Storage & reheating
Into the fridge, then
ten minutes to the table.
These meals arrive chilled and ready. Nothing needs defrosting, and nothing needs finishing. The cooking is already done.
Storing
- Refrigerate at or below 4°C as soon as it arrives.
- Shelf life is seven to ten days from delivery. The use-by date on each pack is the one that counts.
- Keep trays sealed until you're ready to eat. Once opened, eat within 24 hours.
- You can freeze a tray if you need to, but the texture of gravies changes, so we'd rather you didn't.
Reheating: stovetop
- Open the tray and empty into a saucepan.
- Add a splash of water if the gravy has tightened in the fridge.
- Heat over medium, stirring, for 6–8 minutes until steaming throughout.
- Best result of the three methods, especially for the dry fries.
Reheating: microwave and oven
- For microwave: Remove sleeve. Peel back one corner of the film to vent and microwave on high for 3 1/2 minutes or until hot. Stand 1 minute and remove film before serving.
- For oven: Remove sleeve. Peel back one corner of the film to vent. Place tray in a pre-heated oven and heat until piping hot throughout. Remove film, stir before serving.
Reheating: rice
- Sprinkle over a tablespoon of water before heating.
- Microwave covered for 90 seconds to 2 minutes per 250g.
- Fluff with a fork and serve straight away.
- Reheat rice once only.
Serving
A 500g tray is a generous single serve on its own, or two smaller serves with rice or chappathi. If you're feeding two people properly, one tray plus a 500g rice pack or chappathi is the usual pairing.
