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
However focaccia and other bread treats get left on the bench a day or two and no one sees an issue.
I’d put something in the fridge regardless, just because whatever fridge life it has, that’ll extend it.
Overnight, no. If I don’t eat it for breakfast the next morning, then I’ll toss it in the fridge at that point.
Yes, in a sealed plastic container so it doesn’t dry out. Then I reheat it using the stovetop method:
When done correctly, it tastes better than the night before when it was fresh.
BTW, most breads left in the fridge will warm back up just fine in the toaster oven/air fryer, or microwave if you don’t want it crispy. (Or just leave it out to get back to room temp.) Again, the secret is to store it in a well-sealed container to retain moisture.
When done correctly, it tastes better than the night before when it was fresh.
I’m sorry but any pizza that tastes better reheated, no matter how good the reheat technique, was not very good pizza to begin with. I think you’ve had some very sad pizzas in your life mate.
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.
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.
Yes, pizza goes in the fridge if I didn’t eat all of it in time. I have a food manager safety certificate somewhere so I probably should know exactly what foods need to go in there, but look. My brain is mush. A lot goes in there to protect us.
Don’t buy food from me??
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.
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).
I like meat on my pizza so yes, it goes in the fridge.
Pizza goes in the fridge. It’s not just bread; lots of high moisture goodies for bacteria to eat.
My other examples often contain similar ingredients though, should I be putting them in the fridge too?
Focaccia is just bread and oil. Pizza has mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce on it, definitely refrigerate. Some aged cheeses might be fine out of the fridge, but not fresh cheeses like mozzarella. I think that after baking (if you get it hot enough and the mozzarella is very crispy), pizza MIGHT be able to survive on the counter for a day or so. But I’d say it’s kinda risky, and your pizza gets stale! That’s not pleasant.
What are the bacon cheese rolls that you’re talking about? Sounds to me like something that should be refrigerated.
Oil doesn’t count as moisture.
Depending on the pizza, it might be up to 90% oil.
Could be, if it’s not very saucy and depending on the toppings, but I meant the focaccia and garlic bread.
Plain bread doesn’t have sufficient water activity to support bacterial growth.
Focaccia is generally bread with oils/fats (oils aren’t water so they don’t contribute to water activity).
Sweetened pastries have more water in them, but have most of the water bound to sugar molecules so that there’s not enough water activity to support bacterial growth.
But pizza has a water-based sauce on the crust, and often has moist toppings. That’s why some pizzas become soggy over time. That’s enough water activity to support microbial growth, including some microbes that cause illness. So pizza should be refrigerated.
Thank you for this, it’s a great explanation
Well yes ofc. If the bread has anything more than flour oil water salt sugar preservatives leaveners it goes in the fridge.
Any flavouring means fridge. Although its so hot and humid here we even refrigerate our bread in the summer months
Yeah our bread lives in the fridge because it goes moldy otherwise, especially since a loaf will last 3 weeks in my house, not really bread eaters
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.
I put pizza in the freezer, and put it in the oven again before I eat it.
I like using my airfryer oven machine thing on a combo to reheat pizza. Helps maintain a crunch i just can’t get from the oven without burning the crust a bit
The reason why you can (not especially safely) eat takeout pizza that’s been sitting out overnight is because it’s usually loaded with salt. Salt is a preservative, and limits growth of the nasties.
Yeah makes me really thirsty and hold so much water for a day or two after.
Never good for weigh in days
Hell yeah
I’m assuming the US isn’t on the list since we measure our pizza in pounds.
You’re telling me there’s a metric for food eaten by a country (in this case frozen pizza) and USA doesn’t even make the LIST???
BUT ITALY DOES??? GOD DAMMIT ITALY! YOU HAVE FRESH AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PIZZA LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!!! EVERY LOCAL PIZZERIA IS AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PIZZA FOR YOU!!! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING???
Thank you for leaning into the account name roleplay now and then :P
Honestly thought this reply was going to be about the post where I told the guy to tickle his sales directors balls, to be more like Steve Irwin
