Super Peel Giveaway CONTEST CLOSED, WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
This is a Super Peel. It is one of those products, like the Danish Dough Whisk, that changes the game for baking with our dough. I was skeptical that this cloth-covered peel would do the trick of transferring our wet dough onto the hot stone in the oven without sticking. I’ve come to use parchment to guarantee the dough won’t stick to the peel, but that’s not at all necessary with the Super Peel. Even after an 1 1/2 hour resting time the dough slid right off the cloth, no sticking, no prying it off with a dough scraper. Voila! The most exciting part is that it scoops the loaf off the hot stone with as much ease. No more chasing the loaf to the back of the oven while trying to get it back on the peel.
Now that we are heading into grilling season, and there is nothing better than pizza on the grill, you have to watch this video about using the Super Peel for transferring pizzas. Gary Casper invented the Super Peel and generously shared the Peel with me to try out. I loved it so much I asked him to do a giveaway so we could share one with you. *Leave a note in the comments below and you will be eligible to win a Super Peel. The winner is: Sandy! We’ll be in touch, Sandy.
I used a Banneton to shape this loaf. It was a beautiful loaf, but not a true test of the super peel, since the dough does all of its rise in the basket, so it is only sitting on the peel for a few minutes before heading into the oven. The next one I made sat for 1 1/2 hours and it still slid right off.
I slashed the dough with a lame (pronounced laam), which slid right through the wet dough. We say to use a serrated knife, but if you’re a kitchen gadget type, you may want to give a lame a try. The one I used is made from black walnut and was a gift from Sarah, but you can get a lame that work just as well, but aren’t as fancy.
To successfully use the Super Peel just dust the cloth with flour, set your loaf on it, let it rise for the specified amount of time. This loaf sat for 1 1/2 hours and still slid right off, no sticking.
Slash the loaf and then use the Super Peel to easily slide the loaf onto the Baking Stone. The peel comes with instructions on how to assemble (easy) and how to use it (also very easy) to slide the loaf or pizza off the peel and how to them simply scoop it back up. It is a very clever system that reminds me of the deck oven loaders I used in culinary school. When I saw this peel it was a “why didn’t I think of that?” moment. So simple, but so effective.
Once the loaf is baked, just put the peel up against the loaf and the cloth will pull it back onto the peel. You have to see the videos to believe it.
The use of the banneton gives the loaf a beautiful ringed look. Once you are comfortable with our basic recipe it is fun to play with some of these kitchen toys to get a different look to your loaves. None of these things are necessary to get a great loaf, but some make the process easier or just more fun!
Leave a note below to win a Super Peel.
*All of our regular contest rules apply. You can read those rules here.
I love the danish whisk and would love to have both the bowl and the peel.
What a neat peel. Super indeed!!
This would be awesome! I have been using your bread book the GF section and have had great luck with it
Love all of your recommendations would love to have the opportunity to have a super peel.
Wow, that looks neat.
I would love to win!
I’d love to have a super peel!!
The videos help explain it all. So cool! Is it a special type of cloth used, a muslin or linen, I wonder?!
Hi John,
That is a great question. The cloth is poly/cotton made with USA grown cotton. While not as traditional as flax linen, it does the job and is a bit easier to care for than linen, especially important for messy pizza makers. Is there any other kind? For bread bakers, I do have linen belts for the wooden models. Nice, but not generally necessary.
Gary
I have thoroughly enjoyed using the Dutch whisk (from Poland) and this Super Peel looks like something I would like to have. Parchment works but it is more work (for a twist of words).
This would be a fun peel to try. I do pretty well with a n aluminum peel, but I do use generous flour or cornmeal.
This looks amazing. What a great addition to my ABin5 toolbox.
Love your cookbooks! Sweet giveaway!
What an awesome peel, I’d love to try it!
I would love the peel. It looks fabulous.
That looks so cool. Love your recipe for pizza dough so would love to try this to make it easier.
The danish whisk is a must in my kitchen. I would love to try the peel and have always planned on getting one. This would be a great opportunity.
Thanks.
That looks amazing, I like the examples given for pie dough, or transferring cut out cookies, and other things that are thin and don’t transfer well.
This looks like an awesome peel, would love to try it.
This looks like a nifty tool, and I wouldn’t have to use so much parchment paper.
This peel looks amazing — aptly named!
I’ve been baking bread every Sunday for 3 years using your ABin5 concepts and still marvel at how easy it is to create bread that everyone raves about!
Thank you!
That peel would be great for putting putting pizza into the oven without shaking off any toppings.
Meee, meeee, I want one!
I love bread baking but really need to invest in some supplies to make the process easier!
Thanks for the review!
Absolutely beautiful loaves, Zoe! I’m baking loaves and pizzas nearly every day these days. I’ve finally gotten the hang of the cornmeal for the loaves but still use parchment for pizzas and calzones. The Super Peel looks like an absolute game changer!
What a wonderful peel. I would love to use one of these for my grilling pizza. If not a winner where can I purchase one.
Thanks
Love your books and wish you would give a class near me!
Wow, I’ve never seen anything like that!
That peel would be amazing! Thank you !
I am an old-fashioned Bread baker. But, this would should make my bread making so much easier. I have most everything but the peel and thats the one thing I still need. So this would make my world of bread making complete.In fact, I don’t ever buy all purpose flour any more. I use bread flour for most of my baking, except noodles.
How did he do that? I’ve watched the videos over and over and I just sit here shaking my head. I’d LOVE to try this. Getting it on the stone is one thing- but OFF too?? I don’t get it! If nothing else it might save my hands from burn marks every time I reach in to take the parchment paper off so the bottom gets browned! And to think- he did all of this without Shark Tank! Bravo Gary Casper!
I’d love to have one of these for grilling pizza and other flat breads this summer.
I’d love to have one! Thanks for the giveaway.
Looks like it’s worth trying. Lemme at it!
I have been enjoying your site. I would love to win.
Thanks
Looks like a great tool. Would love to try one.
I would love to have one of these.
Why doesn’t it stick to the cloth? I mean I have tried to use cloths before when transferring pizza but my dough always end up sticking, even when I flour the cloth! All in all, the Super Peel sounds amazing and pretty helpful.
I don’t consider myself a bread baker until I got your book. My 2nd attempt was making cinnamon rolls with my granddaughter using the brioche dough. OMG, they were the best rolls I’ve ever tasted. Wish I could send you a picture, but I can’t add it here apparently. I don’t have a pizza peel, but I sure would like one 🙂
wow! I can’t wait to try this!
Awesome! I use parchment also but love thIs,
Do you know if this would work with sticky gluten free dough? If so, it would be a God send!!! It is hard to move a delicate gluten free Boule once it has risen without deflating it. I would LOVE this!!!
Hi Pam,
I am gluten intolerant – have known this for about 12 years. One of life’s little dirty tricks of irony, I guess! Build a baking tool to make more things you cannot eat!
I use it on breads and even GF pizzas.
With really sticky dough, it is a good idea to lift and re-set the dough a couple of times while spreading/shaping. You can do this easily without upsetting the dough, and it will let you know if additional flour is needed underneath.
Good luck!
Gary
That would be an experiment, it might be too wet for this…
I’ve got the whisk – on your recommendation – & it’s fantastic. I have a peel, but mine’s the regular kind & it does stick. I’d love to have one of these.
The peel looks like it’s the great tool I need to add to my kitchen. Thanks for the offer.
This truly would change the way I bake!
Nah, I don’t need the super peel. It’s a smart invention but I don’t know why I would want to use that. It’s just more stuff that can get broken or dirty. I would like to keep it simple like the Danish dough whisk which I love to use!
Zöe, you ARE my favorite teacher! I need this peel I have a lame already.
Thanks for having a giveaway! Excited to be part of it. 🙂
Well, if I were Irish I’d wait till tomorrow to post and hope for Irish luck to kick in, but since I’m not, I’ll post today, the birthday of my dearly loved Grams and see what that can bring me!
I do own the dough whisk and I think this would add nicely to my artisan bread tool collection.
Thanks for offering us the chance!
This makes it look so easy! I usually resort to cooking loaves in a skillet or dutch oven to avoid having to maneuver them onto my stone, so this might be a game changer for me!
Wow, what a great kitchen tool! I always have such trouble getting my loaves off onto the stone!
What a wonderful invention (and giveaway!)
So many toys, so many good ideas!