The Pizza Butler, a Space-Saving Pizza Tray

Posted by Adam Kuban, April 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM

This one's for all the pizzeria owners out there in Slice land. You've probably encountered this problem if you've got two-tops in your pizza joint—sometimes it's hard to fit a large pie on the table along with plates, drinks, napkin-holders, and spice shakers. Heck, even at a four-top table, you're running some serious space deficits when customers order two pies.

Enter Manny Velis's Pizza Butler, whose Z-shape design cuts the pan footprint in half. At $45.99 for the least expensive options (the 13- and 14-inch models), however, you're really putting a premium on space and customer convenience. Seems like you could just use a $5 pizza stand to similar effect.

7 Comments

Tags: equipment and accessories, pizza pans, The Pizza Butler

7 Comments:

Looks like a pain to clean off, much bigger footprint than a regular stand too.

ratbuddy at 9:49PM on 04/22/09

@pizzaexpert: reply to this post.

Prairie at 12:32AM on 04/23/09

i'm really angry and have nothing better to do than comment on this stupid contraption. say no more.

moesizlacks at 2:00AM on 04/23/09

It won't fit in your dishwasher.

/And it's just stupid. It saves like 3 inches on one side. What are ya doin'? Eating off a SHELF??

Mooner at 8:58PM on 04/23/09

Hey Mooner,
Do your research first before you comment.
Yes it does fit a dishwasher
No does not save 3 in. Its saves half the space.
No, iam not eating off a SHELF.

Thank you anyway.

thepizzabutler at 9:59AM on 04/24/09

Hey, I can just LOOK at it and see that it only saves 3 inches. Unless that's a 36 inch wide pizza.

If you put that in a dishwasher, it takes up the whole bottom, so I guess technically you are right. It will FIT in the dishwasher, unless you also want to wash the rest of your dishes.

It's a waste of $45, that's for sure.

Mooner at 10:18PM on 04/24/09

Oh, and if it were to actually save HALF the space, the top shelf's front edge would have to hang right over the bottom shelf's front edge.

/I was a math major - I took Geometry 300.

Mooner at 10:25PM on 04/24/09

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