This operation must be performed in the correct way so that the gluten shield is preserved and it is possible to obtain a high quality pizza. OperaPrima is the Pizza Shaper that allows you to gently form the dough without altering its properties.
The stretching of the pizza dough is a delicate operation that must be performed in a gentle way not to break the gluten shield and thus preserve the quality and elasticity. A perfect dough preparation that follows the ideal maturation times (we talked about it in this article) and made with quality ingredients could be jeopardised if you do not pay attention to stretch the pizza dough in the correct way. To understand why we need to have a look at the characteristics of the dough.

Gluten mesh

Inside the dough, proteins (in particular gliadin and glutenin) combined with water form what is commonly called the „gluten shield“. This is the dense network of gluten which, in a properly leavened dough, retains the carbon dioxide produced during leavening. When you take a piece of dough in your hand and try to pull it between your hands, if it does not break and it does not create a thin veil, it means that the gluten mesh has formed. This does not happen if, on the opposite, the dough tears.
La maglia glutinica: da preservare quando si deve stendere l'impasto della pizza
La maglia glutinica formata in un impasto della pizza: nell'operazione di stesura deve essere preservata.
However, the formation of the gluten mesh does not imply that it cannot be broken later: this particular possibility must be avoided to guarantee an optimal result. This happens when you have to stretch the pizza dough. In fact, if this operation is done aggressively, it can compromise all previous work. Otherwise, a gentle application allows you to preserve the gluten shield and consequently the elasticity of the dough.
Gluten mesh
How can you stretch the dough while preserving the gluten shield and carrying out the operation quickly? OperaPrima takes care of this: it is the professional Pizza Shaper that is able to stretch the pizza dough without stressing it. This happens thanks to a cold working system, designed precisely to not alter the gluten shield and form the dough in a gentle way. It is the innovative system that makes the difference: it is not made up of a press, which with its aggressive movement would certainly break the gluten shield, but of an exclusive patented technology, that performs the entire operation with all the necessary delicacy.
Una grafica che spiega come funziona OperaPrima per stendere l'impasto in modo gentile.
The machine also allows you to automate the stretching operation to speed up the pizza preparation process because while OperaPrima stretches the dough, the user can season and cook other pizzas.
La Pizza Shaper OperaPrima consente di stendere l'impasto della pizza in modo gentile.
La Pizza Shaper OperaPrima consente di stendere l'impasto della pizza in modo gentile.
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