Or maybe you’ve somehow been left with a box of leftover doughnuts from the office.

You don’t have to make space in your fridge for a box.

In fact, Jen Greif, pastry chef atDoughin Tampa, Florida, recommends against it.

overhead view of box of a dozen donuts

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“They just won’t be the same as fresh!”

Greif recommends nuking them at 15-second intervals.

Stack of Glazed Donuts with the Top Donut Covered in Sprinkles, and Leaning Next to the Stack, a Glazed Donut with a Bite Missing, All on a Platter. In the Background, a Two Mugs of Coffee and Another Platter of Glazed Donuts

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