Nerd ChefMagic Peel - The Pizza Peel That Transfers Pizza Perfectly | Non-Stick (14" Wide)

The design could work well with better materials and better quality control. If you put it down on 800 degree stone for two seconds, it starts to burn. It was very difficult to get the fabric to move correctly with the 12 pizzas we have made. I took it apart and discovered two major problems with ours. The wood's front edge is jagged and sharp in places instead of smooth and rounded which causes the fabric to grab and not move while you are holding a pizza close over a 800 degree stone trying to get it off. Secondly, the flat wood surfaces are rough and should have been sanded much better with a finer sand paperI will try and see if I can fix these issues by sanding the wood thoroughly. This should have been done by the manufacturer and not be the responsibility of the purchaser. I would not recommend this item as we received it.Update 6/19: I contacted seller and they sent me a new one, I took it apart and it did not have the issues of the first one so I am upgrading review from one to three stars. It works great loading a pizza on it where you can push the leading edge down on the surface and take your time to slide and push at the same time. It still doesn't slide great with a medium pizza trying to hold it just above a 800 degree stone while being constrained by the top of the pizza oven. We are trying to figure out if we can somehow attach metal bars on the outside edges so that we can rest the metal bars on the hot pizza stone and not burn the cloth. We may have to make the bars slightly moveable in order to be able to load the pizza

Full disclosure, our first attempt with this was a horrendous disaster. Our pizza was smashed on one end and made a giant mess all over the oven, the pizza steel and the pizza slide. Well, we thought about returning this, but determined to make it work, we made another attempt with this since I had made enough dough for 2 pizzas. Here’s what we discovered. The first pizza was a full batch of dough that I loaded with stuffed crust, lots of sauce, a ton of cheese and olives on top. It made the slide way too heavy and it simply would not slide. So for our next attempt, we took the dough and sectioned it into fourths. We flattened it out really thin and just put a small amount of sauce and cheese on it using only a fourth of the dough at a time and the slide worked perfectly. We repeated this 3 more times, adding more sauce, cheese and olives on top, and every pizza came out perfectly. The moral of the story for us is that we needed less dough for ours to work properly. Once we got the hang of it, it worked beautifully and we are really happy we kept it. I want to add too that I washed the fabric and that was super easy to take it off and put it back on after washing. I’m including the pizza dough recipe for anyone that wants it.Mix 1 cup all purpose or bread flour with 3/4 teaspoon sea salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar and 1 packet of rapid yeast. Whisk together until well mixed then add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 3/4 cup warm (not hot) water and one more cup of flour. Mix well into a nice round. Remove from the bowl and coat the inside of the bowl with more olive oil. Roll the dough around in the oil until it’s nice and coated and set it in the bowl. Cover the top of the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel and set aside for 33 min or until the dough has about doubled in size. Use right away or wrap and refrigerate for later.

Good peel. Feels firm and has has some weight to it. The cloth peel makes it easy to launch your pizza onto the Pizza steel.The cloth peel could tear if not properly taken of. That is my concern. So I emailed Nerd Chef if they sold the cloths separately.I later received a reply from them: "Thank for the email. I am sorry we don't sell the fabric cloth separately".Hope Nerd Chef changes their mind in the near future.

Make sure your pizza is not to big or heavy. Meaning make your pizza the size of the fabric and don’t over load with toppings. I dusted mine with flour to make it slide easier. Put your pizza together on the board and push the slide handle a little to get it moving before going to the oven. It helps with transferring your pizza to your stone. Works good just have to get use to it. It is kinda hard to get the slide moving at first so don’t push to hard thinking it is stuck it just takes a bit to get it moving.

I recently purchased the Nerd Chef Magic Peel and I am blown away by how well it works. This pizza peel truly lives up to its name - it is pure magic! The non-stick surface makes it easy to transfer pizzas onto the stone and the 14" width is perfect for larger pizzas.The peel is made of high-quality materials and has a sturdy construction that feels solid in my hands. The beveled edge allows me to easily slide the peel under the pizza without damaging the crust or toppings.I also appreciate that the peel is easy to clean and maintain. The non-stick surface makes it a breeze to wipe down after use, and the handle is detachable for easy storage.Overall, I am extremely happy with my purchase of the Nerd Chef Magic Peel. It has made pizza night at home so much easier and more enjoyable. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who loves making pizza at home, whether you're a novice or a pro. It really is the perfect pizza peel!