Pizza left out all night..can i eat it??

Bungalow Bill · 20-08-2008 09:32AM #1

Not sure what is possessing me to eat stale pizza for breakfast but I really want it. However, i am intimidated by thoughts of bacteria with room temperature etc.

For teh record, its pepperoni, sausage and onion dominos..

BaconZombie · 20-08-2008 09:34AM

Feck it in the microwave for 2-3mins and it will be fine....

humanji · 20-08-2008 09:34AM

Well, you're unlikely to die from it, if that's what's bothering you. Unless you're allergic to pepporoni, but then the pizza would of been a bad idea in general.

Oh, and don't put it in the microwave! It'll get all soggy. Heat it in the oven and it'll come out just like it was the night before.

I want pizza now.

captainzapp · 20-08-2008 09:35AM

definitely. its like bringing your lunch with you to work/school or whatever. its left out at room temp for 5 hours or so and is fine to eat. you can't let perfectly good pizza go to waste!

kayos · 20-08-2008 09:35AM

Cold Pizza the breakfest of kings!

MarkR · 20-08-2008 09:35AM

If you won't I will.

Truck · 20-08-2008 09:42AM

I do the same !

Gotta love college life

Tak3n · 20-08-2008 09:43AM

ive eaten 3 day old pizza in college and that never killed me... even though my flat mates said it would

Kiera · 20-08-2008 09:43AM

Was it covered? If it was its ok. If not then the bugs have been pooing on it all night! If you like bug poo, then go for it

Kur4mA · 20-08-2008 09:44AM

EAT IT COLD!!! It's the shizzle.

Bungalow Bill · 20-08-2008 09:50AM

Hmm..i'm not so sure, as usual i googled my dilemma and found this http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Long-Can-Ordered-Pizza-Sit-Out?&id=1276438

Seems ominous:(

Mint Sauce · 20-08-2008 09:52AM

although, in fairness, it was takeaway pizza, it may not have been great to eat to start off with

:D

Kur4mA · 20-08-2008 09:52AM

I've done it plenty of times and ne'er a bother on me tbh.

stovelid · 20-08-2008 09:57AM

Not only can you eat it. It will taste better.

captainzapp · 20-08-2008 10:01AM

Bungalow Bill wrote: »

Hmm..i'm not so sure, as usual i googled my dilemma and found this http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Long-Can-Ordered-Pizza-Sit-Out?&id=1276438

Seems ominous:(

Lies!!! If you heat it up enough all the bacteria will die right? We need to build up our immune systems a bit anyway, otherwise we'd all be dying of colds and what not.;)

Pompey Magnus · 20-08-2008 10:02AM

Admittedly I have a rather poor knowledge of food hygine, but I would have thought that eating cut onions left exposed overnight is a bad idea. My family once ate a salad with onions that had been out for only a few hours and within an hour or two they were all suffering from food poisoning. As I don't eat onions I was grand.

Why ruin a perfectly good pizza with onions? Maybe reheating the pizza will sort out the nasty bacteria though.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 20-08-2008 10:04AM

Unless you're one of those overprotected germ-fearing Mummy's Boys that seem to be cropping up on other threads, go for it.

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 20-08-2008 10:05AM

Don't let it go to waste. There's children starving in africa :pac:

Mint Sauce · 20-08-2008 10:08AM

send it my way if your really worried, i'll try it and see if its ok to eat

:pac:

Run_to_da_hills · 20-08-2008 10:10AM

Sean_K wrote: »

Don't let it go to waste. There's children starving in africa :pac:

You can post it to them

Before i would eat any pizza that was left out over night I would first check it for mouse droppings. :eek:

oriain · 20-08-2008 10:10AM

Eat it!!! Eat it!!!!

That two hour stuff is nonsense created by the corporations to guilt you into throwing out perfectly good food and spend more money.

Not convinced yet eh? OK, don't be a wuss and eat the damn pizza already! You won't regret it! *

* this is not a guarantee

Dave! · 20-08-2008 10:12AM

Bang 'er in the microwave, accept the sogginess, and enjoy.

Epic Tissue · 20-08-2008 10:14AM

kyub wrote: »

EAT IT COLD!!! It's the shizzle.

QFT. Love pizza hot and cold

humanji · 20-08-2008 10:14AM

That page is disturbing:

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), any food, whether hot or cold, that has been left at room temperature for two hours or longer needs to be thrown out.

What about bread? Shops are going to have to start selling by the slice!

But this is the worst part:

Keep in mind that your pizza may not arrive at the right temperature. If you transported the pizza yourself or the delivery driver had a long route to take, the temperature could have dropped below 140 degrees before you even started eating it. Use a food thermometer to determine the temperature of the pizza. If it is below 140 degrees, do not leave it out for the two-hour maximum. It has already cooled below the ideal temperature, allowing the harmful bacteria to grow.

So we're already f*cked before the pizza even gets to us!

kaimera · 20-08-2008 10:15AM

cold pizza ftfw.

easily one of the finest 'creations' ever.

Tho after 2 days the crust is a bit..hard but the rest is fine.

Kur4mA · 20-08-2008 10:16AM

Depeche_Mode wrote: »

Admittedly I have a rather poor knowledge of food hygine, but I would have thought that eating cut onions left exposed overnight is a bad idea. My family once ate a salad with onions that had been out for only a few hours and within an hour or two they were all suffering from food poisoning. As I don't eat onions I was grand.

Why ruin a perfectly good pizza with onions? Maybe reheating the pizza will sort out the nasty bacteria though.

QFT. Onions are devil food.

adsgirl · 20-08-2008 10:34AM

Left out. left over Pizza, best heated under a grill, kills germs, and tastes better... And no soggy bits either.....

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 20-08-2008 10:36AM

You have to be vary careful not to dry the toppings out though, stuff like chicken and vegetables becomes manky when it's dry..

Curlypinkie · 20-08-2008 10:37AM

kyub wrote: »

EAT IT COLD!!! It's the shizzle.

QFT

Pizza gets even better if it's been out for a while and eaten cold. Nyom!
And you don't have to eat in the same quantity as when it's hot to get full = economical :cool:

Magpie! · 20-08-2008 10:42AM

Breakfast of champions.
I always order a bigger pizza than is needed so I'll have a slice for the morning.

Phlann · 20-08-2008 10:44AM

Pork? Left out all night and then reheated? :eek:

I made that mistake with sausage stuffing at christmas. Delicious but deadly.

ps eat your pizza in one attempt, you pussy. leftovers indeed.

Pizza left out all night..can i eat it??

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