Pizza Peel

nice work ,
the only thing i know about pizza ,
open box
fold pizza piece
eat !
good.

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

nicely done. pizza peels at restaurant supply stores are usually very inexpensive… but they’re not usually maple either.

You’re probably right… that butcher block oil is most likely mineral oil.

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Cool looking pizza flipper.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Is that a “Caputo” crust or just everyday pizza crust? I just told my wife tonight(after damn near burning my arm) I am going to make a pizza peel! she said “a what?” Nice job food safe oils are in actuality vegetable oils with alcohol to thin them.Trust me it’s easier to buy them than make them.

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An Italian husband swatter….

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Looks like a Jethro Bodine hamburger flipper!!! As opposed to the “pot passers”. Remember those?

Great job, Dchip!!!

Momma mia!!!!!

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Classy – that looks great. And Barry, I’m laughing my butt off at the “Italian husband swatter” comment.

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i like it need to make one for myself, thanks for posting

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Most aPEELing well done.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Walnut oil in the grocery store. Please describe how you determined the size. thanks spj

-- Steve, 'Sconie Great White North

Hi Steve,
I’ve read that any food-based oils will eventually turn rancid, and should be avoided, though nut oil may be different (tung oil is nut based, is it not?). The size was determined to be a half inch less than the size of my pizza stone in all directions, and since it is used for pizza off the grill, the handle did not have any needs beyond a comfortable two-handed grip.

-- Dan Chiappetta, NYC, http://www.9x7woodworks.com

From the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, widely cited:

“Nondrying Oils – Nondrying oils simply penetrate the wood. They include vegetable and mineral oils.

Vegetable Oils – (e.g., olive, corn, peanut, safflower) are edible and are sometimes used to finish wood utensils. Walnut oil is particularly suitable. The natural nondrying oils are applied heavily in several coats and can be refurbished easily. Vegetable oils eventually become rancid. Although this condition is not hazardous, it may impart an undesirable odor or flavor. Treated wood utensils should be allowed to dry thoroughly for several weeks before use.

Mineral (or paraffin) Oil – A nondrying oil from petroleum that has been used as a penetrating finish for wood utensils. Baby oil should not be used because it contains some ingredients that should not come in contact with food.”

Renders excellent color, easily renewed, and of course up here I think “Rancid” was once one of our food groups. Thanks for the reply. Making peels as gifts for a friend building an Allan Scott-style bread oven. spj

-- Steve, 'Sconie Great White North

About 2 years ago someone posted a Pizza peel that they were making for sale if I remember correctly. It’s somewhere on LJ.

Here it is by splinters.

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