How long does Pizza last in the fridge?

Cool leftover pizza within two hours of cooking it or bringing it home, and within one hour if the kitchen is above 32°C (90°F). Use a shallow box. A deep covered pot stays warm. The FSA figure is the general leftover rule, not a pizza-only row. The fridge is 2 days. The bold number is two days. FoodSafety.gov names pizza at 3–4 days. The charts do not agree. The bold number is the safe shorter end, two days. Reheat leftovers to 74°C (165°F). Date types are on the use-by and best-before guide. Pasta has its own page. Leftovers are in this piece.

The freezer is 1–2 months. That window is quality. The bold number is one month. USDA says food held at −18°C (0°F) stays safe. That is not a longer printed month. The pantry is Not safe. A slice left out overnight does not keep the chart. Thaw in the fridge. Do not refreeze a thawed portion. If you are still unsure, the still-safe tool asks from the short end of the chart.

Get perishable food into the fridge within 2 hours of cooking it or bringing it home, and within 1 hour if the kitchen is above 32°C (90°F). USDA FSIS and Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry both publish that cutoff. A closed deep pot stays warm; a shallow box cools.

A chart is a window, not a verdict on the container in your hand. A sour smell, a slimy surface, or mould means it is finished, even on day one. This page is not medical advice.

• A sour smell, or a stale cheese smell that was not on the slice when it went into the box.
• Mould on the crust, the cheese, or the box. Wiping the spot does not rescue the slice.
• A slice left out overnight. It does not keep the chart, even when it still looks fine.
• A slimy surface on the cheese or the toppings.

This page does not tell you to taste a doubtful slice to decide.

The freezer window is 1–2 months. It is about quality. The bold number is one month. USDA says food held at −18°C (0°F) stays safe. That is not a longer printed month. Cool the slices first, in a shallow box, within two hours, or within one hour if the kitchen is above 32°C (90°F). A slice left out overnight does not earn a freezer month by going into the freezer the next day.

Thaw in the fridge. Do not refreeze a thawed portion. Reheat leftovers to 74°C (165°F). The pantry cell stays Not safe.

Thaw in the refrigerator, not on the counter. Do not refreeze a portion that has thawed. The ministry states the same rule: thaw frozen food in the fridge and take out only what you will eat.

• The FSA figure is a pizza-only row. It is the general leftover rule, 2 days. The bold number is two days. FoodSafety.gov names pizza at 3–4 days.
• The USDA sentence lengthens the printed month. USDA says food held at −18°C (0°F) stays safe. That is not a longer printed month. The printed window is 1–2 months. The bold number is one month, and it is quality.
• A slice left out overnight still keeps the chart. It does not. The pantry cell is Not safe. Cooling within two hours is the line. Freezing it the next day does not put it back on the chart.

The windows assume a generally healthy household. Pregnancy, young children, older age, or a weakened immune system are reasons to keep the shorter figure, to skip raw or undercooked food, and to reheat leftovers until the centre is steaming. USDA’s figure for reheating leftovers is 74°C (165°F).

In pregnancy, for young children, in older age, or with a weakened immune system, do not taste a doubtful slice to decide. Keep the shorter end, 2 days. The bold number is two days. A slice left out overnight does not keep the chart. Reheat leftovers to 74°C (165°F).