Why is it not ok to reheat food if the heat kills/denatures the harmful bacteria?

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To clarify I mean to reheat the food several times.

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As a person with two toddlers…. I rarely have the opportunity to eat a meal in one sitting. Especially lunch. I will reheat my food sometimes three or four times in the microwave. After that point I either eat it cold or am no longer interested in eating. The food doesn’t spoil that quickly though.

If the food has sat out for a day and bacteria have started producing toxins, then definitely don’t eat that. The microwave may kill the bacteria, but not what the bacteria have produced.

Restaurants, of course, have stricter rules than what I do in my own kitchen though.

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