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Reddit mentions of Norpro 5683 Bamboo Pizza Paddle, 14 × 16, Brown
Sentiment score: 3
Reddit mentions: 4
We found 4 Reddit mentions of Norpro 5683 Bamboo Pizza Paddle, 14 × 16, Brown. Here are the top ones.
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Tapered-edge paddle slips easily beneath pizza crusts and doubles as a beautiful cutting board/serverEco-friendly natural bamboo construction with beautiful wood grain and rounded edges.Natural Bamboo may contain flaws and imperfections, that do not affect product performance and functionality.8-inch handle keeps hands away from heat source; hanging loop offers quick accessibilityHand wash and dry thoroughly; rub frequently with food-grade oil to preserve lusterMeasures approximately 14 by 23-1/2 by 1 inches
Specs:
Color | Brown |
Height | 23.5 Inches |
Length | 13.75 Inches |
Number of items | 1 |
Size | 14 × 16 |
Weight | 2.1 Pounds |
Width | 0.05 Inches |
I worked in a pizza place in highschool and learned the awesomeness that is the pizza peel. Great for pizza, obviously, but comes in handy for getting other stuff out too. Getting a wooden one is nice because cleaning flour and whatnot off of it is as easy as getting a knife and planing it off. They make them in aluminum too, but they're more expensive.
You lightly flour or apply cornmeal to the peel (very lightly) and before you put in the pizza you give the peel a quick twist to dislodge any sticky doughy bits, and it slides right in. Same for getting it out again!
Did you use a peel?
If you want to make pizza at home on a regular basis, I'd go to a gourmet/kitchen shop and get a stone and a peel.
The other piece of equipment I like is a Kitchenaid mixer. I can do it by hand, but it makes a bigger mess. Using the mixer with a dough hook, I can make a 2-pizza batch of dough, get it in the refrigerator (to let it rise for a day), and clean up in 30 minutes, and that's counting 15 minutes to let the dough rest in the mixing bowl before mixing again.
Watch some Youtube videos. Youtube is a great resource for techniques.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efw5NLf004o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrEmMXSgRmU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxx2BB_PSY
You'll be needing a pizza stone and a pizza peel. Use the stone every time you bake pizza, to season it. Even if you're heating up a boxed pizza, use the damn stone.
Next, you want to make sure you're using a good recipe. This is one that I have used. It's damn good. Just follow the directions.
As for sauce, I prefer a white sauces to red, but that's entirely up to you. Find a recipe that you fancy, learn it, and be ready to use it.
As for the rest of the ingredients, I'm not going to tell you to spend a bucketful of money to make a pizza, but better quality ingredients yield better flavor. Keep that in mind.