A round of toast

[PigeonPairinSomerset]

If you ordered a round of toast, would you expect to get one slice or two?

I’ll go first:

A slice of toast - one piece
A piece of toast - one piece
A round of toast - two pieces

Justification:

A round of drinks: more than one drink
A round of golf: more than one hole

My husband agrees with me but several of our friends don’t. Who’s right?

Two slices.

eh? a round of bread is one slice

I've never come across the phrase, but I've voted for "more than 1". Hope you're getting your toast needs met.

For me it would be one slice cut into two triangles.

A round of toast where I am would be two slices. No idea why, but it is.

A round of bread is the same as 1slice

2 slice toaster - a round is 2 slices

4 slice toaster - a round is 4 slices

as you toast them in one round

Unknown toaster eg ordered in a cafe - a round is 1 slice.

But there’s no such thing as too much toast!

In a cafe/bnb I'd expect it to be one slice (the minimum they can get away with.

this is done frequently on here, there's never a consensus because it doesn't have an actual meaning. It's just what's the norm to people.

According to Google it means 2 pieces. The ‘round’ refers to the toasting of the bread, and apparently most toasters have two slots

I never knew this and thought it just meant a slice.

My new thing learned for today.

I’m now off to eye up toasters with four slots so I can still tell myself I only had a round of toast.

A round of bread/toast is one slice.

A round of sandwiches is two slices.

Hooray! My views on rounds of toast posted upthread were more official than just me trying to eat more toast!

I'd expect one slice, cut into 2 triangles.

‘‘Twas always all above board.

Munch away

Such a good idea 😁

Whats a round of (untoasted) sandwiches then, since no tasting is involved?

My mum always asked when making sandwiches, whether we wanted one round or two. I never knew what a round was. I always told her how many slices of bread I wanted.

If ordered in a cafe I expect a round of toast to be either one or two slices of toast.
but I rarely order it because it’s never done to my specifics 😂

This caused utter confusion on a weight loss thread the other day

OP said she had 2 rounds of cheese sandwiches, thick cheese and granary bread. I believe an apple might have also been involved.

We couldnt work out if she meant 2 slices of bread (one sandwich) or 4 slices of bread (2 sandwiches)

She didnt confirm

Two rounds = two sandwiches

So a round of toast = 2 slices.

When you say a slice of toast, do you mean half a slice of bread? As in you get two pieces of toast from one slice of bread?

I have worked in catering and never understood what this means!

No idea. Maybe it just comes from the round of toast?

Google doesnt get everything right

That sounds wrong

A round of sandwiches would use two slices of bread so I would expect a round of toast to include 2 slices of bread also.

Going on your golf analogy OP, I would expect 18 slices.

This is what AI told me just now

A "round of toast" generally refers to two slices of bread that have been toasted, and is often served as a single serving or portion. While some may consider a "round" to be one slice, the more common interpretation is two slices. It's also sometimes used to refer to however many slices fit in a toaster at once.