a simple question about food in the freezer

Shazkar Shadowstorm

i have a piece of pizza from my freezer, i put it in the oven its from december, is it ok: y/n

Wash

no don't do it

TehSloth

Shazkar Shadowstorm wrote: »

i have a piece of pizza from my freezer, i put it in the oven its from december, is it ok: y/n

If it was sealed in something (preferably vacuum sealed, but a zip-loc with the air squeezed out should do the trick) and it was frozen it should be fine. As far as safely edible goes you should be okay, I can't make any promises as far as taste goes though.

dlinfiniti

delicious

Irond Will

it will probably not make you sick unless it wasn't sealed up in a bag

it might taste terrible though. it's hard to defrost anything with bread in it without it destroying the texture and flavor

Shazkar Shadowstorm

yeah i threw it away

oh well

thats the problem with freezers, you forget you put shit in them

MushroomStick

I'm sure it was safe to eat, but it would've been freezer burnt to hell.

Kate of Lokys

Shazkar Shadowstorm wrote: »

yeah i threw it away

oh well

thats the problem with freezers, you forget you put shit in them

I highly recommend setting aside an hour on one day every month to go through the complete contents of your kitchen. Check the freezer, throw away that almost-empty bag with like ten terribly freezer-burned fries in it, and rediscover that pound of perfectly good ground beef lurking in the back; stick your head in the fridge, chuck out the expired yogurt, purge the liquefying contents of the fruit and vegetable drawer, and wonder why on earth you bought V8 juice; go through your cupboards, make sure stuff like flour and sugar and dry pasta is in airtight containers, check for signs of mice, take note of the fact that you already have thirteen damned packages of Rice-A-Roni, and you don't need any more even if it *is* on sale.

Freezers are terrifying, intimidating realms filled with the hoar-frosted relics of bygone ages, but they don't need to be. A little routine maintenance, and you'll never again have to post on an internet forum asking about whether or not you should eat the ice-encrusted provision you dredged up from the depths.

(And in any case, the answer is no. No, you should not).

Xaquin

ok lets build on this

week old pizza in the fridge loosely covered with saran wrap .... good?

edit: and by week, I mean 9 days

cfsbrawl

9 days is too old for me. 4 days is the rule of thumb for leftovers in the fridge, but that varies wildly depending on what you have. For pizza i think beyond 6 is really pushing it.

MushroomStick

Xaquin wrote: »

ok lets build on this

week old pizza in the fridge loosely covered with saran wrap .... good?

edit: and by week, I mean 9 days

I could not, in good conscience, recommend it.

Elin

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Information/FreezerChart.htm

This food safety chart says 3-4 days in the fridge.

Shazkar Shadowstorm

Kate of Lokys wrote: »

Shazkar Shadowstorm wrote: »

yeah i threw it away

oh well

thats the problem with freezers, you forget you put shit in them

I highly recommend setting aside an hour on one day every month to go through the complete contents of your kitchen. Check the freezer, throw away that almost-empty bag with like ten terribly freezer-burned fries in it, and rediscover that pound of perfectly good ground beef lurking in the back; stick your head in the fridge, chuck out the expired yogurt, purge the liquefying contents of the fruit and vegetable drawer, and wonder why on earth you bought V8 juice; go through your cupboards, make sure stuff like flour and sugar and dry pasta is in airtight containers, check for signs of mice, take note of the fact that you already have thirteen damned packages of Rice-A-Roni, and you don't need any more even if it *is* on sale.

Freezers are terrifying, intimidating realms filled with the hoar-frosted relics of bygone ages, but they don't need to be. A little routine maintenance, and you'll never again have to post on an internet forum asking about whether or not you should eat the ice-encrusted provision you dredged up from the depths.

(And in any case, the answer is no. No, you should not).

this was well written

Asiina

Also very true. I reorganized my pantry today since packages were escaping onto the floor around it and discovered I had about 15 packages of Sidekicks. They're on sale every two weeks!

Xaquin

thanks

Casual

Kate of Lokys wrote: »

Shazkar Shadowstorm wrote: »

yeah i threw it away

oh well

thats the problem with freezers, you forget you put shit in them

I highly recommend setting aside an hour on one day every month to go through the complete contents of your kitchen. Check the freezer, throw away that almost-empty bag with like ten terribly freezer-burned fries in it, and rediscover that pound of perfectly good ground beef lurking in the back; stick your head in the fridge, chuck out the expired yogurt, purge the liquefying contents of the fruit and vegetable drawer, and wonder why on earth you bought V8 juice; go through your cupboards, make sure stuff like flour and sugar and dry pasta is in airtight containers, check for signs of mice, take note of the fact that you already have thirteen damned packages of Rice-A-Roni, and you don't need any more even if it *is* on sale.

Freezers are terrifying, intimidating realms filled with the hoar-frosted relics of bygone ages, but they don't need to be. A little routine maintenance, and you'll never again have to post on an internet forum asking about whether or not you should eat the ice-encrusted provision you dredged up from the depths.

(And in any case, the answer is no. No, you should not).

Oh god, it's so true. Like every damn time, why do I never just empty the bag? Surely I can manage to eat an extra ten fries? Anyway this is all fantastic advice.

ceres

In these situations, if I have to ask the answer is no.

Figgy

Well, when it comes to food in your freezer, the answer is almost always, "Yes." You're only sacrificing taste/quality when it comes to length of time spent in deep freeze. You're not going to get sick.

When it comes to the fridge, that's another matter entirely.

Movitz

What Figgy said is pretty much spot on.

In a freezer no microbes can grow, it stays safe for ever. Fat can still oxidize though which gives a rancid taste but is harmless.

Food that has already been heated once is 2-3 days in a fridge, tops.