I just made a pizza and left the leftovers out for like 6 hours because i forgot it.
2006-07-23 17:15:47 · 14 answers · asked by Hi 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Depends on lots of things. Was there meat on it? If so, just an hour or two. Seafood? Maybe an hour.
How hot or cool was where it was sitting? If it was lukewarm, about an hour or two. If you had the a/c blasting, maybe an hour longer.
Was it covered? That will help too. Any flies flying around? Throw it out if so.
Lots of variables, but after 6 hours, I probably wouldn't chance it unless your place is like an igloo.
2006-07-23 17:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by lily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the temperature in the pizza drops, the build up of bacteria in your food increases. While you may be fine eating a pizza you left out for 6 hours, it is always better to refrigerate the uneaten portion. Better safe than sorry!
2006-07-24 00:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the above answers are right, if it's cooked properly and has the normal stuff on it, one day it won't hurt a normal healthy person, but could make children or the elderly very ill. Like the restaurant manager said, the danger zones are a good guide to go by, and they are strictly enforced in most states of the usa. But I also agree with lilly, up the list aways, seafood is lots more dangerous than say pepperoni.
2006-07-24 00:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-3 hours
2006-07-24 00:18:54 · answer #4 · answered by ♥NICOLE♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 to 24 hours. But it should be in the refrig. Some kinds of pizza are great, cold, right our of the refrigerator!
2006-07-24 00:46:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well iam a manager at a restaurant and food enters the danger zone when it is between 41 and 165 degrees and becomes dangerous after 4 hrs in the danger zone. ( depending on the food, different times.) .. lol..ive eaten pizza after it has set out all night, got a little scared, but i was fine :) i would say its ok , but you never know about that cheese :P its up to you.
2006-07-24 00:23:41 · answer #6 · answered by sx_rx_rocknroll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have eaten pizza that has sat out over 24 hours at room temp. so at least a day
2006-07-24 00:19:59 · answer #7 · answered by phatrock80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 hours at the most. After that your crust starts gettin soggy. Better cover it up tho or vermints will get on it. Yuck. They carry diseases on there feet
2006-07-24 00:20:57 · answer #8 · answered by SEXYCOWGIRL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about as long as it took you to learn grammar and the proper way of writing a sentence..... i would say spelling also but I am sure you used spell check.
now you did cook the pizza first I hope........ invite the neighbor kids over let them eat it.
2006-07-24 00:20:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, food should not sit at room temperature for longer than two hours.
2006-07-24 00:20:14 · answer #10 · answered by somebodywhocares 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋