after that, the only thing that might hurt you is if the food is spoiled, etc. So you need to ask your office mates where they get their info from because it doesn't sound scientific as that crap I just told you.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I've eaten reheated shrimp before, never got sick from it. Of course i also live by the 3 second rule (if food falls on the floor, and i pick it up right away, Its still clean, and i will eat it) I have never been sick from that either.

 

[markjrubin]

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Why would you heat it to begin with? Bacteria tastes good!

As far as 'reheating' it, as long as you don't set anything on fire in the process, there shouldn't be any problem. The only reason you cook anything is to kill nasty bacteria. Once the food reaches 185 degrees (inside food temp), it will kill off the bacteria that everyone fears....after that, the only thing that might hurt you is if the food is spoiled, etc. So you need to ask your office mates where they get their info from because it doesn't sound scientific as that crap I just told you.

Their response is that there's something that the nuker doesn't kill that is the bad stuff.

 

[0roo0roo]

they probably meant its simply bad to do it much. shrimp get kinda mushy if u heat em too many times or too hot.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

shrimp is often undercooked... but reheating it should be fine.

 

[0roo0roo]

rewarm = good, recook = u eat cr@p

 

[iamwiz82]

supposedly leaving crab in-shell and reheating is not a good idea. I would assume unshelled shrimp would be the same.

 

[loup garou]

Of course it's safe.

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
supposedly leaving crab in-shell and reheating is not a good idea. I would assume unshelled shrimp would be the same.

i heard something about crab. good call.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Their response is that there's something that the nuker doesn't kill that is the bad stuff.

Like I stated in my original post. The only thing you have to fear from seafood is bacteria... As long as the food gets hot enough, the bacteria will die. Nuking the food in the microwave will still kill it, but you have to cook it a while...therefore, as long as it's been cooked long enough the first time however you like, <bubba voice>boiled shrimp, fried shrimp, poached shrimp on toast, etc</bubba voice>, it should be ok to reheat it.

Agreed on the mushy factor...I always hated when shrimp got like that. That's one of the reasons I prefer jumbo shrimp...less likely to get mushy than salad shrimp.