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Maybe for the first bite or two, but the best way hold a slice is to fold it almost in half or completely in half ( depending on your preference ) and eating it

Maybe for the first bite or two, but the best way hold a slice is to fold it almost in half or completely in half ( depending on your preference ) and eating it that way. This way you get the full width of the pizza in one bite. Only children and tourists hold pizza as shown in the article. Don't have a fancy formula for it, just a lifetime's experience of eating pizza slices.

ComputerGuru 7y ago
You mean, taking the math and science described in intricate detail in this article to the next level, right? I fail to see how what you’re saying negates the article. In fact, there are several descriptions of folding as being the next step (see folded paper holding a can of beans).
- dntbnmpls 7y ago
  I just looked at the pictures. What they recommended. https://aatishb.com/images/2014/08/pizza-fold-hold.png https://aatishb.com/images/2014/08/pizza-fold-hold.png vs What I do. https://assets.bonappetit.com/photos/5a9dd665eb730726d6c7ec14/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/pizza-slice-full-fold.jpg https://assets.bonappetit.com/photos/5a9dd665eb730726d6c7ec1... If the article said to fold it in half, then we are in agreement. But the picture they provided didn't show that.
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  - shawnz 7y ago
    The article says to apply a curvature opposite to the direction it sags in. Whether it's a full 180 degrees or not doesn't matter, you get the effect with any amount of curvature. Actually, if you fold it totally flat then presumably you'd lose the curvature and it would sag again, so that seems unoptimal to me. Plus, how could you taste the toppings?
    - jamessb 7y ago
      > Plus, how could you taste the toppings? How do you taste the filling in a sandwich?
      - shawnz 7y ago
        Fair point.
    - dntbnmpls 7y ago
      > The article says to apply a curvature opposite to the direction it sags in. Yes, I know. > Actually, if you fold it totally flat then presumably you'd lose the curvature and it would sag again Only if the slice is large or top heavy with extra cheese/toppings. Then you'd get sag no matter what. When that happens you use the paper plate to hold your pizza and eat the edge coming off the plate. You slowly edge a bit of the pizza off the paper plate and once you've eaten enough of the pizza, it no longer sags and then you can directly grab the slice and eat it. > so that seems unoptimal to me. Have you eaten a slice in your life? > Plus, how could you taste the toppings? With your taste buds as you are chewing it?
  - lonelappde 7y ago
    Your version hides the toppings from your tongue.
  - ComputerGuru 7y ago
    HN discussions generally assume people did more than just look at the pictures..
cat199 7y ago
> tourists assuming the insistence on folding to be a sign of nyc-ness, is your take on pizza so nyc-centric that it is a local cuisine of the tri-borough area?

ComputerGuru 7y ago

You mean, taking the math and science described in intricate detail in this article to the next level, right? I fail to see how what you’re saying negates the article. In fact, there are several descriptions of folding as being the next step (see folded paper holding a can of beans).

dntbnmpls 7y ago
I just looked at the pictures. What they recommended. https://aatishb.com/images/2014/08/pizza-fold-hold.png https://aatishb.com/images/2014/08/pizza-fold-hold.png vs What I do. https://assets.bonappetit.com/photos/5a9dd665eb730726d6c7ec14/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/pizza-slice-full-fold.jpg https://assets.bonappetit.com/photos/5a9dd665eb730726d6c7ec1... If the article said to fold it in half, then we are in agreement. But the picture they provided didn't show that.
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- shawnz 7y ago
  The article says to apply a curvature opposite to the direction it sags in. Whether it's a full 180 degrees or not doesn't matter, you get the effect with any amount of curvature. Actually, if you fold it totally flat then presumably you'd lose the curvature and it would sag again, so that seems unoptimal to me. Plus, how could you taste the toppings?
  - jamessb 7y ago
    > Plus, how could you taste the toppings? How do you taste the filling in a sandwich?
    - shawnz 7y ago
      Fair point.
  - dntbnmpls 7y ago
    > The article says to apply a curvature opposite to the direction it sags in. Yes, I know. > Actually, if you fold it totally flat then presumably you'd lose the curvature and it would sag again Only if the slice is large or top heavy with extra cheese/toppings. Then you'd get sag no matter what. When that happens you use the paper plate to hold your pizza and eat the edge coming off the plate. You slowly edge a bit of the pizza off the paper plate and once you've eaten enough of the pizza, it no longer sags and then you can directly grab the slice and eat it. > so that seems unoptimal to me. Have you eaten a slice in your life? > Plus, how could you taste the toppings? With your taste buds as you are chewing it?
- lonelappde 7y ago
  Your version hides the toppings from your tongue.
- ComputerGuru 7y ago
  HN discussions generally assume people did more than just look at the pictures..

cat199 7y ago

> tourists assuming the insistence on folding to be a sign of nyc-ness, is your take on pizza so nyc-centric that it is a local cuisine of the tri-borough area?