A friend had a pizza out on the counter all night and threw it away the next morning. Her husband freaked out because he wanted to eat it for breakfast. You can't eat pizza after it's been out all night can you?
2007-04-03 11:25:31 · 19 answers · asked by glitter_jer2911 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
technically, you could, but it wouldn't be advisable...
if it sits out on the kitchen counter all night, then it has been in the "temperature danger zone" for far too long to be safe
the temperature danger zone is the temperature range,
40-135 degrees fahrenheit at which microbial contamination (especially bacteria) mutiplies rapidly, and when bacteria die they leave behind a toxin that makes food unwholesome and not safe to eat. in order to keep food safe to eat, it needs to be cooled from 135 to 70 degrees in two hours and from 70 to 40 degrees in 4 additional hours, then reheated quickly to at least 165 degrees.
2007-04-03 11:47:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 79⤊ 41⤋
I ate my pizza just now and its been out for 3 days. Ill keep you guys uptodate
2014-07-05 20:02:33 · answer #2 · answered by Nick 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I put mine in the fridge and eat it cold the next day
2016-03-29 00:07:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can't eat it if it has been left out all night. Bacteria in food starts to multiply really fast after 2 hrs at room temperature and should be discarded at that point. Although the meat is usually processed and would last a bit longer than unprocessed meat, it is definitely not safe, especially because of the dairy products. Having said that, your friends husband has probably done it a few times before and never became ill, so he doesn't think it is a big deal. He would be taking his chances though. People who aren't careful about food safety are sick with food poisoning more often, but often people blame it on the "stomach flu". I am not a food scientist or a health inspector; but I am a Mother and I don't take chances!
2007-04-03 11:51:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 19⤊ 14⤋
I personally wouldn't eat it after leaving it out all night because there is cheese and meat (depending on the type of pizza). I would not eat anything that has either of those two in the food and has been left out.
Typically you wouldn't eat cheese after its been left out all night nor meat. Why would that change just because its on a crust with sauce on it?
2007-04-03 22:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by celtic_princess 4 · 25⤊ 13⤋
You probably can...if you're willing to take a chance on getting sick, from the bacteria that would be on it. Myself, no, I would not want to eat it. (Someone should have put it in the fridge when everyone was through eating on it).
2007-04-03 13:57:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 17⤊ 10⤋
Well, in my situation, no. If I left pizza out all night on the counter top, my 2 great danes (whose heads are counter-height) would gobble it all up before I had a chance to find out if eating it after being out all night is problematic or not!! :)
2007-04-04 00:16:13 · answer #7 · answered by Juliet 2 · 31⤊ 14⤋
If you leave most food products out over 2 hours you can have temperature abuse. Or the temperature zone which is between 40 and 140 degrees, bacteria will grow at a rapid rate in this temperature zone. When in doubt throw it out.
2007-04-03 11:38:21 · answer #8 · answered by Iroc 1 · 20⤊ 15⤋
why not!!
2007-04-03 15:23:20 · answer #9 · answered by dirtdevil215 3 · 22⤊ 23⤋
We've been doing that for years...and it's better the next day!
I suppose if you're 'compromised' in some way you should toss it out. But if you're not 'puny', enjoy!
2007-04-03 15:22:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 30⤊ 28⤋
my fiance does...and he says its fine.
2007-04-03 11:28:59 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 28⤊ 27⤋