Counter Top surface for pizza prep.

[staestc]

Re: Counter Top surface for pizza prep.

I have been thinking about this a lot while designing my outdoor kitchen and even the landing on the pizza oven part of that.

I still may do polished concrete of some kind, but am leaning towards just shelling out the money for granite for at least one prep area. I do pizza dough, pasta dough, and pie crusts on my granite island in the house right now, and I really do love working on that surface when dealing with any dough.

Travis

[peterlyn]

Re: Counter Top surface for pizza prep.

We had the largest company in Canada selling concrete countertops (sold it last year)and they certainly have their advantages. However, I would recommend stainless steel for heavy food preparation, when dealing with acids (tomatoes), extreme heat fluctuations and sharp tools. Having said that, an off-cut of granite or marble would work well (soapstone, limestone and slate are too soft and more porous). I don't think you mentioned being mobile, but if you were, food inspectors prefer s/s and the weight of concrete would be a disadvantage.
Hope this helps.
Karen

[david s]

Re: Counter Top surface for pizza prep.

A friend of mine gave me a piece of stainless steel 1 mm x 4 ft x 1 1/2 ft. It is very useful because we use it for the mobile oven or sit it on the table at home. Very portable, Easy to clean, roll out dough cut food etc.

[PizzaPolice]

Re: Counter Top surface for pizza prep.

I just ran into a length of meganite 100% acrylic countertop surface. Had it cut it to 5'.
The website states it's NSF rated and anti bacterial. It cleaned up well and is smooth as can be.
MEGANITE? is an acrylic solid surface material that is used for countertops and other surfacing applications. Aetna Plywood, the leading distributor of wood and laminate products in the Midwest, has added a new solid surface product to its line-up, c
I'll test it out on the 31st. Halloween Beggars Night. For some odd reason, my house fills up with wayward ghouls and drunkards clamoring for pizza & beer.
A great many I never met. Months later, I'll run into one somewhere and they tell me they have been to my house. I figure about 40+ doughs this time.
Hopefully, someone will be sober enough to take pictures this time.

[nissanneill]

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Hi Tom,
I use and have used a slab of polished 1" thick granite for the preparation of the dough and then placed onto an aluminium for insertion into the oven.
My new outdoor kitchen will streamline this as the preparation area is directly beside the oven and the pizzas will be assembled on the peel and slipped directly onto the brick hearth, unless as my wife prefers, cooked on a pan or foil.

Neill

[tomtom]

I was curious - what type of material does everyone have for a working surface for pizza preparation? I was considering either polished concrete or a polished limestone. I have made a couple of concrete bar tops using Buddy Rhodes concrete mix. The first one I made turned out great. The second so-so. Has anyone done the Cheg Method? Or does anyone have any other concrete recipes that have resulted in a good product?

Tom