Pizza dough is soft, elastic and often very sticky. After kneading and shaping, dough residue can quickly remain on bowls, hands, dough scrapers or work surfaces.
With the right approach, however, pizza dough residue can be removed easily.
Why is pizza dough so sticky?
Pizza dough often contains a relatively high amount of water. This keeps the dough soft and elastic, but also makes it adhere strongly to surfaces.
When the dough dries, it forms a firm layer.
How to remove pizza dough residue properly
1. Remove coarse dough residue
First remove larger pieces of dough with a dough scraper.
2. Use cold or lukewarm water
Very hot water can cause components of the dough to adhere more strongly to surfaces.
3. Loosen dough residue mechanically
The Teiger® dough cleaning cloth can be used to mechanically loosen sticky pizza dough residue from bowls and work surfaces.
The open mesh structure helps loosen the dough residue from the surface.
Remove pizza dough from the bowl
Sticky pizza dough residue often remains especially in mixing or dough bowls.
More: Clean a dough bowl
Remove pizza dough from the work surface
When shaping and stretching pizza dough, small pieces often remain on the work surface.
More: Remove dough from the work surface
Remove pizza dough from your hands
The dough can also stick strongly to fingers and hands.
More: Remove dough from hands
Remove dried-on pizza dough
If the pizza dough has already dried, first moisten it slightly.
The firm dough layer can then be loosened mechanically.
More: Remove dried-on dough
Teiger® for pizza fans
Teiger® was specially developed for removing dough residue.
The cloth has an open, single-layer mesh structure and is made in Germany.
After use, it can be rinsed under running water. For more thorough cleaning, it is also suitable for the dishwasher and washing machine.
Official Teiger® product information
Want to make pizza yourself?
Then it is not just about cleaning afterwards. Our discovery guides cover pizza dough basics, practical helpers for pizza baking, proper kneading and dealing with sticky dough.
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