Amish Made 14" Wood Pizza Peel, Paddle, Sierra Model P1000

Just as advertized, this is a beautiful piece of woodwork as well as a useful tool. Looking forward to using it not only with homemade pizza, but with French bread, allowing me to shift the loaves from proofing to the super-hot oven without so much damage to me or the loaves. I did oil it immediately upon receipt, but with olive oil. It will be used often enough to forestall the oil becoming rancid, as it will be rinsed and re-oiled regularly. I don't want to chance adding an unwanted flavor to my doughs.

I own other peels that are much bigger. Too small for my use, and quality is not as good as the others I own. Need to find source for a bigger and better peel. The dimensions are 13 1/2" x 11 1/2".

I bought this as a tool in my new obsession: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking. The book teaches you a wet no-knead method of making sourdough bread. You shape the dough into a ball and let it "rest" on a floured pizza peel and then slide it from the peel onto the pizza stone in the oven.This pizza peel was ideal for this, despite a couple of caveats. First, the good: It's just the right size for a half-pound ball of dough, specified in the book. It's nicely made, apparently hand-crafted, attractive, and a pleasure to use.As for my caveats, the first is that, like other reviewers, mine was roughly sanded. However, I did run my fingers all over it and did not get a splinter, and the sanding job did not interfere with the function. It is just a contrast from the smooth perfect machine surfaces we're used to.Also, like some cutting boards, it comes unfinished. You can oil with a food-grade mineral oil, avoiding olive oil or other oils that can go rancid. I used this oil: Snow River 8-Ounce Wood Oil .I used the peel several times before I got around to finishing, and it worked fine. The rough surface was not an issue either before or after oiling it.Other caveats: If you are using this for pizza, it is only large enough for a personal-size pizza, not a full-size pizza. And also, the handle is very short, which is fine for my home oven but if you need to reach way into a hot oven (for example a giant wood stovein a restaurant), you will prefer a longer handle.If you prefer a metal peel, another worthy product I've reviewed is Update International APP-1226 Aluminum Pizza Peels with Wood Handle, 26-Inch.

I bought this because it indicated that it is Amish made. Amish furniture is noted for it's quality, so I thought this would be a quality product as well. It is very sturdy and does not bend, but the wood is very rough at the edges and even on the surface where you place the pizza. If you start to rub your fingers over it, it is very rough and feels like you could get a splinter if you continue. I was disappointed with the quality.

I used this peel about one to two times a week and had it for about three months. I would wash and air dry it immediately after use. Despite this the plywood started to pull apart, especially along the edges. Other customers are right about the rough texture and poor workmanship issues too (sad because we get Made in USA assuming it would be good quality). I recommend you invest in another item.

I love finding things I need that are actually made in the USA, but the quality is great. Nice and large, works like expected. Only thing I'd like is for it to have come with a hole in the handle to hang it up, but we can drill one.

I bought this peel to use with my Uuni 3 pizza oven. I used it for the first time the other night and this peel did not disappoint. I’ve used other peels where the dough sticks to the peel and it’s almost impossible to get off. With a little bit of flour on the peel, the dough slipped right off and into my oven. I would definitely purchase this peel again and I highly recommend it.

I ended up returning this, it just looked cheap and not particularly well constructed. It looked like it was made of plywood to me.