Is it OK to eat pizza that has been left out at room temperature for 24 hours?!


Question: Is it OK to eat pizza that has been left out at room temperature for 24 hours!?
Plain cheese pizza has been sitting on table for 24 hours!. Whats the worst that could happen!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
I ate 3 slices of pizza that had sat out all night!. The only thing it harmed was my dignity!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I wouldn't!. The amount of bacteria that has built up on the pizza would be something I wouldn't even want to think about!. Not to mention that cheese is dairy and dairy spoils, even if it is baked on a pizza!.

Worse that could happen!? Hmmm I would hazard a guess at death due to the bacteria getting in your system!. It isn't worth it when you can go to to Little Ceasers and get a pizza for like $5 or $6!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Those of you that said you would eat it have never been to the emergency room with food poisoning!. You should never eat food that has been left at room temperature for more than a couple of hours and then it depends on how warm the room is! The severe diarrhea, cramps, and vomitting that comes with food poisoning makes you wish you could die and is not worth a 24 hour old slice of left over pizza!. $700 Emergency Room bill vs!. $2!.50 slice of old pizza !.!.!.!. hummmm !.!.!. is it worth it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

technically, if there is meat on the pizza you're not supposed to, if you go by health regulation codes
but i would definitely eat it, i'm sure the box was closed so no contaminants most likely, i would eat it
now if it was laying out on a napkin or something i probably wouldn't, mainly just because it'd probably be extremely hard
but EAT on!Www@FoodAQ@Com

What ever you do dont microwave it, putting it in microwave is reheating, and as most fast food pizza is reheated when u order it (being cooked earlyer in day then heated to order) their fore when u reheat in microwave the chemical composition breaks down n the chance of food posining spores will give u food posining, just eat it cold, by way i chef so know what i talking aboutWww@FoodAQ@Com

I do it all the time!.!.!.Id rather eat food at room temperature!.!.!.like leftover fried chicken!.!.!.!.restaurant leftovers!.!.!.!.pizza!.!.!.!.if they are put in the fridge for some reason they dont taste the same and the microwave ruins the taste even more!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

MMmmmm!!!! cold next day pizza is my fave!!!! Im not gonna tell you what you should do just incase you DO die!. I dnt want that on my conscience!. But I always do it and im fine!. Crazy but physically fine!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Go for it! The worst that could happen would that it goes to waste instead of waist!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Nope, I wouldnt take the chance of getting sick!. Any unsused portion should have been refrigerated a day ago!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I don't think you should take any chance!.The worst would happen is that you end up getting sick and waste more money than this silly old pizza!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Left over pizza!?!?

All the time leaving in the microwave!.!.!.!.!.have for brealkfast!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

!.!.!.!.as long as it still smells ok!.!.!.!.take a bite- if it tasts good eat it (to kill bact!. put it in the microwave!.!.!.!.!.)!Www@FoodAQ@Com

I ALWAYS eat pizza thats been left out!. Its fine!Www@FoodAQ@Com

i would eat it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i would eat it!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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