We ordered pizza for dinner today and even though it wasn't hot or too warm, I got a fork to eat my pizza with anyway. I just generally do not like eating pizza with my hands. I don't like it. It could be that I do not like my hands getting dirty but if I can help it, I will eat my pizza with a fork.
I know some people that hate eating pizza with a fork and always use their hands. What type of pizza eater are you? Do you just dive right in and use your hands or do you eat it with a fork?
[question posted by highflyingxangel]
responses and comments:
Depends on how messy it is. With things like stuffed pizza or a really sloppy deep dish, I always use a fork and knife. If it's just your regular pizza, I roll it up and eat it that way. I like to eat with my hands, though. ;) [fluffnflowers]
I love Pizza'a, but we cannot buy a decent pizza around where I live. We have made some but they are not the same a being bought from a pizza shop. Sometimes I will use a fork, other times I use my hands. If I am using the computer while eating it, I will use a fork. I hate greasy keyboards. [Goodie123]
With my hands no matter what. I think if people even thought i would use a fork here,we would all be arrested LOL Thats something we just dont do. Everyones choice what they use or dont use tho.I see nothing wrong with either way.happy [LoudnProud]
Ha.... you couldn't put it more better [scrawl]
It depends on the pizza. If it is a really thin crust then I use my hands. Deep dish pizza on the other hand requires the use of a knife and a fork. Great! Now I want pizza. [lilybug]
Hands, only use a fork to hold it up if its too hot. [ElicBxn]
It depends on where i am and how much time I have. I usually eat it with a fork if I am in a restaurant. If i'm at home I'm more likely to use a fork. I like pizza hands, fork it's all the same to me. [snowy22315]
I always eat pizza with my hands, even if it's really hot or the toppings are falling off and making a mess. It's a pizza, that's half the fun of it! My brother uses a knife and fork for pizza when we're sat at the table but his hands when we're in the living room on the sofa. He said something about manners that I wasn't really paying attention to. [heleni0]
I do it both ways it just depends on the mood I am in and how hot the pizza is. If the pizza is really hot or messy I will use a fork but most of the time I just use my hands. [luvstochat]
Hi angel, I personally love to eat pizza with my hands but when it is hot as you say, I use a forklol also if it is a deep dish pizza, I definitely use a fork. I noticed that I tend to eat pizza from the pizzeria with my hands and ones I make at home with a fork. Maybe cause of all the extra toppings I put on there. I just stick them up with the fork and a piece of the crust when they fall offlol. [roxanne271]
Usually with my hands [Machtkampf]
The only time i've had pizza with a fork was at Pizzeria Uno and I was trying to mind my manners. One of the greatest things about the pizza is its portability. I mean, who can forget the scene in 'saturday night fever' where a young John Travolta walked down the streets of Brooklyn munching on two slices of pizza stacked one top of the other? Now if you're wearing a suit, pizza could get messy.. I prefer using my hands, not forks overall when dining on pizza :) [chezfrugal]
I eat it with my hands. I think eating pizza with a fork is a bit fancy... [Some_dude]
I do both, it depends on if the pizza is hot, if it has lots of toppings. There is no right way for eating pizza, just get it in your mouth. [Polly1]
I have not eaten the pizza.Good pitiful.Irritated me. [liuyungang521]
Certainly with my hands even it's hot. I would eat the side first, tear the piece of pizza to half or even more to let out the hot steam. I like to eat with my hands so that I could enjoy licking my fingers later :) [Desierra1004]
I usually eat using my hands when it comes to pizzas. I'm used to it. I have no interesting detail why I use my hands but, I often do that with other food that I can have my hands on and even if it messes my hands, I could always wash it off afterwards. When we eat outside or at the mall, I don't use my hands to eat. I'd usually go and take a knife and fork to eat the pizza. I tend to do that since I usually use my hands when I'm at home. I can't take chances on getting my clothes stained. [ratyz5]
I eat pizza with my hand using a tissue but when I am about to eat half of it, I will just put down the tissue and eat it barehand..LOL, I cam feel more when I am directly holding it..I do admire you but I can't do that...LOL! [checapricorn]
I too hate to get my hands sticky or dirty but I always eat my pizza with my hands. I make sure my fingers only take hold of the pastry bit. My husband eats his pizza with a knife and a fork and it must be on a hot dinner plate. I must say I find that rather strange. [Nonnymouse]
Actually I do both. I'll eat it with a fork sometimes but other times I just like to eat it with my hands. I dunno what it is though that makes me just want to eat it with my hands. [k1tten]
It depends on my mood. Sometimes it's okay for me to get my hands messy so I'll eat it using my hands then just wash afterwards. But if I'm not in the mood to get my hands dirty or if I'm too lazy to wash afterwards, I'll use a knife and fork. [wisedragon]
I'm a pizza diver I guess. We use paperplates or paper towels to divy up the pizza for everyone and then we all eat with our hands. This may sound silly but I never even thought to use a fork. My parents ate it this way too so it seemed like the way to do it. Just habit for me, you know? [horsesrule]
It depends on the pizza. Usually I use a fork because I don't like getting grease on my hands. If the pizza has a lot of toppings that tend to fall off, a fork is less messy too. If it's a single topping pizza with a fairly dry crust, then I might use my hands. [spectrum42]
I eat pizza with my hands. That is half the fun of having pizza!!!! Well, ok, unless it's really hot. But, I still don't like using a fork. [myfanwy65]
i eat my pizza with my hands i just love pizza we sometimes get pizza that 5 for 5 deal we get 2 pizza for 10 dollars hehehe who dont like pizza take care [ashly1979]
I have never thought to eat pizza with a fork. I suppose, it's just easier toeat the food with my hands. I think that it's more force of habit. I guess everyone has their favorite way of doing things. Mine does not involve a fork. But, I may try it next time. Thanks for the cool idea. My little kid eats everything with a fork, even stuff that doesn't require a fork. She would love the idea of eating pizza this way. We love the chicken pizza from Pizza hut. It's so tangy. I like adding jalepenos and Lousianna hot sauce to my pizza. It's so tasty. I love it, so much. [beautyqueen26]
No, I never eat it with a fork. I always eat it with my hands. I don't know why. That is how I was raised I guess. But my grandma and mom always use a fork. I don't and I think it's easier that way. Plus you can use napkins if it gets messy. It's just like with fried chicken you just can't eat it with a fork. You have to eat it with your hands. I guess it depends on your culture and how you were raised. Have a wonderful day. Pablo [callarse1]
Hands - the way every pizza should be eaten. It is much an enjoyable experience eating it with hands. It think generally for those who it it with fork, they just dont like their hands to get messy. [roi452]
i use my hands to eat pizza. i think its easier that trying to use a fork. [Cocoa33]
I do not enjoy getting my hands dirty either, I will avoid it at all costs, if possible. But when it comes to pizza, I do not mind, unless it is too hot. [Katesmama]
basically,i eat pizza with a knife.i like to cut it into pieces and eat it piece by piece.but a few times when i feel like to bite it,i'll eat it with my hands.while i tend to use a paper bag in case my hands messed. [sophialin]
If it's really,really,really hot,i use fork.But i prefer using my hand,it's easier to eat,in my opinion. [taqinaka]
I don't eat so much pizza but when I eat it's by hands. [as2006]
My sister and I loves pizza a lot and whenever we're in front of it, we use our hands to eat it well. Even if we're in a pizza parlor or at home. We just love to eat it that way. It's more enjoyingable when you eat it like that you know.. [fritzie]
I eat my pizza without a fork, even if it is messy. I try to not use utinsils when I don't have to. I like how pizza is a fingerfood. [venticius]
I always eat pizza with my hands! [angemac23]
It depends, sometimes i will eat it with a fork and knife other times i'll just use my hands. No particular reason for that i'm just a little odd that way i guess. [Timothy31]
depends.sometimes I eat pizza with my hands or sometimes I eat it with a fork. [bestie]
I and the rest of my family always use our hands when eating pizza, have never ever even thought of using a fork to eat pizza with. To be it a very easy meal you can give people to eat in front of the television and save on some washnig up. I will ask my children when they come in from school about using a fork and i know they will look at me if i am talking very silly. Hands down , hands all the way every time [Anne18]
WITH MY HANDS!!! But I used to eat it with a fork yearssssss ago when I was wearing braces. [maplaver]
I eat pizzas with my bare hands. I think it is more convenient to just hold and eat that way. But I wouldn't mind using a fork to eat it either. I am adaptable on this count. happy [lordwarwizard]
it depends..if i am eating at home... i use my hands, and if i am in public place..i use fork. [roanne05]
i love eating with my hands...though on the same table my husband sits with a fork and knife..he keeps giving me those looks that why cant u eat showing table manners...but i dont enjoy tht way so i just smile at him and continue.. heehee..though when we r at someones house i use use the fork and knife to eat.. [nupats]
I roll pizzas with my hands and eat. No matter how messy it gets. [darshanv]
I rather eat pizza with my both hands. I can lie, but its very comfortable to doing that. But if I come to some party and there pizza in there, I shame to eat the pizza with my both hand, because another people in party usually use a fork. So, I have no choice, I must use some fork and a knife like eat some steak. That's very uncomfortable for me. [canggihadiyasa]
does it really matter? pizza is great. who is gonna go searching for a fork? it takes time. its better to gobble it up with hand. no matter how we eat it, it will end up in the gut. And about cleanliness, i dont think eating from hand will get dangerous germs in to the body, as there are antibodies in our body which kills bacteria that goes in to our body from our own hands. Do you think your spit is eww? Naah. but others wont like it on them. same way i dont think anyone will think eating from their own hand is disgusting. oh yea. i love when my girl friend gives me pizza from her hand :D [naaadh]
hmmmmm, i think eating pizza is using your hand is more better, because that the way i eat my pizza, not because of making dirt my hand but i really love use my hand so i can feel the real tatse of pizza. not by fork that just a tiny bit.:) [Ohara_1983]
I like eat pizza with my hands but if the pizza is in a dash and I have it in a restaurant, I will eat it with fock because it looks I have good manner. [leafgxu]
Eating pizza with a fork? Doesn't that seem a bit strange though eating with a utensil instead of picking it up with one's hands? I've never ate pizza with an utensil before, and i've been eating pizza with my bare hands for years. I'm up for trying new things, but I would like to try bare-handed pizza eating a bit more. Besides, I like to dip my crust into sauces with my hands, not a fork, unless one makes spaghetti pizza. [DuoMaxwell]
I ALWAYS eat pizza with my hands. Just like I eat chicken with my hands. I don't really know why, but I think it's the interaction with the food which I think is so interesting. I once saw a movie where person A and B were eating pizza and person A asked person B "how do you recognise a good pizza". The answer was the following: "You take the pizza with your hands, you fold it, squeeze it a little and when you then see fat dripping out of the pizza, it is a good pizza." I just like the pizza to be juicy and to feel the juicyness, that's why I prefer eating it with my hands. [jensgeukens]
i prefer by eating with handsbecoz it doesnt adjust with fork comfortably...so i am comfortable by eating with my hands and enjoy it the way i eat [reshfath]
I love to eat pizza sometimes i eat with my hands vise versa with fork. But I would rather eat it with my hands because I'm comfortable with that. [lazaki222]
it depends but mostly i try to eat it with my hands.believe me you will enjoy eating pizza more with your hands than sing a fork.the heavy cheese layer on a pizza can only be enjoyed by eating with your hands. [anugrahranjan]
one afternoon me and my cousin brothers went to a famous pizza shop for lunch and we ordered some pizza's ,after a while it was served for us ,i was trying to cut it with the knife provided for us and i was struggling to eat the pizza with the fork but my shirts ate the pizza, to eat the pizza by hands is the best way to eat the pizza [vishnueie]
hands. it gets complicated when your using other stuffs... hehe. eating with your hands means your being intimate with your food... and eating can become sensual. :p [islawpalitaw]
I usually eat pizza with my hands, mainly because I'm lazy, and can't be bothered to use a knife and fork. If we get it from a takeaway, then I don't even put it on a plate. We just eat out of the box. I always wash my hands before eating (whether I'm going to be using my hands or utensils), and if I am going to be eating finger food, then I keep napkins to hand, to wipe any grease, etc from my hands. I wash my hands afterwards as well, especially with pizza as it can be really greasy. [randomosity_prevails]
With my hands! hehe. When I eat pizza with my hands, I feel like I'm free... with no restrictions or so.. Pizza has always been my favorite food. Eating with my hands, is like savoring my favorite food. Hehe. I'm careful enough so I don't make a mess though. [selece]
I always eat fresh pizza with my hands. But if I am re-heating pizza leftover from the day before, then I will usually use a knife and fork. I think because when a pizza is delivered it is not quite as hot (and the cheese not so melted and runny) as when I eat it fresh from the microwave. My husband always uses a knife and fork when he eats a pizza. I thought it weird at first. I guess I thought you were SUPPOSED to eat pizza with your hands. lol [patgalca]
Bought pizza - hands, home made or deepdish pizza, fork hands down! [smwoods]
I love to eat pizza and it is one of my favorite snack. Sometimes i eat pizza with fork especially when we dine out. But I enjoy eating them with my hands and most of the time we just order pizza for delivery so I could enjoy eating them more. [fortknox75]
i eat pizza with fork. because it is to hot to eat with my hands. [xixinha]
Well I usually just dive right into with my hands. Always have. I dont know anyone that eats pizza with a fork.LOL [TerryZ]
Its very difficult with fork.. the only problem eating with hands is that some people think eating with hands is not table manners... also some look down upon people who eat with hands... i prefer hand when am alone and eat with fork when people are around me.. [americanhitler]
Off course I eat my pizza with my hands. It feels more comfortable, and you can hold onto it better. Hold it with a napkin and just begin eating. [sun2day]
I eat my pizza with a fork. I just don't like to get messy. Sometimes my friends and family will give me a hard time about eating pizza with a fork, I just say hey, I don't like to get messy...lol. [walijo2008]
i enjoy eating it with my hands..I try to eat with fork and knife but i just end it by making too much noise and most of the enjoying part of eating pizz just goes in cutting ...I love to use my hands [TheDevil]
Most of the time, I am a with my hands girl. It is more fun that way. Of course there is the ocassional gosh this is messy give me a fork piece. So count me on the dive right in with my hands side. Of course I wash my hands first. [ersmommy1]
I don't bother with a fork. i use hands. I like it more that way. [crisesand]
How I eat my pizza depends upon the pizza. If it's gooey, then, yes, I eat it with a fork so the cheese doesn't drop. Or if it's piled high with goodies I'll eat it with a fork too, so all the fixin's don't fall over the table or me. :-) But a one or two-topping pizza is best eating with the hands...IMHO. [kenzie45230]
Sometimes eat it with fork.I will use fork if i dont want to wash my hand after eat but at home,i will eat it using a hand because it's finger liking good.. [azim86am]
At home there is just one way eating pizza: with my hands. In restaurant of course, I use fork and knife. [tominschreiber]
Now if I'm at home, I will eat it with my hands. If i go out i might use a fork; but generally I eat with my hands. Now if i have a salad with with my pizza i might use a fork. But if i just have pizza i will use my hands. I could care less if people watch me eat. I use to feel funny about that but now anymore. [twallace]
I prefer to dive right in, but it does depend on the type of pizza! [creative_genius]
With a regular pizza, I always just dive right in there with my hands. I think eating Pizza with your hands is part of the fun of it - though that could just be me lol. With a stuffed pizza, I tend to use a knife and fork, because otherwise, I'll get absolutely coated in it. I'm not the cleanest eater to start with. blush I'd rather try to keep as clean as possible if I can help it lol. [angelwhispers30]
psssssst mini-angel...Next time you eat pizza, put an old worn-out shirt on. I guarantte you won't get a thing on it. Works every time for me. wink [blackbriar]
For the most part, I will eat pizza with my hands, but it's not due to preference, just habit. If it's really hot, then I'll cut it, but it just seems more natural to eat it with my hands. [dfn12968]
I usually will eat it with a fork.. When I am out in public, I will eat it with my hands. It just all depends on how neat or messy the pizza is.. [cream97]
I definitely use my hands(: Even if the pizza is sloppy, I still do it. Especially when I'm around family or people I'm comfortable around. But you would probably never catch me using a fork for pizza. Maybe if it was wayyy hot, then yea, probably. I'm 103 lbs but I get hungry ALL THE TIME! I don't care, I just eat. I don't gain ever, so I don't care about that either... =] [yeaboyyericax]
usually i will just eat it with hands, but i have bee known to do both. when it is hot and kinda runy i will use a fork. [metschica25]
I eat it the only way it's meant to be eaten...with my hands and mouth. I think it's funny as heck when I spot someone eating pizza with a fork. Looks funny as well. [blackbriar]
i usually eat by hand.there's nothing wrong if you eat pizza by hands unles you wash it before you eat. and it's also depends on what kind of pizza you have. if you have thick layer pizza i prepare to eat it by fork. [jimncha2008]
I always eat pizza with my hands which are clean before I sit down to eat. I think that is how the Italians eat it that way. After all it is to them like hamburger with a bun is with us, and we do not eat hamburger with a bun with a fork - well, maybe you do, but no one I know does. The exception is when you are eating that deep dish pizza that is horribly gooey. Pizza is a snack food, or something you eat on the run, like hamburgers, Cornish pastries. [suspenseful]
i usually eat pizza with my hands... but when it gets too messy, then i will grab a plate and start eating with my knife and fork... it really depends on the pizza stuffings and where i eat it as well... :-) take care and have a nice day... [lingli_78]
It really depends, sometimes when I eat out and it's going to be messy I use knife and fork. Or if the pizza is way to hot, I hold my knife and cut the pizza until it's cooler. Then when it's cool enought to touch I pick it up by hand. Overall hands is the way to go. [ottster]
I tend to cut it up into triangles and then eat it with my hands. I could never pick up an entire pizza and start munching on it. I tend to cut it into 8 slices and eat them one at a go. [Elixiress]
My whole family use our hands, If It's messy we use plenty of napkins... My son and I love double cheese or ham & pineapple, my wife and my daughter eat pepperoni, or sausage. [william2233]
I use my hands. The only time I use a knife and fork to eat pizza is if the pizza is really messy. I don't like it when the toppings fall off and get all over me. I usually get 1 topping or plain cheese. Those are easy to eat with your hands. The veggie pizza that I love can sometimes be messy. [Sherry12]
I eat a slice with my hands. I dont like my hands getting dirty either so sometimes Ill use a napkin to hold it or just go wash my hands when I am done. [mrsjbelle]
I will eat my pizza with a fork when in a restaurant or if the pizza is hot. Otherwise pizza is finger food! I like pizza hot only if its fresh..no rewarming it. or cold for breakfast. [saundyl]
i use my hands whenever eating pizzas, i got used to it, and even the pizza is hot i still use my hands, i enjoy it more [mhayelynna]
Using a fork is OK - just seems a little erm..uh.. 'fancy' for such food as pizza. Don't be surprised if people look at you like you're uppety or something, or kind of chuckle about it - all I can say. And don't feel too awfully 'odd' because my grandfather will NOT use a fork, even for steaks (he worries of stabbing himself :-/ lol). Once, we had front row at a comedy club and the comedian saw my grandpa eating steak with a spoon, which he then pointed out to the whole audience lmao... Now, if Papaw doesn't go with us to see the comedian when his tour passes through our area, he will ask us "where's Spoons"? - a nickname he affectionately gave to my grandfather We all got our favorite silverware, I suppose ..hehe [aero89]
In a restaurant or at someone else's house, i'll eat with a fork and knife, although, even at some of our closest friends' house, we'll all be eating the pizza with our hands. At home, i'll usually eat it with my hands, although, if it's too hot, i'll start off with fork and knife and end up finishing it with my hands! [jewel76]
Pizzas are meant to be eaten using hands. That's the time you will enjoy every single bite of it. Fork and knife just takes time, and before you know it, you all feeling you want something else to. Hands is the best way delighting yourself with some comfort food and top it off with your great friends to share with. [smooch091784]
Here in NYC, we buy wedges and fold them over. We eat it with our hands! We wouldn't be caught dead eating our pizza with a knife and fork!! [fec139]
I am comfortable eating pizza with my hands.I like it that way. [giePortlandOR_08]
It depends if the pizza is hot I do eat it with a fork my kids laugh at me when I eat it that way though. [patriciaqualls]
If I'm eating it at home I always use a fork. This is because I eat the toppings first and then eat the crust. If I'm out and buy a slice of pizza from a corner pizzaria I'll eat it from my hands. [Essie119]
i always eat pizza with my hands I've never heard of anyone eating it with a fork before. But i guess when it comes down to it you can eat it anyway you like. [jessieBee]
i think it would be the best if you used fork if the pizza is very very greassy if not use your hands its finger food like chicken you know! you would enjoy it more if you eat it by hand.. but if you are a very tidy person then i guess gobble it up with a fork! :) [angel_kaycee]
I prefer eating my pizza with my hands. I find fork a hindrance. LOL. The fork is only used to "cut" the pizza. [whyaskq]
Ahh! Pizza! My favorite subject! When we eat pizza I almost always generally use my hands, but my husband uses a fork and a plate. I don't hate eating pizza with a fork I just feel more comfortable using my hands while eating pizza or even fried chicken. I guess I am a diver. [mtdewgurl74]
I eat my pizza with a knife and fork. I hate going places and they don't offer utensils. I also eat my hamburgers with a knife and fork. [KATRINKA]
With a fork, no indeed. I eat my pizza with my hands and most everyone I know does the same thing. It' would be like trying to eat corn on the cob with a knife and fork. I have never got any food on my hands from 'eating a slice of pizza, and I always eat my hamburgers' with my hands too. much easier that way I think. [Hatley]
it depends where am i. if i'm at home, i'd probabaly be eating pizza with my hand. i usually use a tissue when holding the pizza. but if i'm in a pizza store, i either use my hand or use a fork. i use a fork if i don't want to mess my lipstick. if i'm not wearing any lipstick or if i couldn't care less if i mess it up, i would just hold the pizza with my hand and eat away. happy [secretbear]
It depends. If it is hot, or loaded with toppings, like our home made, then I have to use a fork. If it is just a regular delivered pizza, I will eat it with my hands. [laglen]
I generally treat pizza as a hands-on food. However, I may break out the utensils if it is an extremely messy pizza (i.e., overflowing with toppings). [wilsongoddard]
when i'm on one of crazy my "diet mode" and i still eat pizza (hehehe..!) i eat with a fork since i eat much more slowly with it.. there are just times when i love to eat pizza but i just don't want to eat a layer so i use a fork.. but those times when im really hungry and been longing to eat pizza for days then i use my hands.. eheheh.. sometimes even if the cheese is still too hot that i usually burn my palate and tongue.. ahaha..lolwink [carlysle]
I am a person also who doesn't like to get my hands dirty while eating or anything else. But when it comes to pizza I will enjoy it with my hands and just keep a rag or napkin handy. I actually will allow my hands to get a little greasy for a while. It just seems easier to eat pizza that way. I have eaten it with a fork in the past. Whatever suits you is fine. [bamakelly]
I eat pizza with my hands because that is the way that pizza was meant to be eaten and there shouldn't be a change to that. While eating pizza with your buddies you should eat with your hands because if you don't then they might take it as an insult because if you eat with a fork then they think thhat you are trying to be better or act better than them. Any other food that was meant to be eaten with a fork i eat with a fork, such as pasta, rice, macaroni and cheese but not with the food that was supposed to be eaten with your hands such as chicken , or French fries [Yazo0_0]
Ummm it depends. If the pizza is full of toppings and is really mess than I would use a fork but if it is not then I will use my hands. [Amanda81587]