# How many slices of pizza do you eat in one sitting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816 "2017-05-03T20:59:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/21 "2017-05-03T23:13:28Z")
I try to stay with one slice of crust with double the cheese and toppings, taking 2 slices and removing the good stuff to double up the other, and discarding the unloved crust. At one time a friend used to just want the crust, no good stuff. It worked out well as I could double down my toppings without wasting anything. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/22 "2017-05-03T23:24:36Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > I try to stay with one slice of crust with double the cheese and toppings, taking 2 slices and removing the good stuff to double up the other, and discarding the unloved crust. > > At one time a friend used to just want the crust, no good stuff. It worked out well as I could double down my toppings without wasting anything. I knew a guy in college who wanted to market the “Bucket of Toppings”. No crust at all. ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/23 "2017-05-03T23:46:27Z")
All of them ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/24 "2017-05-04T00:54:21Z")
A standard New York City Neapolitan pizza is 18 inches in diameter, although the “Nonna” rectangular style (richer and oilier, like a New Haven pizza) is making inroads. When I was a fairly strong young rose, I could handle four slices. At my advanced age, 2 or 3, depending on my hunger or gluttony. There’s a place about a block and a half away that makes the best pizza outside of Naples or Wooster Street, according to our entire family, so it’s usually three. The rest gets wrapped in foil and stowed in the fridge. Ten minutes in a 350 oven restores it to its former glory in the form of a late-night snack. And gives me “Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend” style nightmares. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/25 "2017-05-04T01:24:01Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! I for one am glad to see the return of this. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/26 "2017-05-04T02:26:13Z")
How many you got? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/27 "2017-05-04T02:43:57Z")
I usually scarf down pizza like there’s no tomorrow. I can polish off a medium pizza by myself no problem. Now, a large…there \*might \*be a couple of slices left over for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/28 "2017-05-04T02:54:33Z")
I cut my pizza like a Mercedes star. If its really big, I might go BMW rondel. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/29 "2017-05-04T03:05:33Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I’m guessing square cut pizza. Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/30 "2017-05-04T03:55:40Z")
I’m a little surprised by the answers here. I’m a big guy who likes his pizza but two slices is my standard order and I’m full after that. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/31 "2017-05-04T04:31:32Z")
Generally two slices. If I’m to have any hope of consuming a significant amount of any side dish, one. My appetite is pretty small. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/32 "2017-05-04T04:41:29Z")
One. Occasionally, I buy a Little Caesar’s Hot and Now, which comes cut in eight slices. I put them in the fridge, and for lunch, I reheat a slice a day until it’s gone. Usually with a tomato on the side. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/33 "2017-05-04T05:35:19Z")
3 slices from a medium. 2 if it’s a large pizza. I don’t eat any sides with pizza. I’m focused entirely on pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/34 "2017-05-04T05:40:09Z")
1-2 slices ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/35 "2017-05-04T06:02:04Z")
Slices? What slices? The only pizza I eat these days are the frozen pizzas. I fold the whole thing over and eat it like a big taco. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/36 "2017-05-04T09:10:27Z")
Costco combo - one slice, maybe two if I’m starving (not actually starving- you know, really hungry). For other pizzas, about similiar square footage. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/37 "2017-05-04T09:18:24Z")
I take a night off from cooking a couple times a month, and that often means pizza night. I usually have one, maybe two slices. At first. But a couple hours later I’ll inevitably wander back toward the kitchen and have some more. 😃 Maybe with hot sauce or some other condiment. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/38 "2017-05-04T10:50:56Z")
Three or four. If I order pizza at home for lunch/dinner it lasts 3 or 4 days. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/39 "2017-05-04T11:57:42Z")
I love pizza. I eat until the pizza and my dignity are both gone. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816/40 "2017-05-04T12:26:30Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I love pizza. I eat until the pizza and my dignity are both gone. Pretty much this. I don’t even share pizza any more. As in, if there’s a group, such as when we order in for lunch at work, I’ll always get my own small one (which I always think “I’ll have some for later” and then I proceed to deep throat the whole thing. Mine, mine, mine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slices-of-pizza-do-you-eat-in-one-sitting/785816.md?page=3)