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Storing our pizza peels

16 August 2021

My husband bought an Ooni Koda 16 outdoor pizza oven. Lucky me! I get to eat his delicious homemade pizza, cooked on our new deck.

The purchase brought a few storage challenges. Challenge #1: a table to put it on. We ended up buying this terrific outdoor table from IKEA: Kloven Sideboard with ice bucket. (We took out the ice bucket to make room for the propane tank.)

Challenge #2 was where to store the pizza peel. This wooden paddle, used to take the pizza in and out of the high-temperature pizza oven, is 16 × 23 inches. We have two other peels as well. And a 16-inch diameter pizza pan.

We didn’t have spare cabinet space in our kitchen to store these large items. But there is a shelf on the pizza oven table. I was thrilled to find that Our Long Under Bed Box from The Container Store is just big enough to hold the peels plus and the pan. And it fits on the pizza table’s shelf! Since it has a lid, the contents stay clean even though they’re stored outdoors. Plus the pizza oven and table are protected by a custom-made cover that Barry ordered from Covers and All.

Here’s a photo of the setup:

And here’s a photo of how the pizza table looks with the custom cover on it:

This simple repurposing of an under bed box has made our pizza life easier so I wanted to share. Honestly, the clear plastic bins with lids at The Container Store are my go-to for so many storage challenges!

Tagged with: challenges, container store, kitchen organization

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