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first time posting wife has made three pizzas so far have been great problem is pizza dough sticks to peel have tried bread crumbs flour any ideas
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cornmeal works for me. Keep it moving around on the peel as you are putting the toppings on so it doesn't start sticking. Difference between a nightmare and coming out good :P
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Some people use Parchment paper, but I don't like that, it will burn at the edges.
You can also use corn meal.
The easiest thing to do is get some pizza screens from a restaurant supply place or online- http://www.amazon.com/American-Metalcraft-Pizza-Screen-12/dp/B000SBLWZS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1306336641&sr=8-3 -
thanks meatball sounds like what we need
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wife says she will try that thanks
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My preferred method is parchment paper. We put the dough on the parchment paper and tear off 3 out of the 4 corners so that there isn't much sticking out. I like one corner so I can grab it. I typically put on just the dough for around 2 minutes, just so that it firms up a little, not fully cooked. I then load it up with the toppings and put it back on for around 8 minutes w/o the parchment paper. You can leave the parchment paper on or off for the whole cook if you wish. This is just the way that I do it. We prefer very thin and crispy crust. I typically do the pizzas around 500 - 550 with this method for the thin and cripsy.
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You can pull the paper out after a few minutes. Leave a little handle over one of the three leg things.
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Yes, like Capn' ook says, leave a little corner of the parchment paper to grab and after two of three minutes hold a pair of tongs or whatever against the edge of the pie and pull the parchment out, works great!
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I have also had several issues with the same thing. Sometimes, the dough just sticks regardless of cornmeal. I have tried two things. One, sometimes try sliding off of a different side of the peel. 2nd, I use a lot of flour when I am rolling the dough so that it does not stick. Some pizza chefs say that the extra flour drys out the dough, but I have not had that problem.
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One thing that have been working quite well for me is using a perforated pizza plate. I prepare the dough and I will put the dough on the pizza perforated plate, load the topping and put the perforated plate with pizza on the egg. After a few minutes, I will remove the perforated plate and continue cooking.
The small holes seem to help the dough from sticking to the plate.
Also add a bit more of flour to the outside of your dough, help to prevent sticking to your finger and the peel or pizza plate.
Good Luck!Marc -
Mrs.Coalspeak and I cook pizzazzzz at least once a week - we use parchment every pie. As mentioned, we just trim the edges so there is no overlap onto the heat/flames and it works fine
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