Pizza gear
Aprons and gloves
Aprons that shrug off flour and sauce, and gloves that handle a hot oven.
Pizza is a messy, hot business. Flour and sauce end up on your front, and the metal parts of a 500C oven, its door, peels, and stone, do not care about your hands. An apron and a pair of heat gloves are cheap insurance.
A denim or canvas apron takes the mess and lasts; a leather one adds heat protection near a live fire. For gloves, match the rating to the oven: 350C aramid gloves for most jobs, 500C leather for handling the hot parts of a wood-fired oven.
Aprons and gloves questions
Do I need special gloves for a pizza oven?
For a hot pizza oven, yes. Ordinary oven mitts are not rated for the 350 to 500C that pizza ovens and their metal parts reach. Look for gloves rated to at least 350C, in aramid fibre or leather, with a long cuff to protect your wrist and forearm.
What kind of apron is best for making pizza?
A sturdy denim or canvas apron takes flour and sauce and lasts for years, and a cross-back cut shifts the weight off your neck for long sessions. A leather apron adds a layer of heat protection if you cook over a live wood fire. Choose by how messy and how hot your setup gets.
How hot do pizza oven gloves need to be rated?
Match the rating to the oven. For most gas and electric ovens, gloves rated to about 350C in aramid fibre handle the job. For a wood-fired oven where you handle burning-hot metal and move logs, step up to leather gloves rated to 500C.
Free pizza tools
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