noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
reheating; rebaking
Literal sense: heating cooked food again, or baking something a second time. Often used for leftovers or refreshing baked goods.
昨日のカレーを焼き直しして食べた。
I reheated yesterday's curry and ate it.
パンを焼き直したら、またカリッとした。
When I rebaked the bread, it became crispy again.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Figurative sense: taking an existing story, idea, or work and remaking it with changes. Often implies a lack of originality or a fresh take on old material.
その映画は昔の名作の焼き直しだ。
That movie is a rehash of an old classic.
彼の新作は前の小説の焼き直しに過ぎない。
His new work is nothing more than a reworking of his previous novel.