Pizza gear
Peels
Launch and turn the pie without tearing it. A perforated blade sheds flour so the dough slides off clean.
A peel does two jobs, and most home setups end up with two. A wide launch peel slides under the built pizza and shoots it onto the hot stone. A small round turning peel spins the pizza in the oven so it bakes evenly instead of scorching on the side facing the flame.
Launch peels come in wood and metal. Wood grips flour less, so a wet dough is less likely to stick while you build the pizza. Thin metal, especially perforated aluminum, slides under a pizza more easily and sheds excess flour so it does not burn in the oven. A perforated blade is the small upgrade most home cooks feel first.
Ooni
12in Perforated Peel
G.a HOMEFAVOR
14in Turning Peel
Chef Pomodoro
Aluminium Peel, folding handle
Gi.Metal
Azzurra Perforated Peel
Pizza Divertimento
Aluminium Peel
Ooni
Bamboo Peel
Herogo
7in Turning Peel
Gi.Metal
Perforated Turning Peel
Blumtal
Aluminium Peel
Cozze
Turning Peel
Peels questions
What size pizza peel do I need?
Match the launch peel to your pizza, so a 12 inch peel for a 12 inch oven and a 14 inch peel for a 16 inch oven. The blade should be a little wider than the pizza so nothing hangs off the edge. A turning peel is smaller, usually 7 to 9 inches, because it lifts and spins rather than carries.
Wood or metal pizza peel?
Use wood or bamboo to launch, because it grips flour less and a raw dough is less likely to stick to it. Use thin metal to turn and retrieve, because it slides under a baking pizza more easily. If you buy one peel, a wood launch peel is the more forgiving choice for a beginner.
What is a turning peel and do I need one?
A turning peel is a small round metal blade on a long handle used to lift and spin the pizza inside the oven. In a 900F oven the side facing the flame cooks in seconds, so turning the pizza two or three times is how you bake it evenly. In a hot dedicated oven it is close to essential.
Why are some pizza peels perforated?
The holes let excess flour and semolina fall through before the pizza goes in, so it does not sit on the stone and burn to bitter black specks. A perforated peel also weighs less and releases a pizza more cleanly. It is the most-felt upgrade over a solid metal peel.
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