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Sourdough Making Essentials
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items I started making sourdough bread this year, and I have LOVED the process (and the yummy results)! It has been so fun to figure out my ideal sourdough making process and favorite supplies. Lucky for you, I rounded them all up for you!
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Supplies
Great tools are SO helpful to streamline the sourdough making process and to set you up for success… and yummy bread.
This bread lame (basically, a razor blade for scoring bread before baking) is easy to handle, compact, and has a magnet so it can stick on the fridge when it's not in use!
NeoRov Magnetic Bread Lame Scoring Tool w/ Blades
This starter pack has almost everything you could need to make sourdough, especially when you are first starting out. I prefer the silicone bannetons because they can be washed easily and won't grow mold like rattan.
EvanMader Silicone Banneton Bread Proofing Set
I prefer to keep my sourdough starter in a mason jar, and this spatula is absolutely perfect for mixing starter during feeds. It scrapes down the sides of the jar like a pro!
11" Jar Scraper by Makery
I'm going to be honest, I bought these mason jars because they're pink… I've figured out that they're perfect for sourdough starter, though! The 32 oz size is perfect for a larger amount of starter, and the straight walls of the jar make it easy to m...
Ball 32oz 4pk Glass Regular Mouth Rose Vintage Mason Jar with Lid and Band: Pink Canning Jars, Dishwasher-Safe
This set of ceramic bowls is perfect for mixing and proofing sourdough. They keep the dough's temperature stable, and they're pretty! Love.
5pc Earthenware Ceramic Mixing Bowl Set Cream - Figmint™
I use these towels to cover the dough or line the bannetons when they're being used. The towels are a great size and super high quality!
Dual Sided Terry Kitchen Towel Cream/Sage Green - Figmint™: Reversible Cotton Dish Towel, 28"x18", OEKO-TEX Certified
These cooling racks are perfect for cooling bread once it's baked. Waiting is the hardest part of baking bread, but these racks help it go a little bit faster!
GoodCook Ready 2pk Cooling Racks: Nonstick Steel Baking & Cookie Wire Racks, Hand Wash, 16"x10.3", Black
A Le Creuset dutch oven is a kitchen tool that will be used for a lifetime. I use it for so much more than just bread, but it does help me bake a perfect sourdough loaf!
Signature Round Dutch Oven
High quality potholders or oven mitts are super important when you're baking bread — you're working at high temps! These Figmint potholders work well to protect your hands and ensure that you have a good grip on whatever you're holding.
2pk Potholder Terracotta Orange - Figmint™: Modern Kitchen Textiles, Cotton, OEKO-TEX Certified, Silicon Gripper
Unconventional, but I prefer to shape my bread on this cutting board. It's got a large surface area and it's easy to clean up!
KitchenAid Classic Plastic Cutting Board 12x18
Ingredients
Quality ingredients matter… luckily, sourdough only has a couple of ingredients!
We love King Arthur here! Their bread flour is my favorite for making sourdough.
King Arthur Baking Company Bread Flour, 10 Pounds
I prefer this King Arthur all purpose flour to establish and feed my sourdough starter. Unbleached flour is great for sourdough!
King Arthur, All Purpose Unbleached Flour, Non-GMO Project Verified, Certified Kosher, No Preservatives, 10 lbs
I made an inclusion loaf with these herbs and shredded parmesan cheese recently and it was otherworldly. I don't think I can top how delicious it was, but maybe you can!
Member's Mark Italian Herb Grinder, 5.8 oz.