Product Description

Safely remove pizza from hot ovens. Handle folds for convenient storage.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1430 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Copco
• Model: 0-49104
• Dimensions: 1.25" h x 12.63" w x 26.00" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• Folding pizza peel for transferring pizza into and out of oven, 12-3/4 by 16-1/2 inches
• Also great for calzoni and focaccia
• Crafted from durable stainless steel and wood
• Handle folds for convenient storage
• Washing by hand recommended

Amazon.com Review
In his campaign for accessible, delicious food, Mario Batali is one of the most popular chefs and restaurateurs in the world. Created by Copco and inspired by Batali, the Italian Kitchen line of cookware and tools reflects the famous chef's philosophy that great food needs no gimmicks. Durable, versatile, and high quality, the collection is perfect for the active home chef.

A must-have tool for anyone who makes pizza, focaccia, or calzoni, this pizza peel transfers fresh pies into and out of the oven without ruining their shape. Thin yet durable, the peeling surface is crafted from stainless steel, while the comfortable handle is made of wood. In a pleasant innovation to many peels on the market, this one features a collapsible handle so storage is not a headache. For cleanup, just wipe it down. --Emily Bedard

Customer Reviews

Very nice, wish the handle design was slightly better
I've only had this a short time and I like it a lot. The price is good and the quality is good. The handle is clamped to the blade by a large wooden knob which screws on from beneath. You can loosen the knob to fold the handle or even remove the handle completely (nice for putting the blade in the dishwasher). The way it's designed though the knob attaches on the bottom which makes it so that the Peel can't be laid flat (the knob sticks out quite a ways below the blade). This can be fixed by putting the handle on upside-down and screwing the knob on from the top. Having the knob on the top isn't too bad, but I wish the handle was simply designed to mount with the knob on top so that it looks nicer when attached that way.

Update 9/8/2009: It's been a year and a half now and I'm still happy with this and wouldn't change anything in my review or rating. I still wish the handle was a better design, but it isn't bad and it's "fixable" as I mentioned in my original review.

hey, it's pretty good
I like this product b/c the handle is long enough, but it can be "collapsed" for easier storage. This is the only pizza peel I have owned, so I don't have a comparison with a wood one....
This is what I do: I put a lot of cornmeal on it, roll out the dough (I like a thin crust), put on the red sauce base, and then I slide it off onto the pizza stone that is in the oven (then add the other toppings). I have discovered that that works fine almost every time... if you fully "dress" the pizza before trying to slide it on the stone, sometimes it sticks (b/c it's too heavy, I think) - once we just had to have a calzone instead of a pizza ....
Overall I am happy the purchase b/c it allows me to roll the dough out for a thin crust, instead of trying to spread/pull it out while on the preheated pizza stone.

Works like a charm
With the help of other customer reviews, this peel was my choice. It works wonderfully and it is easy to store because the handle screws off. My loaf of "artisan" bread rose on coarse corn meal right on the peel. When it was time to bake, my hands didn't have to pull out the rack or get near the heat and the bread dough slid right off onto the cooking stone. (If you are at all concerned about dough sticking to the peel or you don't want to use cornmeal, put a piece of parchment paper on the peel, plop on the dough, and slide the paper and dough onto the baking stone. The paper will not burn and is easy to remove from the cooling loaf.) Removing the loaf was easy with the peel, too. I recommend this fine tool.