Some alternatives of heating up pau other than steaming in a wok:

1) Previously, when I had the one function only microwave oven, I had this plastic steamer that has two layers. The bottom layer is for water. Microwaving the pau that way did not dry them up.

If not, just put a mug half filled with water inside the microwave with the pau.

In a microwave, you got to control the time. A few seconds too long, and the pau turns rock hard!

2) About a year ago, I got this Panasonic 4-in-1 awasewaza oven, there’s a steam + microwave function. Sis uses this method to steam food. But I prefer the auto reheat that allows me to set exactly what temp to reheat the food till! (yes, sounds science fiction but it’s true!) That works very well.

3) If you have the Conventional rice cooker (not the modern “jug” kind), you can put a plate inside it, fill in some water below it and turn it on. It works fine too. (or use the steamer attachment if it comes with it)

i also realised that one way of deep frying food (like chicken wings) is to steam them first to ensure they are cooked, and then deep fry quickly,

sigh, need to go down to chinatown to find one i guess

can share method of reheating pau that u keep in the fridge ? can microwave ?

thanks in advance julia !