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
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.
I probably should, but I generally just pop it in the oven overnight and finish it within 24 hours. Could I get sick? Yeah, potentially, but I’ve been doing this for decades and haven’t gotten sick once.
I always reheat my leftover pizza though, so if you’re going to eat it cold YMMV.
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
Celsius is the best temperature for everyday use, it marries up to to Si units which are universal
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
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
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 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.
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
My crust gets blackened spots. Never thought about using an air fryer…
Can’t hurt to try
I put it back in the oven after it’s cooled down (the oven) and have it the next day for breakfast.
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.
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).
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.
I fucking love microwaved pizza, if I could could pizza with a crust that chewy from the start I would.
Toaster oven. It’s not the same but it’s a different treat, even crispier
Cover the pan while heating it up. Crispy and tasty.
Where else am I gonna store the leftovers?
On the counter/stove.
My house
Sure you pay for the transportation to get it (and me) there!
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.
Step 0: Butter the bottom of the slice. 🤤
If you do this, make sure you’re monitoring the temperature of the pan carefully, cause it’ll burn a lot easier (use an induction cooktop if you have one to better control temps). Through my own experiments I’ve found that the pizza heats more evenly if you pour melted butter on the top of the crust instead and leave the bottom unbuttered.
I find that also helps to let the pizza get up to room temperature first, either by defrosting in the microwave for a minute or letting it sit out for about ten.
True, I use a hob for it on pretty low heat. But butter on the bottom makes an absolutely dreamy, crispy crust. I’ve ordered pizza and not eaten it, just for tomorrow pizza. You’re spreading great information here.
Yeah i love that method, I’ve followed it a few fi es
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.
No matter the quality of the pizza, it almost always tastes better the next day after the ingredients have had time to settle in and get to know each other a bit. Same goes for a lot of different foods, which is part of why I love leftovers so much. Like I said, you just have to know how to store and reheat them properly.
For example, do you know about the microwaving technique of using twice the time at half the power? Results in more even heating, practically eliminating hot spots. (If you’re patient, you can get better results with a third of the power and 3x the time.) And don’t even get me started on the wonders of pressure coolers and electric smokers…
If you’re dining out getting it hot and fresh from the oven, I’d tend to agree with you
But if you’re getting delivery or takeout, which at least in the US, probably accounts for most pizza consumption, odds are that when you eat your pizza it’s probably been sitting in a box for at least a few minutes, maybe up to an hour or so, soaking up its own steam and juices, and maybe going cold
Which, of course, would change the texture and probably not for the better.
Yes, pizza goes on 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 gotta 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.
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).
