I accidentally left my pizza out overnight...

[zerocool84]

Never had a problem. Do it all the time. Stop being a wussy.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

For whatever reason my in-laws don't think that pizza (or bbq sauce or ketchup, for that matter) needs to be refrigerated. So, they'll eat pizza after it's been sitting out for 3-4 days, and they've managed to make it past 50 doing this. I doubt anything bad will happen for leaving the pizza out just one night.

That's cool. I have gotten food poisoning (I think) before though. I probably threw up 30+ times in 48 hours. I'd only wish that on my worst enemy. I really hate throwing up in general so it was torture... luckily I recently bought Seinfeld the complete collection. I laughed through the pain.

 

[F1N3ST]

I'm in my early 40's and would bet money that I've eaten more pizza in my lifetime than any other person in these forums. Hell, probably more than any two of you put together. That said, I rarely, if ever, refrigerate leftover pizza. I constantly eat leftover pizza & have found that room temperature pizza is a lot tastier than refrigerated pizza. Ever since we had cats, I also realized that the oven is a great place to stick the pizza box - keeps the cats out of it. Unfortunately, it's pretty easy to forget that the pizza is there. No problem... 2, 3, 4 days later it still tastes just fine. And oddly, more often than not, I turn my nose up at leftovers in the fridge.

This was a discreet callout thread, and you bit.

Who else was this thread aimed at? No one.

DrPizza.

 

[spidey07]

For whatever reason my in-laws don't think that pizza (or bbq sauce or ketchup, for that matter) needs to be refrigerated. So, they'll eat pizza after it's been sitting out for 3-4 days, and they've managed to make it past 50 doing this. I doubt anything bad will happen for leaving the pizza out just one night.

BBQ sauce and ketchup don't need refrigeration, neither does mustard. You think every restaurant goes around and gathers up those and puts them in the refrigerator after being out all day from open to close?

 

[Krazy4Real]

Definitely eat it OP. Nothing is wrong with day old pizza. You'll be fine.

 

[QueBert]

Hell I learned a few months ago that Mayo doesn't need to be refrigerated, that really shocked me.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Never had a problem. Do it all the time. Stop being a wussy.

I'm not being a wussy... just curious.

 

[KeithTalent]

I'm not being a wussy... just curious.

I think he meant to say pussy.

KT

 

[waggy]

If your cheese is moldy, throw it out. Just because you can't see the mold, does not mean it's not there. When there's mold in food, it's everywhere. What you can see is just a high concentration of mold.

Hell I learned a few months ago that Mayo doesn't need to be refrigerated, that really shocked me.

really? mine says refrigerate after open.

though i prefer my mayo cold.

 

[TXHokie]

I'd wash it down with the warm beer that was left out as well. The alcohol will take care of any germs.

 

[dfuze]

I would eat it

 

[sandorski]

The Spores are already in the air. Eating it won't make the situation any worse.

 

[OCGuy]

Well it depends actually.

Was it chain pizza or mom & pop. Also, how much did you tip the driver?

 

[thepd7]

This was a discreet callout thread, and you bit.

Who else was this thread aimed at? No one.

DrPizza.

haha definitely

Well it depends actually.

Was it chain pizza or mom & pop. Also, how much did you tip the driver?

This

 

[kalrith]

BBQ sauce and ketchup don't need refrigeration, neither does mustard. You think every restaurant goes around and gathers up those and puts them in the refrigerator after being out all day from open to close?

Some things that don't "require" refrigeration will still spoil much sooner if not refrigerated. I think ketchup and bbq sauce would fall under that category. A restaurant that goes through ketchup very quickly probably has no problems not refrigerating the condiments on the table (although I'd guess that would be a health-code violation).

A family that might take 3+ months to go through a large container of ketchup should probably keep it in the refrigerator. My in-laws' ketchup container is often brown and smells, and I don't use it.

 

[Terabyte]

Some things that don't "require" refrigeration will still spoil much sooner if not refrigerated. I think ketchup and bbq sauce would fall under that category. A restaurant that goes through ketchup very quickly probably has no problems not refrigerating the condiments on the table (although I'd guess that would be a health-code violation).

A family that might take 3+ months to go through a large container of ketchup should probably keep it in the refrigerator. My in-laws' ketchup container is often brown and smells, and I don't use it.

Yep. A refrigerator doesn't prevent spoilage. It only delays it by decreasing temperature, amount of oxygen, light, and etc.

 

[dpodblood]

I'd wash it down with the warm beer that was left out as well. The alcohol will take care of any germs.

Make sure the beer was left open over night as well, that way it's nice and flat.

 

[IronWing]

Eat it. There is so much salt in pizza, it ain't going bad.

 

[feralkid]

You do know that cheese is stored and aged at room temperature, right?

No it is not.

Unless your room is a cave.

 

[bfdd]

this is what microwaves are for dumbass. nuke it for like 3 minutes and you're good.

 

[QueBert]

LOL if you put pizza in the microwave for 3 minutes, unless it's on defrost you'll have a black, hard as a rock mess. Even on 60% power pizza needs no more than 60 seconds to be hot as fuck.

 

[spidey07]

No it is not.

Unless your room is a cave.

Yes it is. The whole reason cheese came about was it's ability to be stored at room temperature for a long time without spoilage.

Of course modern room temperature could be described as "cave like".

 

[bfdd]

LOL if you put pizza in the microwave for 3 minutes, unless it's on defrost you'll have a black, hard as a rock mess. Even on 60% power pizza needs no more than 60 seconds to be hot as fuck.

pfft

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Well it depends actually.

Was it chain pizza or mom & pop. Also, how much did you tip the driver?

It was a pizza made while I was working... it's fine!

 

[Hacp]

I am very careful with leftover pizza. I have had bad experiences. I always steam cook leftover pizza to make sure all the bacteria are dead. It tastes a little soggy but it is worth not having the farts.