A pizza turning peel is a flat, wooden or metal paddle that's used to transfer pizzas to and from the oven. The handle is what protects you from serious burns, so it’s definitely an important factor to consider.

Turning the pizza on the spot makes it easier to ensure it stays at the same sport during the whole bake. Remote areas would include the Channel Islands, Grampian, Highlands, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland, Isles of Scilly, and some areas of Scotland. If you have to move the pizza out of the oven to turn it, you’re probably not able to bake more than one at a time without burning anything. So you get just the perfect size for the pizza you’re baking and the right handle length for your pizza oven. A turning peel is a great option if you're looking for a tool that gives you more control and allows you to turn the pizza more easily.You should not put any seasoning coating because the wood is porous and absorbs moisture to stop the dough from sticking. A pizza turning is an essential piece of equipment when you bake pizza in a hot pizza oven because it gives you full control over the baking where the pizza can go from perfectly baked to burnt in seconds. It’s a good idea to practice it at the same height as the actual height – so open up the oven and give it a go in there too. Hopefully, your dough is strong enough that it shouldn’t go too out of shape when pulling it on top.

However, metal peels are perfect for quickly loading and rotating your pizza during the baking process. A traditional Neapolitan wood-fired oven is often close to 1000°F (or 500°C), and baking a pizza takes only a minute. It should also have the right size for the pizza you’re baking, and the right handle length depending on the size of your oven. Try not to angle the peel down too much otherwise the edge of the dough will get caught on the hot stone, and your toppings will fall off. The pizza peel comes with a sanded wooden handle that is smooth to touch so that it inconvenient for the user to use this pizza peel while baking pies.

There are various shaped pizza peels used for launching the pizza into your oven and also for turning the pizza when inside the oven. This is a company that produces to its own designs and manufactures its own range of products to the highest specifications. For the anti-sticking dusting that I put on my peel, I use a 50/50 mix of semolina and the flour used for making the dough.