Learning to use a pizza peel and developing your turning skills in the oven is most beneficial and highly recommended. It will take a bit of practice but using this tool will help you manage your pizza while it cooks—and the results will be well worth it!

Pizza peels may come perforated or solid but perforated pizza peels have the benefit of allowing the heat from the pizza stone to cook your pizza as it turns and also allows excess flour to be dislodged from the pizza base. The turning peel can also be used as a handy tool to prevent the top of your pizza from overcooking when needed. You can do this by using the peel to shield the top of your pizza from the flame. The peel can also be used to lift the pizza toward the flame when you need to cook your crust or when your base has cooked but your crusts have not. This procedure allows you to manage the cook of your pizza with more precision.