The Ordering Hack To Guarantee Your Pizza Won't Arrive Soggy

It doesn't matter if you're among the most experienced home chefs or a many-nights-a-week-DoorDasher — everyone agrees, there's nothing quite like pizza. Whether it's saving dinnertime when you've been too busy to cook or ordering a pizza for a big group at a party, the thrill of a delivery pie never quite loses its luster.

There's a popular catchphrase essentially arguing that even bad pizza is good. While there's little argument with the sentiment that pizza of even the lowbrow variety is delicious, it's always worth trying a hack to elevate even the humblest of delivery pizzas. Because if you can make pizza even better, why wouldn't you? Folks can debate until the end of time about where the best pizza places are, or the ranking of popular pizza chains, to say nothing of crust thickness, topping preferences, or dipping sauces. But no matter what your order, one simple hack you should always employ to ensure your pizza arrives at your doorstep in peak shape — hot, cheesy, and definitely not soggy — is to order your pizza uncut. 

Keeping your pie whole might seem counterintuitive — or like something you wouldn't even consider asking for. But by slicing it yourself once ready to eat, you keep the cheese from oozing and settling and maintain the integrity of the crust (read: less time for it to go soggy and limp!). Whatever toppings you pile it with, keep the 'za whole until it reaches your kitchen and it's ready to dig into.

There's always going to be time in transit between when the pizza comes out of the oven and when it's time to dig in. And along the way, your pie is subjected to some jostling and bumpy roads. A whole pizza holds together far better during this journey compared to a sliced one. Since toppings can and often do slide around while on their journey to your doorstep, keeping a pizza whole means less chance of all the cheese sliding around and bunching into one corner or all the sliced olives and mushrooms shifting off to the side. 

With a pre-sliced pizza, the delicious-but-oily cheese can spread and run into the crevices, turning the once-crisp crust soggy. A sliced pizza also loses heat quicker than one kept whole. Ever sliced up a kids' meal into tiny bits to let it cool faster? It's the same basic concept! It's all about heat retention, and it's essential for anyone who doesn't want to bite into a cold pizza upon arrival. Finally, consider portion control and the ability to slice it how you want it — another major perk. Craving a huge slice? Go for it. Feeding kids who won't finish a standard-sized piece? Cut slivers. Want to defy the rules and carve out square pieces? When it's a DIY situation, you can slice it however you want, literally.