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Flipping Board

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Flipping Board

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Just received some clouche cloth from a friend, so it's time to bake some baguettes. 

Find that I also need a flipping board (flipping peel) to load bread from worktable  into my oven.  I can buy this item on-line for $10 -$20,, but isn't this just a piece of wood that I can find at any Home Depot, cut to size, for about a buck ?

What am I missing that makes this piece of (scrap) wood so expensive on-line??

DanAyo's picture
DanAyo

I’ve heard that some bakers get a piece of that thin wood plank flooring. Anything that is somewhat thin and stiff enough to handle the weight of the dough should work fine.

Dan

alfanso's picture
alfanso

Picked up a few feet of laminate flooring plank and cut it down.  4 or so years running, and expect it to last another 40.  Cost maybe $2-3USD.

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bikeprof

I went to Lowe's/HD to the lumber section which has smaller dimensions and finer finishing for crafts...there were good options there...

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Lazy Loafer

I have six pieces of 1/4" plywood with the front ends filed down. I don't usually use them as flipping boards as I don't proof on a couche, but use them as peels all the time. Pretty much free as I used scrap wood we had in the workshop.