How Long Is Pizza Safe To Eat/Good For?
By schulzie
@schulzie (4061)
United States
July 29, 2008 6:29pm CST
Ok, I have a question for you all. How long is it ok or safe to keep pizza that has been cooked and has been refrigerated? I have some in the fridge that is five days old.
It still looks, smells, and tastes okay. So my question is, is it safe to eat today? Today is the 29th and I got it on the 24th. I already had one slice already and am now nervous!
Have a great day and happy myLotting!
Have a great day and happy myLotting!
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Have a great day and happy myLotting!
@jonesy123 (3948)
• United States
30 Jul 08
Pizza generally keeps a week in the fridge. You just have to properly reheat it. Unless of course you have some sort of seafood on there. That may be a bit dangerous.
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@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
30 Jul 08
Ooh, schulzie ... I would be chucking it out! My husband and son don't mind heating up pizza or eating it cold the next day, but I think even that is a bit of a risk. There are so many ingredients on a pizza which have been sitting around before being cooked - then it would have been sitting around after it was bought before being refrigerated. Not a good risk - but if you get through the next 24 hours without stomach cramps, you'll probably be okay!
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@polaris714 (607)
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
If it looks and smells Okay, I'd go right ahead and eat it. My husband would never eat anything that has been in the ref for more than 2 days, but I eat anything. Happy mylotting and take care.
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@polaris714 (607)
• Philippines
31 Jul 08
Don't worry about the rumbling...that's the thunder outside its gonna rain soon. Should I tell you about my experience? You might imagine worse things. When we were newly married my husband cooked my favorite viand. There was so much of it that I kept reheating it for about 4 days, putting it back in the fridge every time (aren't I a real foodie). Unfortunately on the fifth day I forget to put it back in the fridge, and after eating some, I started to feel rumblings which escalated to thunderings :0 I ended up in the emergency room - whew! that was a close one.
Back to your pizza...how'd it go?
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@snowy22315 (180892)
• United States
30 Jul 08
A food scientist would probably tell you not to eat it, but as a person with common sense I would say it is probably ok. Pizza has alot of preservatives in it. I dont think there is anything in it that would spoil to easily. If it was me I would eat it but if you want to be conservative, toss it.
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@Xdrowninghavocx (3117)
• United States
30 Jul 08
I'm not really sure about the formalities of leftover pizza. I usually make sure that it's all gone before the three day mark. Around three or four days the pizza isn't really edible anymore since the pizza is either mushy or rock solid. If you can still somehow heat it up and get it back to it's original state then there should be a problem.
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