# Reheating pizza--microwave or toaster? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840 "2011-02-10T01:33:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/1 "2011-02-10T01:33:24Z")
My friend wants to know, and shit. By the way, the correct answer is toaster. You microwave people are doin’ it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/2 "2011-02-10T01:33:51Z")
microwave is always the wrong answer I usually eat it cold, but if I have to heat it I use the oven, but if I have to pick one of the two choices, I say toaster ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/3 "2011-02-10T01:42:18Z")
1. Eating it cold is not an option. That’s just gross. 2. An oven is just a big-ass toaster. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/4 "2011-02-10T01:43:02Z")
I have never in my life put leftover pizza in the toaster. Won’t the toppings all slide off ?? Leftover pizza is good cold, straight out of the refrigerator. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/5 "2011-02-10T01:50:27Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > I have never in my life put leftover pizza in the toaster. Won’t the toppings all slide off ?? [This kind of toaster.](http://www.kitchenaidtoasterovens.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Oster-6-Slice-Black-Toaster-Oven-Red-6295.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/6 "2011-02-10T01:52:08Z")
that device is a toaster oven ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/7 "2011-02-10T01:53:52Z")
That’s a “toaster oven” in my book. When someone says “toaster”, I think of the old school type chrome unit with two slots. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/8 "2011-02-10T01:54:47Z")
A toaster oven is a toaster. It is intended to toast things. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/9 "2011-02-10T01:56:17Z")
Microwave, but just to take the chill off. Putting it in an oven makes the crust too hard. Putting it in a toaster would be a fire hazard what with the toppings sliding off. I didn’t know they even made toaster ovens anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/10 "2011-02-10T01:58:03Z")
[This is also a toaster](http://www.shortorder.com/files/images/products/0000/3378/apw_xtrm3.jpg), though not a good one for pizza. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/11 "2011-02-10T02:02:32Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > A toaster oven is a toaster. It is intended to toast things. No. A toaster oven is a toaster oven. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/12 "2011-02-10T02:04:03Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > 1. Eating it cold is not an option. That’s just gross. Are you telling me that you’ve never had that delicious, delicious breakfast known as cold pizza and warm beer? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/13 "2011-02-10T02:04:17Z")
So you want to know whether to remove a splinter with chainsaw or a belt sander? The proper way to reheat pizza: Zap it for about 20 seconds to warm the topping, then heat it on the griddle with a little butter to crisp the crust. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/14 "2011-02-10T02:12:03Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > The proper way to reheat pizza: > Zap it for about 20 seconds to warm the topping, then heat it on the griddle with a little butter to crisp the crust. Wrong. You use a toaster oven or a real oven, depending on what you have and how much pizza you’re reheating. Sprinkle it with some water on top so it will rehydrate, otherwise what you get is cardboard. Or if you nuke it, cardboard that’s somehow also rubbery and squishy. Then, if it’s just one slice (or 2 if that fits in your toaster oven), pop it in there for one max cycle. If you’re reheating more than that or only have an actual oven, preheat to 450F and pop it in there for about 8-10 minutes, depending on how hot you like your pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/15 "2011-02-10T02:12:21Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > So you want to know whether to remove a splinter with chainsaw or a belt sander? > > The proper way to reheat pizza: > Zap it for about 20 seconds to warm the topping, then heat it on the griddle with a little butter to crisp the crust. Fancy. But I count at least three additions to the dishwasher there (griddle, spatula, butter knife)–dirty dishes violate the whole pizza-reheating aesthetic. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/16 "2011-02-10T02:14:44Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > Leftover pizza is good cold, straight out of the refrigerator. Or room temperature if you’ve left it out over night. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/17 "2011-02-10T02:43:01Z")
Neither. Put it in a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat crust-down for a couple minutes. Then flip it over, cheese side down, to melt the cheese for another minute or two. Flip back to crust side and cook til it seems hot enough. Tastes like it’s fresh from the oven. Really. It’s the best way to reheat pizza, hands-down. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/18 "2011-02-10T02:46:02Z")
By “toaster,” I assume you mean “toaster oven.” I selected “toaster,” but I usually eat it cold, and when I heat it up, I usually do it on the stove, in a covered skillet. Joe ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/19 "2011-02-10T02:51:09Z")
The problem with reheating it in the oven is that the bottom of the crust gets hard and develops little cracks. Get your tongue caught in one of those hard, unforgiving cracks, and… ouch! I’ve never even thought of hitting it in a skillet on the stove. I’ll try that next time, because microwaving it sucks, and I have no toaster oven. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840/20 "2011-02-10T02:53:39Z")
I use a toaster oven and put it on the baking tray that came with the oven. Bottom stays nice, cheese and toppings get a bit more browned and not soggy/stale. Microwaved leftover pizza is definitely not to my taste. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reheating-pizza-microwave-or-toaster/570840.md?page=2)