How to Cut a Pizza Into 12

Cut the pizza into 12 slices for a large crowd.

Pizza may not have originated in America, but it has become an iconic American food in all of its forms. Whether you make your pizza from scratch or you order it from the local pizza shop and no matter if it's a thin crust or a thick crust, most pizza are made round in need to be divided into slices to eat.

Things You'll Need

• Pizza cutter

Instructions

1. Slice the pizza in half vertically so you have two halves.

2. Slice across both halves of pizza so that you now have four giant slices. Keep the divided pizza together for easy slicing

3. Divide each of the four giant into three pieces of pizza, by making two even into each. You now have 12 slices of pizza.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are worried about not being able to cut perfectly even slices, use a 12-slice pizza cutting guide, which you can find at specialty cookware stores or online.

References

• About Pizza: Pizza's Colorful History

Resources

• What's Cooking America: Pizza - History & Legends of Pizza