Spreading the sauce around the dough calls for a little finesse. Keeping the spoodle flat and without pushing down, the pizza maker should work the sauce to the outside edge, using a spiral motion. .......
A Matter of Scale
To achieve better portion precision, some operators use the scale-centered method of saucing. ........He uses the spiral method of saucing, moving the sauce to the outside edge of the crust. The goal is to maintain a sauceless border with a width of two fingers, or about 1½”, because the sauce will spread more as it heats up.
Also swirl is a style of pizza
Swirl Pizza is a style found along the Schuylkill river towns just northwest of Philadelphia. This pizza is built upon a crust much thinner than your average Philly slice, and the sauce is applied on top of the cheese in a decorative spiral pattern. I found it at Alex's Pizzeria in Roxborough.
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AreWeSure ago
a child-sized brothel?
What the basis of this? They use a spiral as a logo?
A spiral motion is often used in applying pizza sauce as it allows for a consistent amount sauce. My local place used to use this method.
This is from an food industry article: A pizza industry expert offers tips and tools for saucing a pizza right every time.
Also swirl is a style of pizza