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Sourdough Essentials-Newbie to Experienced
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items All of my favorite tools, ingredients & resources in one spot. They all helped me enter my “Sourdough Era” after a few failed attempts. I hope they help you, too! 🫶
Favorite jars for storing flour. You’ll need lots of it!
Anchor Hocking 1 Gallon Glass Jar Set of 2
This is my current go-to flour. For sourdough, it is essential that you have a good protein content in your flour. This works perfectly. If you have a Costco membership, this is what I recommend. I will also list alternatives I have used. I DO NO...
Kirkland Signature Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour, 10 lbs, 2-count
This is another flour I use that works great. If you don’t do a lot of baking, this amount will work fine.
Organic Flour - 5LB - Good & Gather™
Another brand of flour that I have used and that works great!
Organic All-Purpose Flour
You will need a kitchen scale with the tare function!
Etekcity Digital Kitchen Scale, 304 SS
My favorite jars for sourdough starter. Plus, they are super cute!
744 - 1/2 L Tulip Jar (Set of 6) - Weck Jars
Favorite jars for making leaven & storing sourdough discard. Pro tip: The locking lid helps your starter/leaven rise. These can also be used for starter.
CHEFSTORY 50oz Airtight Glass Jars, 3 PCS
A Danish Whisk helps ensure you don’t over mix your dough or baked goods when using sourdough. These are my favorite. Easy to clean, easy to handle. Fit inside my jar for mixing up leaven and they have lasted a really long time. I always hand wash...
2-Pack Danish Dough Whisk Blender 13.5"
A large, non reactive mixing bowl is essential. Don’t use plastic or metal as those can kill the active yeast. Opt for glass or ceramic. You’ll be proofing your dough for long periods of time and it will need room to grow, so a large bowl is essent...
Pyrex 2pc 4qt and 2.5qt Glass Mixing Bowls with Plastic Lids
Another budget friendly option for mixing bowls. I have this set and love it. I use the large bowl for fermenting my sourdough when making large batches.
8pc Glass Set of 4 Mixing Bowls with Lids Clear - Figmint™: Microwave & Freezer Safe, BPA-Free, Glass & Plastic
These are the pans I use to make soft sourdough sandwich loaves. I spray with avocado oil spray before use. With 4 boys, I bake 3-6 loaves of sandwich bread every week and these have held up to that demand for over a year, so far!
Anchor Hocking 1.5Qt Glass Bread Pan Set
Oval bannetons-set of 2. These are used for proofing traditional sourdough. I love these because they come with a liner which you can use or take out depending on your preference!
Set of 2 Oval Banneton Proofing Baskets
Round bannetons-set of 2.
Set of 2 Round 9.8" Banneton Proofing Baskets
Bread lame for scoring sourdough before baking. This is what you will use to create those designs you often see in traditional
Sourdough!
SAINT GERMAIN Bread Lame with 10 Blades
A really good pair of oven mitts is essential! These are my favorite. I use them for all of my sourdough backing from simple soft loaves, to Dutch oven traditional loaves. They do a great job of protecting me from burns!
Sungwoo Extra Long Silicone Oven Mitts 14.6"
My favorite resource for tutorials, recipes and more! She makes learning sourdough so easy!
Turner Farm
Another great resource for learning sourdough. She makes the process so approachable!
Instagram (@sourdoughsparrow)
This is my go-to cookbook. It has made learning sourdough so easy. Unfortunately, it’s often sold out. It’s worth checking on, frequently and grabbing whenever it is in stock! I use this cookbook several times a week.
Cookbook, For The Love Of Sourdough