Give Your Ooni Pizza Peel a Handle For Maximum Pizza Slinging Action

The pizza peel that comes with the Ooni (formerly known as Uuni) is a workable first pizza peel, but after a few pizzas, I really wanted a handle. I decided to add a handle using a simple 1″ dowel rod. Here’s how I did it!
| Flat head machine screws | × | 2 3/8″ x 1″ | |
| Machine screw nuts | × | 2 3/8″ | |
| Dowel | × | 1 1″ | |
| Stock uuni pizza peel | × | 1 |
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1″ screws are just long enough to go through the peel and dowel without protruding too far on the other side.

Measure over about 1/4″ and make a straight mark that runs across the end of the dowel. Extend the mark 3″ down the length of the dowel on both sides. That line will keep us on track while cutting.

A vise is very helpful at this step although you could get away with a clamp.

My pizza peel is from when the company was still called “Uuni”, so yours might look slightly different than mine. This is more or less the center of the pizza peel, how convenient!

Using a 3/8″ drill bit, drill all the way through the dowel being careful to drill slowly and as straight as possible.
Give Your Ooni Pizza Peel a Handle For Maximum Pizza Slinging Action

The pizza peel that comes with the Ooni (formerly known as Uuni) is a workable first pizza peel, but after a few pizzas, I really wanted a handle. I decided to add a handle using a simple 1″ dowel rod. Here’s how I did it!
| Flat head machine screws | × | 2 3/8″ x 1″ | |
| Machine screw nuts | × | 2 3/8″ | |
| Dowel | × | 1 1″ | |
| Stock uuni pizza peel | × | 1 |
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1″ screws are just long enough to go through the peel and dowel without protruding too far on the other side.

Measure over about 1/4″ and make a straight mark that runs across the end of the dowel. Extend the mark 3″ down the length of the dowel on both sides. That line will keep us on track while cutting.

A vise is very helpful at this step although you could get away with a clamp.

My pizza peel is from when the company was still called “Uuni”, so yours might look slightly different than mine. This is more or less the center of the pizza peel, how convenient!

Using a 3/8″ drill bit, drill all the way through the dowel being careful to drill slowly and as straight as possible.
Give Your Ooni Pizza Peel a Handle For Maximum Pizza Slinging Action

The pizza peel that comes with the Ooni (formerly known as Uuni) is a workable first pizza peel, but after a few pizzas, I really wanted a handle. I decided to add a handle using a simple 1″ dowel rod. Here’s how I did it!
| Flat head machine screws | × | 2 3/8″ x 1″ | |
| Machine screw nuts | × | 2 3/8″ | |
| Dowel | × | 1 1″ | |
| Stock uuni pizza peel | × | 1 |
Howchoo is reader-supported. As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small affiliate commission at no cost to you when you buy through our links.
1″ screws are just long enough to go through the peel and dowel without protruding too far on the other side.

Measure over about 1/4″ and make a straight mark that runs across the end of the dowel. Extend the mark 3″ down the length of the dowel on both sides. That line will keep us on track while cutting.

A vise is very helpful at this step although you could get away with a clamp.

My pizza peel is from when the company was still called “Uuni”, so yours might look slightly different than mine. This is more or less the center of the pizza peel, how convenient!

Using a 3/8″ drill bit, drill all the way through the dowel being careful to drill slowly and as straight as possible.
Give Your Ooni Pizza Peel a Handle For Maximum Pizza Slinging Action

The pizza peel that comes with the Ooni (formerly known as Uuni) is a workable first pizza peel, but after a few pizzas, I really wanted a handle. I decided to add a handle using a simple 1″ dowel rod. Here’s how I did it!
| Flat head machine screws | × | 2 3/8″ x 1″ | |
| Machine screw nuts | × | 2 3/8″ | |
| Dowel | × | 1 1″ | |
| Stock uuni pizza peel | × | 1 |
Howchoo is reader-supported. As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small affiliate commission at no cost to you when you buy through our links.
Give Your Ooni Pizza Peel a Handle For Maximum Pizza Slinging Action
| Flat head machine screws | × | 2 3/8″ x 1″ | |
| Machine screw nuts | × | 2 3/8″ | |
| Dowel | × | 1 1″ | |
| Stock uuni pizza peel | × | 1 |
Howchoo is reader-supported. As an Amazon Associate, we may earn a small affiliate commission at no cost to you when you buy through our links.
| Flat head machine screws | × | 2 3/8″ x 1″ | |
| Machine screw nuts | × | 2 3/8″ | |
| Dowel | × | 1 1″ | |
| Stock uuni pizza peel | × | 1 |
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1″ screws are just long enough to go through the peel and dowel without protruding too far on the other side.
1″ screws are just long enough to go through the peel and dowel without protruding too far on the other side.
Gather materials

Measure over about 1/4″ and make a straight mark that runs across the end of the dowel. Extend the mark 3″ down the length of the dowel on both sides. That line will keep us on track while cutting.

Measure over about 1/4″ and make a straight mark that runs across the end of the dowel. Extend the mark 3″ down the length of the dowel on both sides. That line will keep us on track while cutting.
Mark the dowel for your cut

A vise is very helpful at this step although you could get away with a clamp.

A vise is very helpful at this step although you could get away with a clamp.
Cut down the length of the dowel
Cut across the grain to remove the piece
You should have a flat ledge in your dowel

My pizza peel is from when the company was still called “Uuni”, so yours might look slightly different than mine. This is more or less the center of the pizza peel, how convenient!

My pizza peel is from when the company was still called “Uuni”, so yours might look slightly different than mine. This is more or less the center of the pizza peel, how convenient!
Mark the two screw holes by lining up the “i” in “ooni”

Using a 3/8″ drill bit, drill all the way through the dowel being careful to drill slowly and as straight as possible.

Using a 3/8″ drill bit, drill all the way through the dowel being careful to drill slowly and as straight as possible.
Drill the holes through the dowel
Thread the screws through the dowel and pizza peel
Reverse side





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