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Did You Oil Your Pizza Peel?

Toxarch
Toxarch Posts: 1,900
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I got a wood peel for pizza (of course). I don't plan to cut the pizza on the peel. I'm just wondering if it needs to be oiled the same way you oil a butcher's block.
Aledo, Texas
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KJ Jr.

Exodus 12:9 KJV
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

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  • wbradking
    wbradking Posts: 351
    I've put mineral oil on my peel before.....but I don't know if it has helped anything or not.  
    Franklin, TN
    Large BGE+PSWoo2
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Yes, if it is unfinished and you want it to not split.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited December 2015
    I have two of them, bought 20 years ago, that have never been oiled. I do cut the pies on the peel (usually) and they get whatever comes from the pepperoni, etc and then soaks in, but nothing else. Still in great condition. Made from unfinished glued up strips, no splitting... but it's only been 20 years.  =)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    I'd oil it too.  Wood loves oil and it will help prevent splitting.  
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Ok, I retract that.  I do have a number of wood spoons and such that have split.  Really, wood will absorb moisture and dry out, in cycles.  Probably more important that it happens evenly.  Like weatherboard on a house, if you only paint one side it will cup.  And more likely than evenly treated wood, crack.
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    That's why oil is your friend, so long as you're consistent.  It's hydrophobic so water stays out, like a steaming pizza crust.  Oil it and enjoy it for many years.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,597
    mines never been oiled, it also worked better after the knife cuts started to build up. maybe washing it would be problematic, mine probably still has flour on it from the last cook =)
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Dondgc
    Dondgc Posts: 709
    Never oiled, rarely washed.  Still fine after 20 years.
    New Orleans LA
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited December 2015
    Yes, both of mine get maybe two coats per year.  I think it helps keep the cracking, warping chances to a minimum.  Try to keep as much water off it as possible, and dry immediately.   
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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