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Sourdough Baking Finds
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items I’ve been on my sourdough journey here lately and here are things you may want or need to get started on yours!
When making 1 to 2 loaves, this glass bowl is great to see what your dough is doing during bulk fermentation!
Mainstays Glass Mixing Bowl, 4 Quart
This jar is perfect for storing discard in the fridge.
Mainstays 67 oz Glass Airtight Food Storage Jar Canister with Locking Lid, Kitchen Pantry Storage Container for Dry Food, Coffee, Sugar and Pantry Organization
This jar is great for keeping your starter in, just remove the airtight seal.
Ball 15.6 Cup Stack & Store Glass Jar with Acacia Wood Lid – Airtight Wide Mouth Glass Storage Container for Pantry, Kitchen, and Countertop Organization
This is a great jar for starter if you are bulking up your sourdough for several loaves!
Anchor Hocking Heritage Hill Glass Jar with Lid, 2 Gallon, Made for Pantry Jar Storage and Display
If you are looking for a beautiful jar for your starter, this is the one!
53oz Fluted Glass Storage Canister with Wood Lid - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia
The best all-purpose flour for feeding your starter and baking!
King Arthur Flour Unbleached All-Purpose Flour - 5lbs
The best flour for baking loaves with!
King Arthur Flour Unbleached Bread Flour - 5lbs
A good digital food scale is a must have for accurate measurements.
Taylor Digital Kitchen Glass Top 11lb Food Scale Black
You can never have too many silicone spatulas for working with your sourdough!
Cuisinart 4pc Silicone Spatula Set
These silicone spatulas are so good for mixing your starter!
2pc Silicone Spatula Set Sage Green - Figmint™: Kitchen Utensil Set, Dishwasher-Safe, Adult Use
These plastic shower caps work great for holding in moisture during stretch and folds, bulk fermentation, and cold proofing!
Adama Plastic Shower, Conditioning, Processing Caps, 15 Packs
A great affordable Dutch oven for baking loaves in!
Lodge Cast Iron 5.5qt Oyster White Enameled Dutch Oven - Walmart.com
A great, affordable Dutch oven for baking oval loaves in!
Beautiful 6 Quart Enamel Dutch Oven, White Icing by Drew Barrymore - Walmart.com
Having filtered water when making loaves is a must.
Brita Water Filter 10-Cup Tahoe Water Pitcher Dispenser - Black: Easy-Fill Lid, Electronic Indicator
A whisk like this works great when mixing up your dough.
Lehman's Old Country Maple Dough Mixing Whisk Baking Tool Quick Mixing 12"
The Dutch oven of all Dutch ovens. If you’re looking to splurge on something well worth the money, I would suggest investing in this Dutch oven!!
Signature Round Dutch Oven | Le Creuset®
Bread ovens are also very popular when baking sourdough loaves. This one is a splurge but it is an investment!!
Signature Bread Oven | Le Creuset®
Parchment paper is a must! It’s very important that you get quality parchment paper that is able to withstand the heat required to bake loaves. This one is safe at 425 degrees, but I’ve never had an issue with 450 degrees.
Reynolds Kitchens Unbleached Parchment Paper - 45 sq ft: Oven-Safe, 12" Wide, Multipurpose Baking, 1 Pack
A good mixing bowl set is necessary for mixing starter, dough, and/or discard recipes!
8pc Glass Set of 4 Mixing Bowls with Lids Clear - Figmint™: Microwave without Lid & Freezer Safe, Glass & Plastic
A digital food thermometer is crucial in making sure your dough is cooked all the way through prior to removing it from the oven.
ThermoPro Waterproof Digital Meat Food Thermometer
These wire cooling racks are great for sitting your bakes on to cool!
Nonstick Aluminized Steel Cooling Rack Gray - Figmint™: Oven-Safe, Dishwasher-Safe, Made Without PTFE
Anything dealing with lemon zest, this is a great tool to use!
OXO Etched Medium Grater: Stainless Steel Handheld Cheese Grater with Soft-Grip Handle, Dishwasher-Safe, Yellow
I love this tool for juicing lemons for discard recipes!
OXO Softworks Citrus Squeezer: Aluminum Handheld Lemon & Lime Juicer, Dishwasher-Safe, Yellow
You’ll need some good potholders when handling Dutch ovens and loaves!
Plaid Potholders Gray/Natural - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia
This is a great sourdough starter kit! The important things here are the bannetons and the bread mat! The banneton baskets are a non-negotiable in my opinion! The bread mat just makes things much easier!
Astercook 56-Piece Sourdough Starter Kit, Sourdough Bread Baking Supplies with Round & Oval Banneton Bread Proofing Baskets, Bread Making Kit - Perfect Baking Gifts for Beginners & Home Bakers
A beautiful bread lame for scoring your loaves!!
Bread Scoring Tool Portable Bread Lame Cutter Bread Slashing Tool with 10 Stainless Steel Blades and 1 Red Felt Bag
Adding rice flour on top of your loaves before baking makes your scoring stand out beautifully!
Bob's Red Mill, Gluten Free White Rice Flour, 24 oz
A beautiful, more affordable option, for an electric mixer! I don’t use a mixer for making loaves, but I use it for most discard recipes.
Beautiful 5.3 Qt Stand Mixer, White Icing with Flat Beater, Dough Hook, Balloon Whisk - Walmart.com
The exact mixer I use for discard recipes!
KitchenAid Classic 4.5qt Stand Mixer - White: 10 Speeds, Metal, Dishwasher-Safe, Includes Beater & Dough Hook