Tip

Beginner

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Use semolina on a pizza peel to help the dough slide off

Dust the peel with a little semolina so the shaped pizza releases and slides into the oven more easily.

From John KirkwoodWatch this bit

After shaping, transfer the dough to a peel. The presenter notes that a little semolina helps it slide off the peel.

The short version

Dust peel with semolina for easier launch

What you need

pizza peel
optional
Used to launch pizza into oven

Why it works

Semolina acts like tiny ball bearings, reducing friction and sticking between dough and peel.

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