food safety question

[bmpsands]

After a nasty incident years ago with a pizza that was delivered warm, rather than hot, I've been scared of reheating such things. However, following a prison day last week I spent the small housekeeping surplus on takeaway. OH doesn't like pizza (I know, very odd) so we ordered one pizza and one kebab. I usually throw away the pizza I can't eat but this time there was an offer on and 2 pizza were delivered for the price of one. My frugal side couldn't bear to throw all this food away so I've put 3 half pizzas in the freezer.

I'm now afraid to take them out and cook them.

I know you're probably all too domesticated to do something like ordering takeaway, but if anyone could tell me the best way to thaw and then reheat SAFELY frozen pepperoni pizzas I would be very grateful.

[LittleBrownFrog]

I would just heat it in the oven from frozen, and make sure that it is piping hot throughout before serving.

[Mad Chick]

I've never reheated pizza (not that we're too domesticated, just that there's never any leftovers in our house ) but if I did, I'd do the same as LBF

[albertajune]

When buying from the supermarket, as I have done, the instructions say to cook from frozen. I've never had a problem and if yours was put into the freezer right away, you should be OK.
If you are talking about left overs that have been sitting about for some time before freezing, then I wouldn't eat. You don't know how long it has been cooked for before being delivered anyway.

[LisaB]

Oh dear, I used to just eat it cold in the morning or quickly pop it under the grill for a few minutes. oopsie

[albertajune]

Oh dear, I used to just eat it cold in the morning or quickly pop it under the grill for a few minutes. oopsie

It obviously did you no harm LisaB. Just be careful if topped with something like chicken.

[LisaB]

Oh dear, I used to just eat it cold in the morning or quickly pop it under the grill for a few minutes. oopsie

It obviously did you no harm LisaB. Just be careful if topped with something like chicken.

That's a good point, June, never had meat toppings. Had friends over that do the same though with meat, never really thought about it being harmful

[MissEllie]

We always refrigerate our left over pizza's and reheat them in the oven the next day for lunch without any problems.

[bmpsands]

Thanks all

I put the extra pizza bits in the freezer as soon as they were cool - so no worries there.

Re-heating from frozen is the thing that frightens me, I think, but the only occasion when I can remember re-heating I thawed the pizza out and then put it in the oven. It was safe, but tough as old boots.

I'll maybe try it at the weekend.

thanks again

[mrs boodles]

a bit but not entirely, I use a food thermometer and probe all the food I cook apart from cakes and bread, whether from fresh or heated up from chilled or frozen. One of my better buys, .

[Freeranger]

I'm with LBF on this one - we do it all the time and look at us!! (perhaps not.)