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Sourdough Essentials!
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items 2025 was the year I fell in love with making sourdough, and these are all the bread-xcellent items I’ve been using to make my loaves!
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Starter
Baking
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Starter
First things first you needa make a starter!
I really recommend getting a jar or two that close firmly! I used an old pickle jar that had been boiled and washed through multiple times to get rid of any residue, but buying one straight is probably easier!
You want one with a tight screw lid so...
Ball Mason 4oz Quilted Jelly Jars, Set of 12
I use strong white bread flour for both feeding my starter and baking with, I’ve had great results from this brand!
Ideally you want UNBLEACHED flour :)
Doves Farm Organic Strong White Bread Flour 1.5kg
I prefer to use a non metal spoon when mixing my starter, as the minerals in a metal spoon can come out and disrupt the starters pH balance
Knork Eco Spoon Bamboo Reusable Set, 12 Blue
I use a chopstick to mix my fed starter together - I find it is cleaner and quicker to mix with compared to anything else! Also handy to scrape down the sides of your jar, and fits into the grooves of a jar easier
HIWARE 10 Pairs Fiberglass Chopsticks 9.5in
I live in a really cold country for about half the year, and this helps stop my starter getting unhappy - they like to warmth!!!
Digital Sourdough Starter Bread Proofer Mat
Always helpful to have around the kitchen, but I use one to cover my starter jar after it has been fed, as I’ve found she grows better when kept in the dark! Plus it makes the growth reveal each day quite fun!
How cutie are these sourdough themed o...
6 Pcs Funny Sourdough Baking Kitchen Towels
Baking
All the bits you need to bake, bake, bake!
A must for proving your bread! It also gives it a gorgeous swirly shape to it
Banneton 9in Bread Proofing Basket Set of 2
For when you want to make sandwich loaves
Oval 10" Banneton Bread Proofing Basket Set
Super helpful for mixing your initial dough together! A normal whisk just gets all stuck together and a spoon doesn’t totally get everything mixed together
Danish Dough Whisk & Hook - Stainless Steel
Keeps your banneton clean! These are reusable so generate less waste than the disposable ones, I pop them in sink for a soak n wash after using them and then let em airdry!
6 Pcs Bread Proofing Basket Cloth Liners Set
Whilst they say disposable, these can ABSOLUTELY be used multiple times!!! Just give them a quick rinse and they are right as rain to be used again.
Popping a shower cap over the banneton of proving bread helps keep the moisture in the loaf
30pcs Waterproof Disposable Shower Caps 46CM
Weighing scales! Sourdough is a pretty exact art and I like to weigh/measure everything in grams to ensure it is accurate
Amazon Basics Digital Kitchen Scale, 11 lbs
Lets be honest we all want a Le Creuset bread oven, but this one is a little kinder to the pocket! You want a cast iron pot that has a lid to keep the steam generated inside whilst you bake
Umite Chef 5QT Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven (Pink)
Makes it MUCH easier to lift your bread/dough in or out of your dutch oven - don’t get your loaf stuck like I did
Silicone Bread Sling for Dutch Oven, 2 PCS
Rice flour can help stop your dough from sticking to your hands, the table or the bowl as you work with it!
Bob's Red Mill, Gluten Free Rice Flour, 1.5 lb
Your sourdough deserves the BEST of salt
Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 8.5oz, Pack of 2
If you wanna be fancy and treat your bread the best…get a Le Creuset dutch oven. Genuinely a thing of my DREAMS
Dutch Ovens Shop
I prefer a glass mixing bowl as I feel you can see the rise on your dough better and check that everything is completely mixed in better than in a plastic one!
Pyrex Essentials 3-Piece Glass Mixing Bowls
Presentation
ARE YOU BREADY FOR IT?
Sourdough is notoriously hard to cut, so save yourself some hassle and get a good break knife
Mercer M23210 Millennia 10" Wavy Bread Knife
If you are like me and TERRIBLE at cutting bread this could definitely save you some time and be worth its weight in gold! A good gift for any avid sourdough maker
Fun fact - this is a gift Travis Kelce bought Taylor Swift for Christmas!
Manual Bread Slicer for Sourdough, Adjustable Thickness, Hand Crank with Scale & Suction Cup
A great way to keep your freshly bought bread fresh for longer (although mine is always eaten before it goes stale!!)
I prefer fabric bags to beeswax bags due to being vegan :)
GRIN 2-Pack Reusable Bread Bags, Extra Large
A cute way to gift your sourdough to others!!! You can personalise the bags with messages or stickers too
60 Pack Kraft Paper Bread Loaf Bags 14x8.3x3.5
Not essential but very very very cute for adding to any loaves you are giving away as gifts!
Bread Sticker Extra Large Funny Memes 10pcs