Forget the fridge, why do you keep food on a bench? Don't you have tables?
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7 tables to be precise, but they're for different things.
The kitchen bench seems a great a place as any
I suspect the confusion might be do to regional language differences? Where I'm from, a "bench" is something usually used for sitting.
Might be a language thing by "bench" do you mean the counter top?
Nah I mean bench, but it is interchangeable in my native language,
That's what I meant most places a "bench" is something you sit on. That's why folks were confused.
Boy is the word shelf gunna throw you guys then haha
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
Overnight, no. If I don't eat it for breakfast the next morning, then I'll toss it in the fridge at that point.
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.
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i find it still palateable after 24 hours out, but i never go past that, usually overnight at the most. my partner will let it sit for longer if i dont intervene
the flavor and texture degrade quite a bit even just overnight. if you put it in the fridge right away (in something airtight) flavor and texture stay much more intact. For me i will give it up to 5 days in the fridge before throwing it out.
if i have way too much pizza i freeze slices in airtight bags. a bit of a hassle to reheat, but it comes out almost as good as fresh
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I keep bread in the fridge too. Is that bad?
We keep our bread in the fridge, otherwise it goes moldy in 2 or 3 days and we don't eat much bread at my house
I generally put it in the fridge, but I've probably eaten more drunken, left out pizza than most and it never messed me up. I guess I don't know either. lol
It occurred to me because I just ate 3 pieces of overnight loaded garlic bread and justified it to myself as a focaccia haha.
Guess we wait and see.
No, I just leave it out in the kitchen and eat it over the next day or two.