# How can I keep a pizza warm for a one hour drive **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 30, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786 "2020-07-30T03:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/21 "2020-07-30T16:24:13Z")
I’ve never been able to keep the cheese from sliding off the crust in the toaster. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/22 "2020-07-30T16:26:57Z")
The posters advising on re-heating it in a hot, nonstick skillet have it right. It crisps up the bottom of the crust nicely. I just lay a sheet of foil over the top of the skillet to keep the heat in and thus re-melt the cheese, and it works well. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/23 "2020-07-30T16:33:02Z")
Maybe he means one of those toasters they use in France. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/24 "2020-07-30T16:33:43Z")
I have a toaster oven. Sorry, I should have specified. I’ve seen people put their slot toaster on its side when making cheese bread though, might work for pizza. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/25 "2020-07-30T16:45:53Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’ve definitely asked a pizzeria to parcook the pizza before for me to finish in an oven, and they did it no problem. In case it’s not obvious, also specify uncut. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/26 "2020-07-30T17:39:53Z")
> [@DrCube](#): > > I have a toaster oven. Sorry, I should have specified. I’ve seen people put their slot toaster on its side when making cheese bread though, might work for pizza. Sorry. I guessed that was what you meant, but just took the opportunity to make a joke. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/27 "2020-07-30T17:41:13Z")
Well I didn’t know it was a joke and I’d still like to know how the toasters in France work. ---
**Author:** ![mheine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mheine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mheine)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/28 "2020-07-30T21:51:35Z")
Most places will sell you a half baked pizza. Put it in a hot (450-500) degree oven when you get there and keep an eye on it. It would be best if you had a pizza stone or Mexican paver tiles to put it on, otherwise use a cookie sheet. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/29 "2020-07-31T04:41:25Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > [@DrCube](#): > > > > I have a toaster oven. Sorry, I should have specified. I’ve seen people put their slot toaster on its side when making cheese bread though, might work for pizza. > > Sorry. I guessed that was what you meant, but just took the opportunity to make a joke.  An engineer friend of mine tried to bake 2 cookies in his toaster. He’d seen commercials where they showed cookies baking in the oven in fast-motion, and having never baked cookies himself, didn’t realize that they melt. He got a tube of chocolate chip cookie dough, sliced it, and stuck 2 slices in the toaster. Hilarity ensued. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/30 "2020-07-31T05:59:57Z")
Drive faster. ---
**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/31 "2020-07-31T09:44:35Z")
could try something like this, it has a warming mode: [https://www.walmart.com/ip/Chest-26L-Excursions-More-Mini-Backyard-Thermoelectric-Camping-28Qt-BBQ-Electric-Refrigerator-Ice-Fishing-Hunting-Camping-Hiking-Cooler-Car-Zeny-AC-DC/824757641](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Chest-26L-Excursions-More-Mini-Backyard-Thermoelectric-Camping-28Qt-BBQ-Electric-Refrigerator-Ice-Fishing-Hunting-Camping-Hiking-Cooler-Car-Zeny-AC-DC/824757641) ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/32 "2020-07-31T12:28:17Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Put a fistful of desiccant packets on it. But do not eat them. “Man, these toppings are Awful…!” ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/33 "2020-07-31T14:29:26Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > Man, these toppings are Awful…! They are, however, nice and dry. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/34 "2020-07-31T15:58:04Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > In case it’s not obvious, also specify uncut. Seriously? You’re going to get _that_ personal wrt the pizza maker?! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/35 "2020-07-31T17:35:15Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > > [@jnglmassiv](#): > > > > In case it’s not obvious, also specify uncut. > > Seriously? You’re going to get _that_ personal wrt the pizza maker?!  No tip for you! ---
**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:** [July 31, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/36 "2020-07-31T17:37:01Z")
🤣 ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/37 "2020-07-31T17:45:48Z")
Find a long distance trucker to ask-they pull that off all the time. Lot of wisdom and experience problem-solving driving around in semi cabs. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/38 "2020-08-01T00:10:07Z")
There was a pizza place near me that had a $2 discount for buying uncooked pizzas. I never understood why…they’ve already got the oven. But I didn’t live far away and the results were great when I baked it myself so hells yeah. The pizza was better, maybe, in that you could also doctor it more and pull it out when you thought it was perfect. They didn’t cut it either…in that unbaked state, maybe they couldn’t. That gave some freedom—when I was growing up, we used to cut it into (mostly) squares. > **[A round pizza cut into squares sparks fiery Midwest vs. East Coast debate](https://www.today.com/food/it-ok-cut-round-pizza-squares-twitter-erupts-t171610)** > > Want to cause a frenzy on social media? Just share a photo of pizza cut in an unusual way. Some crave a piece that’s mostly crunchy crust…others not so much. Perhaps the pizzeria was accomodating that. Is there any food better than pizza? No. No there isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/39 "2020-08-01T01:26:57Z")
[I like this method.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDoSTOeT7Js) ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786/40 "2020-08-01T03:14:53Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > That gave some freedom—when I was growing up, we used to cut it into (mostly) squares. I feel pretty strongly that square cut for thin crust is king. There’s always room for one more square. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-a-pizza-warm-for-a-one-hour-drive/916786.md?page=3)