American Metalcraft 2814 28" Aluminum Pizza Peel with 12" Wood Handle, 14" x 16" Large Blade

It’s all about the peel if you make homemade pizza! It’s the one item when bigger is not better. This is the perfect size peel to fit my small Amana conventional oven, leave me with a little wiggle space to maneuver around & land perfectly on the baking steel, PLUS... enough area space to make decent sized New York pizzas! Definitely measure your oven interior space first to make sure this will fit! This peel is exactly what I wanted: a long wooden solid handle (not a foldable/removable) that is comfortable to use, with a good size aluminum paddle for stretching & topping dough, as well as sturdy blade that is easy to slide under & lift without any trouble. Period. This peel has performed perfectly each and every time and not only for pizza! It’s comfortable to use and maneuver. I have had perfect slides with no issues of dough sticking to the paddle. To date, I have made 8 pizzas, 4 italian loaves, 16 baquettes, and 2 sandwich loaves using King Arthur bread & neapolitan ‘00’ flour & semolina flour on bench/peel. One trick to avoid sticking is to work fast and not allow your dough to rest too long on the paddle. The overall length of the peel is 26 inches which translates to it not fitting in any of my kitchen cabinets (unless the pantry counts). A quick solution and way to ‘wow’ your friends as a pizzaiolo, is to drill a hole in the handle so it can be “stored” on your wall. Overall, this is a simple, efficient, well constructed (American made), middle range pizza peel with the blade rivet solid in place making it extremely durable and a lifetime investment. It’s also easy to clean by hand washing. 5 Stars! Seriously, you can’t beat the price for the size and quality! *P.S. The peel comes covered in blue film that must be peeled off prior to use.

This has to be one of the best deals on Amazon. Sure you can go to your BGE retailer and pay three times the price, but this thing is stout, well built, and made in the USA. I love that the handle is raw. I’m excited to soak it in boiled linseed oil, and polish it up with 0000 steel wool. It’s a small detail, but I love the manufacturers stamp at the base of the handle. This is a real tool for a serious backyard pizza king. Or pizza truck king, pizza restaurant king, or the reigning queen of all of the aforementioned venues. Careful! The blade of the peel came with pretty sharp edges, and plenty of short, razor sharp little wires from when it was cut. Any hard metal surface will clean it up quickly and almost effortlessly. I used an old pair of Singer scissor - the spine, not the blade. Then I cleaned it up by rubbing the edges vigorously on the corners of the cardboard box it came in. It smoothed up very nicely. It’s exciting to find a well-built American-made chefs tool at this price point. I’ll probably buy a few more to give as gifts.

Might have been a little more convenient with a hole or some type of string to hang it. My husband had to put a hole in the handle so he could hang it up other than that great product no issues.

I really love this peel. It's really easy to use. I have only used it to REMOVE pizza's from the oven and NOT to put them IN. I have a wooden peel for that. This peel is long, so be aware that you may have trouble with finding a place to store, along with the fact that there is not a hole in the bottom of the handle to help you have an option to hang it. I still am very happy with the function it is made for and that is why I purchased it! It is great for sliding under the pizza and checking the bake, as well as taking it out from the oven. Love it. Thanks!

How did I live without this? Seriously. I love this thing. I recently got on a homemade pizza kick. A friend gave me a pizza stone, and I quickly rediscovered what a pain in the pants it was to get pizza onto the stone and retrieve it later. A big part of why I had quit making homemade pizza in the first place. Enter the American Metalcraft pizza peel. I love the handle options available. This one is 27.85", end to end, which is a great length for me and my home kitchen. Long enough to preserve the hair on my forearms, but sort enough that I am not crashing into stuff with it. I store mine between two metal shelving units in my pantry. Just stand it up in there. You could also drill a hole in the handle, if you were so inclined, and hang it up that way. It is large enough that you probably want to consider how you will store it before deciding on the right length for you. I wouldn't mind having a little bit longer one at some point, too. One of the reasons I bought this one is that I also would like to start baking bread at some point. After doing some research on metal versus wood, length, etc, this model had the best of the features I wanted. I was a little torn about metal versus wood, but the durability and ease of care was the deciding factor for me. I think this is a great product and a great value and I am delighted with it. In fact, I do Pizza Night about once a week now because this makes things so much easier and fun.

I have never owned a pizza peel for all these years I’ve been making my own pizzas at home and it’s probably a shame that I didn’t. After looking on Amazon at all the ones that folded and seeing that those always broke right at the fold, I came across this one which doesn’t fold but seems sturdier and when I saw it was American made I knew it was the one for me. It’s a really good size and will handle any frozen or homemade pizza, along with breads and sandwiches and anything else you would need it for. It’s lightweight and very well made and a fantastic price. I started out simple with a frozen pizza, and it was the first time I ever baked it directly on the rack. That made all the difference with the crust and made a frozen pizza into magic. The peel slid easily under the pizza with no problem. Next I will try my own homemade crust that uses 00 pizza flour and see how that turns out. I always get a nice rustic crust when baking it on a stone, so it’ll be interesting to see how it bakes on the rack. My recipe yields a dough that isn’t a sticky dough, so I hope this won’t turn out to be a disaster. I also plan to make crusts and par-bake them for freezing, which will make it quick and convenient to whip up a homemade pizza.

This turned out better than I had expected.I am loving it with every use.I want to think I'm finally mastering this gadget.I have used inside my oven and we have a pizza oven outside on deck and this is a huge hit for a family that loves pizza and prefers to make our own. I only suggest you check the measurements before ordering because yes the handle is on the long side but personally I like it.Also be sure to remove the plastic from this before use.I almost didn't notice it had plastic covered on this.Than again my eye sight is terrible but that would be a sure way to screw up your pizza and make for a disaster. It's solid and durable.As far as storage could be hung on wall if you decide to drill a hole in handle or mybe store above cabinet even in garage lol.It doesn't fold up but I'm certain anyone could find space for this.I wish I had thought of one of these years ago.They also would make great gifts for the pizza lover .Price point was a bargain it probably was more expensive to box and ship this than the product itself .Definitely would repurchase same one if needed and will be buying for gifts.

It's nice and well made, but "With a little dusting of flour or cornmeal, your pizza can slide right off of your pizza peel?" Nope, it sticks. Tried semolina today and the pizza did not slide off. May try again but I think I see a wooden pizza peel in my future.

Para el uso que le doy, esta perfecto. Lo puedo almacenar sin problema. La calidad del producto es muy buena.

This is the perfect pizza peel for us & does a great job. Our biggest issue is where to store it when not in use.

Well made, does what its supposed to

Size is good enough for a Pizza a little under 14 inches (mainly due to the handle rivets taking up some space). It is a pretty good peel, but should rather be priced at around £14.99. It is light in weight, but consider that in terms of size and storage, you may need to find a large space to store it away - else drill a hole in the handle and hang it up in your kitchen.

Sent it back because the one that turned up was 5 feet long. 😳 looked good quality never the less and I’m sure it’s a great product if you’ve got a huge kitchen