According to a review of global food poisoning databases, pizza has been implicated in a number of foodborne illness outbreaks worldwide, yeah??? let me tell ya, there's a good chance an equal number get sick on pizza right out of the oven...
I toss it in plastic bags, throw it in the fridge and micro the next day and the next day, too.
Mice like it, too. If it doesn’t kill them, it won’t kill you, will it? /SARC
I often reheat leftovers but I have never heard of anyone leaving food out overnight. I don’t even trust it in the refrigerator after a day.
There are some things which will keep in the fridge for a few days but mostly, I freeze it or throw it away after a day.
what’s the point in having an immune system if you don’t give it a workout once in a while?
As long as the veg is under the cheese, the meat on top is browned and the beer is cold... yer good to go.
Danger zone is 40F to 140F?
I’m a dead man walking...
If you saw the crap I ate in 2003 deployment to Iraq you would understand why I’m not afraid of day old cold pizza.
Hasn’t killed me yet..
Yeah. Sure. The pH of the stomach is ~1.5 to 3.5. That’s extremely acidic. Some bacteria can survive that, but most will not. I am much more concerned about ingesting chemicals than about ingesting bacteria. Leaving pizza out overnight, or for a couple of days, is low risk.
Between the salt and the acid and the low water content, the risk is virtually nil.
I’ve eaten two-day old pepperoni pizza and had no ill effects.
I refrigerate. I will take their advice and avoid any month old pizza recovered from behind the couch.
General rule of thumb: “if it looks OK, smells OK and tastes OK, it probably OK”
If it looks wonky and smells funky....
According to a review of global food poisoning databases, pizza has been implicated in a number of foodborne illness outbreaks worldwide, yeah??? let me tell ya, there's a good chance an equal number get sick on pizza right out of the oven...
...okay, maybe it's killed a few people, but what are the odds?
I regularly used to eat left-out-overnight Ledo’s Pizza. But I can’t speak for lesser fare.
In the Summer of 1965, I joined the Summer Staff of a large (over 400 Summer Staffers) retreat in Western, N.C. After a few days the entire staff, at least those who ate the chicken and rice, came down with food poisoning.
I woke up around midnight with my insides hurting. My room-mate asked if I had it too. I spent maybe two hours of pure misery and don’t intend to go through that ever again while I live.
The staff Dr and his nurse were passing out paregoric in paper cups from gallon jugs. After maybe an hour, it took effect and I was alright.
Nuke it and eat it, I don’t need government advice.
I’m sick of the nanny state ‘experts’ from those that have to justify needing more money, more studies all the time.
Get it good and hot but, don’t eat it if it smells funny.
Just eating food not made in your own kitchen, under your own control, is probably quite risky enough already.
My theory is us bachelors have a robust immune system.
Do people not know about microwaves?
I would avoid the leftover raw oyster or steak tartar pizza.