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A couple of weeks ago my hubby, Dave, caught me cursing at the world because my precious silky sloppy white loaves deflated, stuck and seriously deformed during the process of being transferred from their cozy cloches onto the scorching hot baking tile in my oven... it can be such a frustrating and upsetting process if it goes wrong. All that work!!!
Anyway, always eager to please, lovely Dave immediately went in search of a solution...
and he found the Superpeel http://www.superpeel.com !!! Mine arrived in the mail a week ago and has already been put to good use. I can't speak highly enough of this little ingenious tool --- it's really fantastic, simple and works just as described/pictured (YIPEE!!!). Email me if you want more info - cause it's a real simple setup.
Catharina
G'day Catharina,
are you using this with cornmeal too ?
No, nothing, no cornmeal or rice flour or whatever; except whatever falls off from the transfer from the cloche... just the raw fabric and nothing sticks to it --- I use it for everything, all sloppy doughs and pizzas etc. I LOVE IT - it's a brilliant invention for the home baker! (and I do not get paid to say that! :) )
I'm new to this blog, but I have had a SuperPeel for almost 2 years. I bought one early that is made out of beautiful wood (solid maple).
A number of years ago, Gary at Exo Products was kind enough to custom craft an extra-wide Super Peel for me and it does indeed work great for loading baguettes. A video of it being used to load a batard can be seen here:
http://www.breadcetera.com/?p=85