Pizza Peel

A pizza peel is a very large spatula for pizzas, normally made out of wood or aluminum and will range from 12-24 inches wide and long at the base. With the wooden peel (which is what I recommend) you can make your pizza directly on the peel (be sure to add a little corn meal or wheat flour to the peel first) and then slide it right into your oven or on top of your grill. The reason I recommend the wooden peel over the aluminums is because the wood will help to absorb some of the moisture of the pizza dough and also will become seasoned after several uses, the aluminum peel cannot be seasoned. After your pizza is finished cooking you would use the peel and slide it under your pizza and then remove it from the oven or grill. It is also advisable to either let the pizza rest on the peel for a few minutes or if you have a wooden counter, cutting board or wooden plate go ahead and slide the pizza onto it. The wood will help absorb some of the moisture from the pizza crust while the pizza is still very hot and this will insure a crispier crust.