Holiday Left Overs? 4 Smart Kitchen Appliances To Help You Transform Your Post-Holiday Meals

The party and feast may be over, but our fridge is still full, and you probably asked yourself what should do with these besides reheating them.

After the holidays, you might have a lot of leftover food, but instead of letting all the effort go to waste, you can transform your post-holiday leftovers meals to new gourmet dishes with the help of smart home appliances.

Here are the four smart kitchen appliances that can help you turn your post-holiday food fatigue into a fresh, organized, and enjoyable cooking routine.

1. Breville Kinetix Twist

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Blend your leftovers into something new. 

Leftover fruits, sauces, or even soups don’t have to be just it and be in your containers forever. You can make your leftover fruits into smoothies and sauces into dips. Perfect for lighter meals after heavy holiday eating. 

Leftover recipe ideas

• Fresh Smoothie Reset - blend your leftover fruits.
• Creamy veggie soup - you can turn roasted vegetables into a warm, comforting soup.
• Sauce-to-dip - upgrade your gravy or tomato sauce and add more flavors to make it a dip for chips and fries, as well as a spread for bread. 

2. Hyundai HMO-25LDG Microwave

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Reheat, remix, and revive your leftovers. 

Most of the leftovers begin their second life when we reheat them in the microwave. The Hyundai microwave makes sure they come out evenly heated and still delicious, like it's recently cooked. 

Leftover recipe ideas

• Spaghetti remix – add cheese or extra sauce before reheating 
• Chaofan - reheat your rice and add your leftover chicken, BBQ (chopped), or any meat of your choice, then reheat 
• Chicken wrap fillings - warm shredded chicken wrap or sandwiches

3. Hyundai K-pop Series Food Wonder Processor 

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Want your leftovers to be a completely new dish? This Hyundai processor can help you with that. It helps you chop, shred, grind, and mix ingredients faster. It is perfect for transforming your post-holiday meals into something new. 

Leftover recipe ideas

• Chicken or ham filling - chop leftover chicken, add carrots, add mayonnaise, and additional flavors you like 
• Potato cheese balls - leftover potato dishes, such as French fries, are mixed with cheese and other desired flavors, then molded into balls and fried. 

4. Hyundai Multi-Function Pressure Cooker

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One pot for endless post-holiday meals transformations

The Hyundai pressure cooker is perfect for cooking in bulk, reheating large portions, and turning mixed leftovers into comforting one-pot meals. 

It's especially useful when you want to combine several leftovers into something warm, feel-good, and satisfying meal. 

Leftover recipe ideas

• “Sinigang na lechon” - bring your leftover “Lechong Baboy” back to life and make it a “Sinigang na Lechon.” 
• “Chicken adobo” - make your leftover chicken “chicken adobo.”

We might be overwhelmed if we have too much leftover food, but with the help of smart kitchen appliances, we can transform it into something different after the holidays.