# Some boxes of spaghetti got wet, do I need to throw them out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 19, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730 "2019-06-19T02:52:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/21 "2019-06-20T13:47:45Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I’m not obligated to tell you what I decided Disagreeably bloated after consuming three pounds of pasta, sounds like. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/22 "2019-06-20T13:55:33Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Since you’re going to be boiling the stuff in salt water, I don’t think pathogens stand a chance. Pathogens, maybe not, but you could end up with a mouthful of mycotoxins. I don’t think I’d worry though, unless I could see mold growing on the pasta. ---
**Author:** ![Dana\_Scully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5daacb/32.png) [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/23 "2019-06-20T17:49:31Z")
> [@glee](#): > > For a measly $3, why take the risk? > > Yes, you could put in some effort to confirm it safe - but why spend your time doing that? > > In another thread, there was the question of how much you’d need to be paid to have sex with a stranger. > How much would you pay to avoid stomach problems? oh Jesus Christ, worrying about PASTA? Throw it out and be done with it. SURELY you must have more important things to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/24 "2019-06-20T21:27:24Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Disagreeably bloated after consuming three pounds of pasta, sounds like. I’m more spaghetti than man at this point ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/25 "2019-06-20T21:55:02Z")
I would just put it in the fridge or freezer, that should preserve it till you are ready to eat it (assuming it’s a matter of weeks, not years). ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/26 "2019-06-20T22:04:26Z")
> [@Dana\_Scully](#): > > oh Jesus Christ, worrying about PASTA? Throw it out and be done with it. SURELY you must have more important things to worry about. I think food safety is more important to worry about than whether all discussion on the internet meet my arbitrary standard of importance. ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/27 "2019-06-20T22:36:32Z")
By throwing out the pasta you might attract rats. A rat might die and shed it’s fleas. The fleas might be carrying _Yersinia pestis_. Said flea might bite you and you’d get plague. You die a horrible death. Nobody wants that. So please, if you are going to discard your now dangerous rain-dappled boxes of pasta, incinerate them. (Be sure to stay upwind, though. The smoke might have spores.) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/28 "2019-06-21T10:43:21Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I’m more spaghetti than man at this point Stephen King’s rep is on line two. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/29 "2019-06-23T17:45:42Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > By throwing out the pasta you might attract rats. A rat might die and shed it’s fleas. The fleas might be carrying _Yersinia pestis_. Said flea might bite you and you’d get plague. You die a horrible death. Nobody wants that. So please, if you are going to discard your now dangerous rain-dappled boxes of pasta, incinerate them. (Be sure to stay upwind, though. The smoke might have spores.) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iTvj0i8R1Kc/maxresdefault.jpg "Family Guy Chris and the hooker S11E11 (HD)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTvj0i8R1Kc&t=0m5s) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730/30 "2019-06-23T19:16:34Z")
> [@glee](#): > > For a measly $3, why take the risk? That’s my thought. He wasn’t going to eat it that day so I assume he can make another grocery run before he needs it. It’s worth $3 to me to not fap around with spreading and drying pasta and inspecting it for mold. Just buy some more next time you’re buying eggs and milk. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-boxes-of-spaghetti-got-wet-do-i-need-to-throw-them-out/835730.md?page=1)