Depending on who it is, some people get freaked out if pizza hasn't gotten in to the fridge within that ubiquitous 2 hour time frame you will find on almost every web search. Others have gotten up the next day and eat the pizza that was on the counter all night and never got sick.
What I like to do is when I'm in town for other errands, I'll pick up a pie (especially right now while Domino's is selling $10 large, up to 7 toppings of your choice pies. I never pay full price for Domino's pizza, it's not worth their regular price) and bring it home for dinner later. I have a couple of pizza stones and reheating is easy to do well.
I was always waffling on whether to put it in the fridge or will it be OK 4 hours later at room temp. I knew there had to be a deeper answer than the 2 hour mantra everybody is regurgitating out there. I found it. Turns out it's likely perfectly safe for many hours, even overnight with a few caveats. Plus properly reheating kills many bacteria and in addition, its pizza thats been fondled that really grows bacteria. When someone grabs the slice next to the one they are going for to separate them. Hands introduce more bacteria than simply elapsing time.
This article finally addresses the deeper question. There is a video at the lower left too.
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So, are you a cowboy..."aint skeered"? Or totally freaked out by the idea of pizza that has sat for hours. I've known people who will throw leftovers away that are in the fridge for only two days. To each their own, but thats not us.
What I like to do is when I'm in town for other errands, I'll pick up a pie (especially right now while Domino's is selling $10 large, up to 7 toppings of your choice pies. I never pay full price for Domino's pizza, it's not worth their regular price) and bring it home for dinner later. I have a couple of pizza stones and reheating is easy to do well.
I was always waffling on whether to put it in the fridge or will it be OK 4 hours later at room temp. I knew there had to be a deeper answer than the 2 hour mantra everybody is regurgitating out there. I found it. Turns out it's likely perfectly safe for many hours, even overnight with a few caveats. Plus properly reheating kills many bacteria and in addition, its pizza thats been fondled that really grows bacteria. When someone grabs the slice next to the one they are going for to separate them. Hands introduce more bacteria than simply elapsing time.
This article finally addresses the deeper question. There is a video at the lower left too.
How long can you leave pizza out? We scientifically tested it. Here are the results
When you have a pizza, how often do you refrigerate it within two hours? That’s the timeframe recommended by many official food safety guidelines when it comes to handling pizza.
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So, are you a cowboy..."aint skeered"? Or totally freaked out by the idea of pizza that has sat for hours. I've known people who will throw leftovers away that are in the fridge for only two days. To each their own, but thats not us.
