[CH] Peels
Andie Paysinger (asenji@earthlink.net)
Sun, 08 Aug 1999 06:55:50 -0700
Please do not use plywood for a peel.
No matter where you live there must be a cabinet maker's shop within a
reasonable distance. Over the years before it became easy to buy
commercial kitchen products. I have had several peels made, ordered
solid hardwood blocks for cutting boards, etc.
I have a small peel made of birdseye maple - this piece was part of a
shipment ordered for custom kitchen cabinets, but this piece had a big
flaw and they could not use it.
They cut it down cut out a handle, rounded all the sides on a radius
router and sanded down the leading edge.
I did the finish sanding by hand and treated it with food-grade sealing
oil, (bought this from a craftsman who used to make huge salad bowls)
and finished the polish with a bone. (Burnishing wood with bone is an
ancient practice and you won't believe how slick the surface ends up).
I also have a large one made of birch and a very wide but shorter one
without a handle, just a rectangular hole cut in the base end for
grabbing. I use this one for long loaves of french or italian bread
that go into the oven at an angle. It is made from a near-finished
cabinet door that was dropped and cracked at one corner. I don't recall
what wood it is made from but it is a hardwood.
It doesn't cost anything to ask at the cabinet shops and most are happy
to sell odd pieces for very reasonable prices.
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