What is a pizza peel?
An Appeal for a Peel: Al Writes: Could you please tell me exactly what a 'peel' is? I've never heard this term before. Thanks for the newsletter! Our Response: A peel also known as a pizza paddle is is a flat tool with a handle. You use the peel to put the pizza onto a pizza stone (or brick oven) and to take it out. You can build your pizza right on a pizza peel, dusted liberally with corn meal. You can see a wooden peel here: Peels can be made of wood as well as metal. I have both kinds. Both work well. here is a metal pizza peel: You really only need a peel if you are using a pizza stone.Until I gave him a peel, my friend Espo used a piece of cardboard to move his pizza on and off his pizza stone. It worked, but that is another story! I hope this answers your question... Pizza on Earth, albert Pizza Therapy P.S. Here is one more peel for you: