# You’re Making Yourself a Sandwich. Do You Cut It in Half? Why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010 "2016-01-23T20:08:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/1 "2016-01-23T20:08:39Z")
We’re talking a simple enough sandwich that’s not stacked so high that it has to be cut. I would say more times than not, I cut it in half. Usually right down the middle but if in a wild and crazy mood, I might go diagonally. As to why: I dunno. I think it’s one of those “it’s what I’ve always done” reasons or simply, “because.” And while it might contribute to the sandwich’s aesthete, that can only last but a couple of seconds before total consumption is underway. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/2 "2016-01-23T20:11:13Z")
So I don’t have to bite through the crust? Mouth feel, pretty much. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/3 "2016-01-23T20:12:36Z")
Yes, I cut it. Makes it easier to hold in my delicate little hands. And less likely that stuff will fall out the farther end. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/4 "2016-01-23T20:15:06Z")
Yes. I want to eat it from the middle out. I’m not assuming it’s a sandwich not piled high enough to need cutting anyway, such things are not technically sandwiches, they are just two pieces of bread with insufficient filling. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/5 "2016-01-23T20:16:22Z")
Never used to. Now always cuz fuck you crust, that’s why. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/6 "2016-01-23T20:17:04Z")
Only sub sandwiches. Generally, 6-8 inches I can handle with one or both hands. Longer than that gets cut so as to avoid flopping around and stuff falling out. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/7 "2016-01-23T20:21:24Z")
Yes, because the bread I buy comes from a local bakery and the slices are large. A stuffed sandwich with that bread is not easy to handle. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/8 "2016-01-23T20:22:19Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Generally, 6-8 inches I can handle with one or both hands. That’s what she said! > [@](#): > > Longer than that gets cut so as to avoid flopping around and stuff falling out. That’s also what she–oh dear. * * * Me, I cut sandwiches for much the same reasons as others. Easier to eat. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/9 "2016-01-23T20:28:38Z")
I cut them, on a diagonal, but not a corner-to-corner diagonal as would make two triangles. I cut on an edge-to-edge diagonal so I have two trapezoids. It’s how I roll. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/10 "2016-01-23T20:30:35Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I cut them, on a diagonal, but not a corner-to-corner diagonal as would make two triangles. I cut on an edge-to-edge diagonal so I have two trapezoids. It’s how I roll. That’s fine. Anything is better than dividing a sandwich into two rectangles. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/11 "2016-01-23T20:34:42Z")
I don’t think so. I don’t eat a lot of sandwiches and thinking about it I can only think of cutting them in half for manageability reasons. So maybe, apart from thick ones, if being eaten while I’m reading or at the computer? ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/12 "2016-01-23T20:46:15Z")
Cutting the sandwich leaves me fuller. There’s just something about having it in two pieces. It’s like treating yourself to two sandwiches. 😉 decadent huh? yeah it’s a mental trick. But it works because it slows me down. I feel fuller when I eat slower. Take a minute or two break before eating the 2nd half. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/13 "2016-01-23T20:49:41Z")
I don’t bother cutting mine - especially when I’m packing lunch for work. It’s lots easier to put one piece in the baggie than to manage 2 with the innards coming out of the center. When we go out to eat and I get a big burger, those I’ll cut in half because they’re easier to manage. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/14 "2016-01-23T21:02:22Z")
I don’t cut my sandwiches at all. It’s not a sandwich then. It’s just two half-sandwiches and I don’t like to do things halfway. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/15 "2016-01-23T21:05:31Z")
Yes. Easier to handle. Except for my brown-bag lunch sandwiches, which are in a sandwich bag and thus easier to handle in one piece. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/16 "2016-01-23T21:08:14Z")
As others have said, so I don’t have to bite through crust. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/17 "2016-01-23T21:11:59Z")
I cut it in half when I’m eating it at home, but not when I pack it for work, also because it is easier to wrap (Saran Wrap, not a baggie.) Not for taste or anything else - I like crusts. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/18 "2016-01-23T21:13:08Z")
Depends on the type of bread and filling. Pastrami with cheese on rye - sure. And always on the diagonal. A crispy French roll with thinly sliced pork, onions and hot peppers ( Sanguchón!) - nope. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/19 "2016-01-23T21:17:59Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I cut them, on a diagonal, but not a corner-to-corner diagonal as would make two triangles. I cut on an edge-to-edge diagonal so I have two trapezoids. It’s how I roll. You are a wild man! I want to party with you sometime! > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I don’t bother cutting mine - especially when I’m packing lunch for work. It’s lots easier to put one piece in the baggie than to manage 2 with the innards coming out of the center. > > When we go out to eat and I get a big burger, those I’ll cut in half because they’re easier to manage. Wrong and wrong… you cut a sandwich, but never a burger. ---
**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:** [January 23, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010/20 "2016-01-23T21:27:14Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > Wrong and wrong… you cut a sandwich, but never a burger. Can you cut a hotdog sandwich? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-re-making-yourself-a-sandwich-do-you-cut-it-in-half-why/744010.md?page=2)