{"product_id":"authentic-pizza-ovens-starter-pack","title":"Authentic Pizza Ovens Starter Pack: 5 Piece Pizza Oven Tool Set","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .stk-h2 { color:#8a1f12; font-weight:700; margin-top:34px; }\n  .stk-table { width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; table-layout:fixed; margin:20px 0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; }\n  .stk-table th { background:#8a1f12; color:#fff; padding:12px 10px; text-align:left; font-size:15px; word-break:normal; overflow-wrap:break-word; }\n  .stk-table td { border-bottom:1px solid #ddd; padding:12px 10px; vertical-align:top; font-size:15px; word-break:normal; overflow-wrap:break-word; }\n  .stk-table tr:nth-child(even) td { background:#faf5f4; }\n  .stk-cards { display:none; }\n  @media (max-width:600px) {\n    .stk-table { display:none; }\n    .stk-cards { display:block; }\n    .stk-card { border:1px solid #ddd; border-radius:10px; padding:14px 16px; margin:14px 0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; }\n    .stk-card h4 { margin:0 0 8px; color:#8a1f12; font-size:17px; }\n    .stk-card p { margin:4px 0; font-size:15px; }\n  }\n  .cart-specs { width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin:16px 0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; }\n  .cart-specs th { background:#8a1f12; color:#fff; padding:10px 12px; text-align:left; width:36%; font-size:15px; vertical-align:top; }\n  .cart-specs td { border-bottom:1px solid #ddd; padding:10px 12px; font-size:15px; vertical-align:top; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary { list-style:none; cursor:pointer; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary::-webkit-details-marker { display:none; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary::after { content:none; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"] \u003e summary:hover { background:#eef1f5 !important; }\n  details[style*=\"border-bottom\"][open] .pin-arrow { transform:rotate(180deg); }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eDescription\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe pizza oven starter kit from Authentic Pizza Ovens is the five tools the maker says every new owner should have on the day the oven is cured: a long aluminum peel to launch and retrieve, a wooden peel to build and serve on, a 32 inch turner to rotate pies, a 27 inch floor brush, and an ash shovel. It is the pizza oven tool set the company uses in its own ovens, and it fits every Authentic Pizza Ovens dome from the portable Maximus to the Rustic Lisboa. Order it with the oven and it ships free on the same delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brick oven at 750°F does not give you a second chance at a launch, and the tool set is most of what separates a clean slide from a folded pizza on the floor. The technique is simple once the tools are right: build on wood dusted with semolina, jiggle to prove it floats, and slide it off in one motion. King Arthur Baking's guide to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kingarthurbaking.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/23\/the-stress-free-way-to-load-your-pizza-in-the-oven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eloading pizza from a peel\u003c\/a\u003e walks the jiggle and the launch better than any product page can. What follows is what each piece in this kit does, and why the maker picked these five.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"stk-h2\"\u003eWhat Is in the Pizza Oven Starter Kit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive pieces in the pizza oven starter kit, each chosen for a job in the cook, none of them decorative. Two peels because launching and serving are different tasks and one peel cannot stay cool enough to do both. A turner because a pizza in a wood fired oven cooks on one side first and has to be spun every twenty or thirty seconds. A brush and a shovel because a brick oven is managed with fire and ash, and both need moving between pizzas. The sizes below matter; a short peel in a 39 inch deep dome is a burned forearm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ctable class=\"stk-table\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width:30%;\"\u003eTool\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width:32%;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"width:38%;\"\u003eWhat it does\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAluminum pizza peel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 x 14 in blade, 14 gauge, 19 in wood handle (American Metalcraft)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLaunches and retrieves; the long handle reaches the back of a Lisboa or Pizzaioli floor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWooden pizza peel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 x 14 in blade, 8 in handle (Authentic Pizza Ovens)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuild and top the pizza on it; dough releases from wood; doubles as a serving board\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePizza turner and bubble popper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32 in, aluminum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRotates the pie a quarter turn at a time and pops the bubbles that would burn\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOven brush\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 in, wire bristles, wooden handle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSweeps ash and flour off the cooking floor before every launch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAsh shovel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 19.5 in overall, 9 in handle, steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMoves coals to the side and clears cold ash before the next fire\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stk-cards\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stk-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAluminum pizza peel\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 x 14 in blade, 14 gauge, 19 in wood handle (American Metalcraft)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJob:\u003c\/strong\u003e Launches and retrieves; the long handle reaches the back of the floor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stk-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWooden pizza peel\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12 x 14 in blade, 8 in handle (Authentic Pizza Ovens)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJob:\u003c\/strong\u003e Build and top the pizza on it; dough releases from wood; serving board\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stk-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePizza turner and bubble popper\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32 in, aluminum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJob:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rotates the pie a quarter turn at a time and pops bubbles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stk-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eOven brush\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 in, wire bristles, wooden handle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJob:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweeps ash and flour off the floor before every launch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"stk-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAsh shovel\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 19.5 in overall, 9 in handle, steel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJob:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moves coals to the side and clears cold ash\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"stk-h2\"\u003eHow the Pizza Oven Starter Kit Works on Pizza Night\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStretch the dough on the counter and move it to the wooden peel dusted with semolina, not flour. That is the first thing this pizza oven starter kit teaches: flour scorches on an 800°F floor, and by the third pie the whole oven smells of it, while semolina rolls under the dough like ball bearings and burns off clean. Top the pizza on the wood, give the peel a shake to prove the pie moves, and if it sticks, lift the edge and feed more semolina under it before you go anywhere near the fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe launch is the aluminum peel's job. Slide it under the topped pizza from the wood, or build straight on the aluminum if you work fast, then reach the floor with the long handle and pull the peel out from under the pie in one motion. Keep that peel cold between launches; a metal peel left leaning in the mouth of the oven comes back hot enough to weld the next dough to it, which is the most common reason a second pizza sticks and the first did not. Rest it on the counter, not on the oven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce the pie is down, the turner takes over. The side facing the fire cooks first, so every twenty to thirty seconds slide the turner under the pizza, lift, and rotate a quarter turn; the 32 inch handle keeps your hand outside the door while you do it. When a bubble rises on the crust, the hooked end pops it before it chars. About ninety seconds in, the aluminum peel goes back in to retrieve, and the pizza lands on the wooden peel to cut and serve. That is the whole pizza peel set at work, and why the maker sends two peels and a turner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"stk-h2\"\u003eThe Brush and the Shovel: Managing the Fire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wood fired brick oven is cooked with a bed of coals pushed to one side and a clear floor on the other, and the brush and shovel are how the floor gets clear. Before the first launch, sweep the floor with the 27 inch brush to push ash and loose embers back toward the fire; anything left on the floor ends up on the bottom of the pizza. Between pies, a quick pass keeps semolina from building up. The wire head shrugs off the heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shovel does two things. During the cook it moves live coals: rake them to the side to open the floor, or back to center for a few minutes when a later pizza cooks slow and the floor needs recharging. The morning after, when the ash is cold, it shovels the bed out into a metal container so the next fire starts on a clean floor. Ash holds heat overnight in a dome this massive, so clear it cold and into metal, never into a plastic bin the same evening. Nothing else in the pizza oven starter kit gets used as often as these two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"stk-h2\"\u003eWhich Ovens the Pizza Oven Starter Kit Fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pizza oven starter kit fits every Authentic Pizza Ovens model: the Lisboa, Pizzaioli, Ventura, Buena Ventura, Lume Alto, and Lume Largo on a base, the Custom Builders cores in a masonry housing, and the portable Maximus, Maximus Arena, and Prime. The 19 inch handle on the aluminum peel and the 32 inch turner were sized for the 31 inch deep floor of the traditional domes, so they reach the back of the biggest oven the maker builds and are simply generous on the portables. The 12 by 14 inch peels are sized for the 12 inch pizzas those ovens cook two at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same wood fired pizza oven tools work in any brick or refractory oven with a floor you can reach, so the pizza oven starter kit is also a sensible first purchase with an HPC Fire or a Pinnacolo dome from the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wood-fired\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003ewood fired pizza ovens\u003c\/a\u003e collection. What it is not is a pizza oven accessory pack for countertop gas ovens; a 32 inch turner in a 16 inch oven is comedy. For those, the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/accessories\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003epizza oven accessories\u003c\/a\u003e collection has shorter peels and turners matched to the smaller ovens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"stk-h2\"\u003ePizza Oven Starter Kit Care: Wood, Aluminum, and Wire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wooden peel never sees the sink. Scrape it, wipe it with a damp cloth, let it dry standing on edge, and rub a little food safe mineral oil into the wood every few months so it does not check and split; a soaked wooden peel warps and a warped peel does not slide. The aluminum peel and the turner wash normally in hot soapy water and dry with a towel; aluminum does not rust, but dried flour paste on the blade is the enemy of the next launch, so wash it the same night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brush lives near the oven. Tap the ash out of the wire after each use and let it cool before it goes anywhere near the storage bag or a wooden shelf. The steel shovel dries after use and gets a wipe of oil for the off season, because ash is mildly caustic and a shovel put away with damp ash in the pan pits by spring. Keep the whole pizza oven starter kit indoors or in the dry side of the base, not under the oven cover where it will sweat with the dome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"stk-h2\"\u003eWho Should Buy the Pizza Oven Starter Kit, and Who Should Not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy the Authentic Pizza Ovens starter pack if this is your first wood fired oven, because you will need all five of these on the first cured fire and buying them one at a time costs more and arrives later. Buy it with the oven so it rides free on the same delivery. Buy it if you are replacing tools sized for a small countertop oven; the extra length is the point in a 39 inch dome. And buy it if you cook for a crowd, because two peels plus a turner is what lets one person keep two pizzas moving at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkip the pizza oven starter kit if you already own a long aluminum peel and a turner; add the brush and shovel individually instead. Skip it if your oven is a 12 or 16 inch countertop model, where a 32 inch turner is more than you need. And note what the kit does not include: no laser thermometer for reading the floor directly, no gloves, and no pizza cutter. The infrared thermometer is the one addition worth making, because the door dial reads dome air and the floor is what cooks the crust; it is in the accessories collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 class=\"stk-h2\"\u003eBuying the Pizza Oven Starter Kit From Crustify\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pizza oven starter kit ships direct from the brand's Texas warehouse. Add it to an oven order and it packs with the oven, arriving on the same liftgate delivery with no added shipping; orders over $750 ship free. On its own it ships as a long parcel because of the 32 inch turner. Inspect it on arrival and report damage within five days; returns are accepted within fourteen days unused. Questions about which tools your oven takes go to the owner through the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003econtact page\u003c\/a\u003e or chat, usually answered the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRound out a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-lisboa-brick-pizza-oven\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eLisboa pizza oven\u003c\/a\u003e order with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-brick-oven-cover\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eoven cover\u003c\/a\u003e the warranty requires and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-rotisserie-spit-traditional\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003erotisserie spit\u003c\/a\u003e for the taller door. Every oven the kit was built for is on the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/authentic-pizza-ovens\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens\u003c\/a\u003e brand page, and if you are still choosing the oven, the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/pizza-oven-buying-guide\" style=\"color:#8B1A0A; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;\"\u003epizza oven buying guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers fuel, construction, and budget in five decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder the pizza oven starter kit with the oven and it rides free on the same delivery, which is the only way it will ever ship for nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe five tool pizza oven starter kit Authentic Pizza Ovens recommends for every new owner; the set the maker uses in its own ovens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAluminum pizza peel, 12 x 14 in blade, 14 gauge, 19 in wood handle (American Metalcraft): launch and retrieve, reaches the back of a 31 in deep floor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden pizza peel, 12 x 14 in, 8 in handle: build and top on it, dough releases from wood, doubles as a serving board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 in aluminum pizza turner and bubble popper: quarter turns every twenty to thirty seconds with your hand outside the door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27 in wire oven brush with wooden handle: sweeps ash and semolina off the floor before every launch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteel ash shovel, about 19.5 in overall with a 9 in handle: moves coals during the cook, clears cold ash after\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pizza oven starter kit fits every Authentic Pizza Ovens model, base mounted and portable, and any wood fired brick oven with a reachable floor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSized for the 12 in pizzas the traditional domes cook two at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot included: infrared floor thermometer, gloves, pizza cutter; available separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare: wood peel wiped and oiled, never soaked; aluminum washed and dried the same night; brush tapped out; shovel dried and oiled for storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping over $750 with liftgate; packs with an oven order and rides on the same delivery, direct from the brand's Texas warehouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKit contents.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sizes as supplied by Authentic Pizza Ovens; wooden pieces are handmade and vary slightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"cart-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAluminum pizza peel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmerican Metalcraft 2512; 14 gauge aluminum blade 12 L x 14 W in; 19 in wood handle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWooden pizza peel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens; 12 x 14 in wood blade; 8 in handle with hang hole\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePizza turner and bubble popper\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32 in overall; aluminum; hooked tip for bubbles, flat tip for turning\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOven brush\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 in overall; wire bristle head; wooden handle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAsh shovel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAbout 19.5 in overall; 9 in handle; steel pan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShared.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"cart-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrand\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthentic Pizza Ovens pizza oven starter kit, sold as one five piece set\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFits\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEvery Authentic Pizza Ovens model (Lisboa, Pizzaioli, Ventura, Buena Ventura, Lume Alto, Lume Largo, Custom Builders cores, Maximus, Maximus Arena, Prime) and any wood fired brick or refractory oven with a reachable floor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePizza size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeels sized for 12 in pizzas; 14 in wide blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNot included\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInfrared thermometer, oven gloves, pizza cutter, firewood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCare\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWood: scrape, wipe, dry on edge, oil occasionally, no soaking or dishwasher. Aluminum: hot soapy water, towel dry. Brush: tap out ash, cool before storing. Shovel: dry, light oil for the off season\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStorage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIndoors or in the dry side of the base; not under the oven cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShips from\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand warehouse, Texas; packs with an oven order or ships alone as a long parcel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eINSTALLATION GUIDE \u0026amp; USER MANUAL\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst pizza night with the pizza oven starter kit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fire the cured oven about an hour ahead. When the floor is at temperature, rake the coals to one side with the shovel and sweep the open floor with the brush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuild.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dust the wooden peel with semolina. Stretch the dough on the counter, move it to the wood, top it lightly, and shake the peel to confirm the pizza slides. Sticking anywhere means more semolina under that edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaunch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Transfer to the cold aluminum peel, or launch straight off the wood if the pie is near the mouth. Set the tip of the peel on the floor where the pizza will sit, and pull the peel back in one steady motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTurn.\u003c\/strong\u003e After about twenty seconds, slide the turner under the far edge, lift, and rotate a quarter turn. Repeat each time the fire side colors. Pop rising bubbles with the hooked tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRetrieve and serve.\u003c\/strong\u003e At about ninety seconds, slide the aluminum peel under the pizza and lift out. Land it on the wooden peel to cut and serve. Rest the aluminum peel on the counter between pies so it stays cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetween pies.\u003c\/strong\u003e Brush the floor. If pizzas start cooking slow, rake coals back to center for a few minutes, then to the side again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wash and dry the aluminum peel and turner. Wipe the wood. Tap out the brush. The next morning, shovel the cold ash into a metal container and sweep the floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eWARRANTY INFORMATION\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tools in the pizza oven starter kit are supplied by Authentic Pizza Ovens as manufactured accessories. Inspect the kit on arrival and report any shipping damage within five days; Crustify Pizza Ovens is an authorized dealer and handles the claim with the maker. Unused kits can be returned within fourteen days of delivery. Heat discoloration on the aluminum, wear on the brush wire, and checking in the wooden peel from being soaked are normal use, not defects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the pizza oven starter kit has no effect on the three year warranty on the oven. The oven's own conditions apply on every cook: cured on schedule, never above 500°C on the dial, no accelerants, and the cover back on once the dome has cooled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FAQ'S\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"faqs\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #c62828;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; margin-top: 0; text-align: center;\"\u003eYour Questions Answered Before You Buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe questions buyers ask most about the pizza oven starter kit before they order. If yours is not here, the chat goes straight to the owner and a real answer typically comes the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 100%; margin: 30px 0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 What exactly is in the Authentic Pizza Ovens starter pack?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eFive tools. An aluminum pizza peel with a 12 by 14 inch blade and a 19 inch wood handle, a wooden pizza peel of the same blade size with an 8 inch handle, a 32 inch aluminum pizza turner and bubble popper, a 27 inch wire oven brush on a wooden handle, and a steel ash shovel about 19.5 inches long. It is the set Authentic Pizza Ovens recommends and uses in its own ovens.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Why does the pizza oven starter kit have two peels, and which one launches?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eBecause launching and serving are different jobs. Build and top the pizza on the wooden peel, where semolina lets dough slide; launch and retrieve with the long aluminum peel, which reaches the back of a deep brick oven floor and stays cold on the counter between pies. A metal peel that has been near the fire welds the next dough to it, which is the usual reason a second pizza sticks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Does the pizza oven starter kit fit every Authentic Pizza Ovens model?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eYes. The peel handle and the 32 inch turner are sized for the 31 inch deep floor of the traditional domes, so they reach the back of a Lisboa, Pizzaioli, Ventura, Buena Ventura, or Lume, and they are simply generous on the portable Maximus, Maximus Arena, and Prime. The same tools work in any wood fired brick or refractory oven from another brand as long as you can reach the floor.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 What does the pizza turner do that a peel cannot?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eA pizza next to a wood fire cooks on the fire side first, so it has to be rotated a quarter turn every twenty to thirty seconds. The turner's narrow blade slides under the pie and spins it in place without dragging it across the floor, and its 32 inch length keeps your hand outside the door. The hooked tip pops crust bubbles before they char. A wide peel drags toppings and cannot pop anything.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 What is not in the kit that I will still want?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eAn infrared thermometer, first. The oven's door dial reads the air in the dome, and the floor is what cooks the crust; a laser thermometer pointed at the floor tells you when to launch. Oven gloves for moving the door and the drip pan, a pizza cutter, and firewood are the others. All of them are in the accessories collection, and none of them is a reason to delay the kit itself.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 How do I keep the pizza oven starter kit's wooden peel from warping?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eNever soak it and never put it in a dishwasher. Scrape off dough and semolina, wipe it with a damp cloth, and stand it on edge to dry so both faces dry at the same rate. Every few months rub in a little food safe mineral oil. Store it indoors, not under the oven cover, where it would sweat with the dome. A wooden peel treated that way lasts for years; one soaked once will cup and stop sliding.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding: 5px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"padding: 18px 20px; cursor: pointer; background: #f8f9fa; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #2c3e50; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; transition: all 0.3s ease;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🍕 Can I use flour instead of semolina on the peel?\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pin-arrow\" style=\"font-size: 20px; transition: transform 0.3s ease;\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 20px; background: white; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003eYou can, but semolina is better in a brick oven. Flour absorbs moisture from the dough and turns to paste on the peel, then scorches on the 750°F floor, and by the third pizza the oven smells burnt. Semolina rolls under the dough like ball bearings, does not absorb water, and burns off clean when swept aside. Use a light, even dusting on the wooden peel and more only where it sticks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Authentic Pizza Ovens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49227824496895,"sku":"STARTER","price":145.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/7760\/5375\/files\/authentic-pizza-ovens-starter-kit-five-piece-pizza-oven-tool-set.webp?v=1789606994","url":"https:\/\/crustifypizzaovens.com\/products\/authentic-pizza-ovens-starter-pack","provider":"Crustify Pizza Ovens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}