So I have my whole life put pizza in the fridge when it’s done, except on the odd occasion where I’ve gotten drunk pizza woke up to it out on the bench still.
However focaccia and other bread treats get left on the bench a day or two and no one sees an issue.
How about garlic bread? Fridge? I think so but then again I think of those bacon cheese roles that just live on the bench all the time.
I just don’t know anymore
I keep bread in the fridge too. Is that bad?
We keep our bread in the fridge, otherwise it goes moldy in 2 or 3 days and we don’t eat much bread at my house
It makes it go stale quicker.
I don’t buy this, not if it’s sealed.
Refridgeration speeds up starch retrogradation. Being sealed doesn’t matter; it’s the cold.
I’m not sure why anyone would leave pizza out instead of in the fridge.
Cold pizza is one of my favorite foods. Apparently, cold temperatures can cause certain flavors to intensify. Whatever the reason, it always tastes better the next morning.
Cause I’m a drunk and fall asleep before putting it away.
Otherwise yeah it always goes in the fridge
I’m not sure why you would bother with putting it in the fridge. Room temperature is already cold for pizza.
… wy would you put it any where else but fridge ❔️
Because drunk and forget normally
Overnight, no. If I don’t eat it for breakfast the next morning, then I’ll toss it in the fridge at that point.
I put pizza in the fridge.
Hell, I put bread in the fridge, but that’s because I don’t eat it quick enough.
Same. Bread lasts a lot longer in the fridge.
I like meat on my pizza so yes, it goes in the fridge.
Yes. Then eat cold. Mmmm
Stop I’m gonna cum
I have almost never put leftover pizza in the fridge. Generally store it in the oven. That’s how my folks did it. Never had any problems. Was not expecting to come into this thread and see universal adoption of fridge pizza. I find the crust gets wet and gooey. You all do you, but after fifty years of doing it my way without any issues, I can’t see any reason to change.
I hear smokers with similar opinions. Some get really old. It’s luck, not wisdom
Whenever you put any hot, bread-based food into the fridge it’ll get soggy. Gotta wait for it to cool down completely before putting it in the fridge.
This extends even to the trip home from a takeout pizza place. Putting the box in one of those thermal bags is one of the worst things you can do, since it traps all the steam inside. Much better to leave the pizza on the passenger seat with the box ajar (some pizza boxes even have steam vents).
If we are talking about after the initial round of consumption, then yes. Leftover food goes in the refrigerator. That’s what refrigerators are for. You don’t leave perishable food sitting out, especially not in a lukewarm oven in the danger zone.
If I just leave it the ants will get it
Ah yeah damn ants, I’m glad my house now doesn’t seem to have them.
I think it’s the pest control I get done every 6 months or so.
Growing up we always had ants it was terrible
Leftover anything will last longer in the fridge, but I’ve been known to leave pizza on the counter and pick at it for a few days.
And you’ve never gotten the shits from that?
Nope.
Yeah preservation wise fridge for sure, but left out overnight or a day, provided its not 35 degrees seems fine in my mind
True if it was 35 in your house it would actually be better left out, unless you have your fridge set lower than that.
Unit of measure confusion is sometimes good comedy?
No, I was mocking that person because they assumed everyone uses celsius.
Like 194 of 195 countries do. It’s a pretty safe assumption
Well that’s unfortunate.
Celsius is the best temperature for everyday use, it marries up to to Si units which are universal
-40 degrees has joined the chat.
really hot outside
only 35 degrees
Yeah sure, whatever you say
35 isn’t particularly hot, it’s just below body temperature meaning you can still lose heat easily enough.
There’s no point arguing with Fahrenheit uses because you’re almost all American and have no interest in adopting a better option when you’re all to busy destroying your country
I do think its different because the toppings are still fairly wet, unlike foccacia. So yeah, I put it in the fridge.
Life hack if you don’t like cold pizza: heating up in a pan gives your crust a little crispyness back. It’ll never be the same as fresh pizza, but at least not as soggy as from the microwave.
Toaster oven. It’s not the same but it’s a different treat, even crispier
Putting it directly on the over rack at 350 usually works fine for me.
(Not owning a microwave teaches you patience…)
MICROWAVE?!?!!! Who puts Pizza in a microwave? That’s probably the worst way possible to heat it up. It’d rather eat it cold.
Put it in an oven (or yes, a pan).
I fucking love microwaved pizza, if I could could pizza with a crust that chewy from the start I would.
Oven or pan takes minutes. Microwave takes seconds.
Eating it cold is even faster and still better than microwaving it into a mush.
Matter of preference. I can’t be bothered to re-heat pizza with the oven/stove so I just eat it cold. But I’d heat it up if I had a microwave.
Cover the pan while heating it up. Crispy and tasty.
Plain or veggie pizza can be left out without too much danger.
Leaving meat pizza out (except maybe pepperoni) is just asking for a bad time.
I ate some pizza one time that had been left out at work, and I didnt realize it was leftover from the morning crew. Sentenced to 1 week of my life on the toilet.
Can confirm. Left a chx calzone I’m my trunk overnight. Slept in the car really fucked up. Woke up hungry and ate the night old chicken. I spent a lot of time on the toilet that day… Surprisingly few people seem to be aware of the “danger zone” of food, after 2 hours out even rice will grow harmful bacteria and such. Better safe than sorry if u don’t know if it can sit out, don’t let it sit out. Your gut will thank you later!
I put it in the fridge because cold pizza for breakfast is one of my favorite things.
I really think it depends on the flavour of pizza.
I usually buy delicious flavour
My favourite
What a coincidence!!!
I generally put it in the fridge, but I’ve probably eaten more drunken, left out pizza than most and it never messed me up. I guess I don’t know either. lol
It occurred to me because I just ate 3 pieces of overnight loaded garlic bread and justified it to myself as a focaccia haha.
Guess we wait and see.
