What's the average life of a slice of pizza at room temperature?

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:50 pm

Just curious.

You buy a pizza....eat some...leave the rest in the box. You go back for seconds a few hours later. You leave the rest in the box. How long can it sit out at room temp before it spoils?

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:53 pm

I give mine a hard sniff test @ 2 days. But I'm the tyoe to scape mold off bread and eat it....so who knows?

mccoffee · Post by **mccoffee** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:54 pm

The mold is the best part if you are real lucky you could see food talking and things comming out of the walls

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 6:54 pm

UOD wrote: You go back for seconds a few hours later.

Honestly, I don't know if I'd eat a slice if it was sitting out a few hours later. Im sure it's filled with a lot of preservatives and it could last a bit longer..another hour perhaps. But an hour tops in my book.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:01 pm

UOD wrote:Just curious.

You buy a pizza....eat some...leave the rest in the box. You go back for seconds a few hours later. You leave the rest in the box. How long can it sit out at room temp before it spoils?

Constantly living in a hotel type environment I can tell you that if you bend a slice and it breaks in half, it's time to toss it in the trash. Otherwise, the pizza is fair game for munching.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:01 pm

I eat pizza constantly that has been out for 24hrs. Never more than that because it's usually gone by then lol.

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:03 pm

I leave it out all nite sometimes and just throw it the microwave for breakfast....it all seems good.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:03 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:Constantly living in a hotel type environment I can tell you that if you bend a slice and it breaks in half, it's time to toss it in the trash. Otherwise, the pizza is fair game for munching.

Break with a snap as in crunch? Or more like shoe leather tear/snap? That could mean that it is just dry....I've eaten refrigerated pizza and it''s been hard as a damn rock. Nuke it in the microwave for 30 seconds and it's all good to go.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:04 pm

64bit wrote:I leave it out all nite sometimes and just throw it the microwave for breakfast....it all seems good.

Are you sure we aren't related?

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:09 pm

64bit wrote:I leave it out all nite sometimes and just throw it the microwave for breakfast....it all seems good.

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:10 pm

UOD wrote:Break with a snap as in crunch? Or more like shoe leather tear/snap? That could mean that it is just dry....I've eaten refrigerated pizza and it''s been hard as a damn rock. Nuke it in the microwave for 30 seconds and it's all good to go.

A crunch. My pizza never makes it to a snapping sound. lol

When you bring nukers into it the level of pizza "standing time" greatly increases.

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:11 pm

UOD wrote:Are you sure we aren't related?

DADDY?!?!?

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:13 pm

64bit wrote:DADDY?!?!?

Mommy??????

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:55 pm

ahhh i say at least 2 days

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:56 pm

Blisster wrote:ahhh i say at least 2 days

pfft! Amateur! lol

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:57 pm

i said 'at least' ***

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:58 pm

good question ... I was just pondering that myself ...

here is another one ... how long is it good in the fridge for? (making a red baron pizza tonight and I plan to saving the remnants ...) will it still be good tomorrow night?

-lance

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:59 pm

Blisster wrote:i said 'at least' ***

Ok say you weren't living with your girlfriend. Then what would you consider the maximum alloted time?

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:00 pm

lance-tek wrote:good question ... I was just pondering that myself ...

here is another one ... how long is it good in the fridge for? (making a red baron pizza tonight and I plan to saving the remnants ...) will it still be good tomorrow night?

-lance

Your storing left overs in the fridge? Using a nuker to reheat I assume? Heck, that's an easy one. One month.

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:00 pm

then id say 6 days

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:01 pm

Blisster wrote:then id say 6 days

Novice amateur

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:25 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:Your storing left overs in the fridge? Using a nuker to reheat I assume? Heck, that's an easy one. One month.

One month?????

I have fresh garden salsa from April in the fridge!

Had some this morning as a matter of fact. Jalapeno kills all bacteria...doesn't it?

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:25 pm

lance-tek wrote:good question ... I was just pondering that myself ...

here is another one ... how long is it good in the fridge for? (making a red baron pizza tonight and I plan to saving the remnants ...) will it still be good tomorrow night?

-lance

At least 2 weeks....bare minimum.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:31 pm

UOD wrote:Just curious.

You buy a pizza....eat some...leave the rest in the box. You go back for seconds a few hours later. You leave the rest in the box. How long can it sit out at room temp before it spoils?

Years...........if your single......about 15 minutes if your married..

lance-tek · Post by **lance-tek** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:39 pm

ok I see you guys keep stuff a lot longer than I would .. so I must ask .. how long do you keep bread for after you buy it, if it is sitting out not in the fridge or frozen but, in the wrapper ...

and secondly, Say that you have a 3/4 full gallon of milk in the fridge and the sell by date is today .. how long do you keep it yet?

-lance

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:40 pm

downhill wrote:Years...........if your single......about 15 minutes if your married..

Joint Chiefs of Staff · Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:41 pm

lance-tek wrote:ok I see you guys keep stuff a lot longer than I would .. so I must ask .. how long do you keep bread for after you buy it, if it is sitting out not in the fridge or frozen but, in the wrapper ...

and secondly, Say that you have a 3/4 full gallon of milk in the fridge and the sell by date is today .. how long do you keep it yet?

-lance

For the bread I always keep it wrapped and refrigerated unless it's fresh bakery bought bread.

As for the milk, I give it the ol' nose test.

vinnie · Post by **vinnie** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 9:21 pm

Approximately 10 minutes. If it's not eaten by then there's something wrong with it. The last time that happened was on a half pizza that was more chilli than anything else.

I am not a pizza keeper at all. Pizza is good hot and fresh, it is *oven* reheatable at a pinch after an hour or two if some silly person bough it while I wasn't here and that's that.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 9:23 pm

downhill wrote:Years...........if your single......about 15 minutes if your married..

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 9:26 pm

vinnie wrote:some silly person

=wife? LOL

incrediblecain · Post by **incrediblecain** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:17 pm

It all depends on what is on it, I wouldn't leave out a meatlover's pizza, but your basic pepperoni or veggie pizza will be fine for a few days in terms of bacterial growth. Jalapeno doesn't kill bacteria, just slows it down and limits what kind of will grow. As far as milk and bread go, the dates are a guide, I've had milk a week past its date still good. A cold fridge and not leaving the milk out can do wonders. An hour out is a day off the shelf life.

fastchevy · Post by **fastchevy** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:34 pm

As long as I can run faster than the pizza can, it's fair game.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:40 pm

You guys are wimps!

When it starts to grow mold, first harvest the penicillin culture, (I know that all of you guys have a bad case of the clap and would save some $$$ by growing your own! Tell me, who luvs ya!

I am always trying to look out for you guys!

) then eat the pizza. The older it is, the easier it is to digest as decomposition has already begun...

Come on guys, it's Bachelor 101...

emilyb · Post by **emilyb** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:49 pm

Lance,

I feel a serious answer is in order!

I think the general guideline from some unknown to me health experts is that leftovers that are stored in the fridge are good for 2 days. Depending on what it is, I would go up to 3 or 4, like with potato salad maybe. But any type of meat, I always toss after 2 days. If yu open lunch meat, it is good for 1 week after you open it (the date on the package is for unopened meat) I would eat pizza the next morning if it has set over night, but that's pushing it!!!!

Stace

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:55 pm

bread, until theres too much mold to scrape off or it doesn't taste good.

Milk, my rule of thumb is 4 days after the sell by date.

AAF Striker · Post by **AAF Striker** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:59 pm

Wait, there is some type of limit on pizza?

Seriously though... In the fridge I let it go a few days, probably 4 days, after that it starts to look scary lol. If it is sitting out probably 6 hours is the most, if it is sitting out longer than that I usually pitch it. But if it was out exactly 6 hours, it is good to go and ready to go in the fride for an extended tour of duty

We usually don't have bread, but when we do I go for the visual mold and then feel it so see how it is. Milk, that sell by date scares the **** out of me. I usually give it the smell test, but that isn't always perfect. I usually use the milk the rest of that day for whatever I need it for and then pitch it just so I don't forget about it for the next day and get a bad present!

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:06 pm

I've eaten wheel bearing grease, asbestos brake dust, engine oil and probably other things that I can't think of right now. None of them killed me, so what's a little old pizza going to do?

deleted_acct · Post by **deleted_acct** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:10 pm

I put it in teh fridge then pop it in toaster.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:29 pm

Joint Chiefs of Staff wrote:Constantly living in a hotel type environment I can tell you that if you bend a slice and it breaks in half, it's time to toss it in the trash. Otherwise, the pizza is fair game for munching.

Roody · Post by **Roody** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:30 pm

Ken wrote:You guys are wimps!

When it starts to grow mold, first harvest the penicillin culture, (I know that all of you guys have a bad case of the clap and would save some $$$ by growing your own! Tell me, who luvs ya! I am always trying to look out for you guys! ) then eat the pizza. The older it is, the easier it is to digest as decomposition has already begun...

Come on guys, it's Bachelor 101...

..and to think these guys call themselves men...friggin pussies