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Full Guide to Everything Sourdough
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items My favorite items that I have purchased and use in my sourdough journey so far! I'm obsessed with everything sourdough and love making new recipes and adding in new inclusions. I think some of my favorites are discard recipes, but active starter is S...
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Sourdough Starter
Bulk Fermentation/Baking
Misc Other Tools
Sourdough Storage
Recipes
Selling
Sourdough Starter
The essentials that you need to get started with your sourdough starter
One of my favorite starter kits for people just getting familiar with sourdough baking; comes with a little bit of everything you need until you get addicted and want to level up items (or not!)
Sourdough Starter Kit
My favorite jar (weck jar) that I use for my starter. The straight sides make it super easy to feed and to see when the starter hits peak. The clips and orange silicone gasket should be used when the starter is in the fridge, but just the lid gently ...
Weck 743 3/4 L Mold Jar
My other favorite starter jar mainly because this one is a little smaller so I use this daily if I'm just making 1-2 loafs and if I need more, then I switch to the bigger jar
Weck 742 1/2 L Mold Jar
The airtight container that I use to store my bread flour in for baking. Makes it so I can see the flour (to ensure there's no bugs or weird things in there) and stays airtight and clean
Rubbermaid Brilliance 16-Cup Food Storage
A small kitchen scale is essential when starting out with sourdough to weigh the ratios when you're feeding it. I use grams and weigh it instead of using cups for measurement.
Etekcity Food Kitchen Scale
Bulk Fermentation/Baking
Some of my favorite items that I use for bulk fermentation and the tools that I use during baking, whether I'm baking a boule in my dutch oven or a bread loaf in a loaf pan
My favorite bread lame for scoring sourdough, the shape of it makes it so easy to hold and score the loaf!
RICCLE UFO Wooden Bread Lame with 15 Blades
A cheap but perfect set of 2 bread loaf pans so I can make sourdough loaves, instead of round loaves in my dutch oven. I use the 2 pan method where you bake in one, with the other on top for the first 20 minutes, so a pack of 2 is perfect.
Amazon Basics 9.5x5 Inch Loaf Pan Set of 2
The best flour duster for sprinkling flour on the counter before shaping, or sprinkling flour into the banneton and on top of my dough when it goes in the fridge for cold proofing
HULISEN One-Handed Flour Duster, 304 SS
My fav tray for making sourdough focaccia, when I've overproofed my dough and I still want to bake with it. It's the perfect size and it's adorable!
Splatter Large Rectangle/Jelly Roll Tray
These are the perfect 2oz containers for perfecting your bulk ferment using the aliquot method and seeing when the dough is finished
Jello Shot Containers with Lids, Airtight
The best mini loaf pans so you can experiment with different inclusions or do a sourdough flight and have a few mini loaves of each flavor/inclusion
Fox Run Non-Stick Mini Loaf Pan Set of 4
I got tired of using and wasting parchment paper when making sourdough in my dutch oven so this silicone bread sling is perfect. I can reuse it multiple times and it fits perfectly. It's also helpful to remove the dough from my banneton and put it ge...
Silicone Bread Sling for Dutch Oven, 2 Pcs
A food thermometer is essential for determining the temperature of the dough during bulk fermentation to know exactly how long you need to let it BF before you can shape it. Having a thermometer makes it so much easier to just temp the dough instead ...
Alpha Grillers Instant Read Food Thermometer
I don't think you need an incredibly expense dutch oven so I love this one that's on the cheaper side but still the perfect size and will do the trick!
Overmont 5.5QT Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven
I use these shower caps for bulk fermentation to cover the dough and keep the moisturize and heat inside the bowl. I find they work great instead of using tea towels
STAYWILD 100pcs Elastic Bowl Covers for Proofing
I use these food safe disposable gloves when I’m mixing the dough and during my stretch and folds to really get in there and not have to worry about it being all over my hands, or under my nails!
OKIAAS Clear Vinyl Disposable Gloves, Food Grade
The bread whisk that I use to mix my dough once I’m ready to start baking, I like this one the best and feel like it really incorporates everything together and mixes great.
TEEVAA Danish Dough Whisk Wooden Mixer Tool
Baking trays that I use for discard cookies, pizza crust, etc!
GoodCook Nonstick Carbon Steel 15x21 Baking Sheets, 2 Pack
Misc Other Tools
Some other tools/equipment that come in handy with sourdough whether it's for slicing bread, tshirts, or making discard recipes
The best bread knife. The key is that you truly have to wait until your bread is cooled off before you cut into it or else it doesn't matter what knife you use, it'll be a mess. Once it has cooled, this slices it perfectly.
Uprichya Sourdough Bread Knife Slicer
The best slicer for cutting sourdough bread, slices it perfectly every time!
200W Electric Meat Slicer with 7.5" Blades
These are great for rounding out cookies to get the perfect shape when they come out of the oven; I use for sourdough cookies and regular cookies
Cookie Cutters Set, 7 Pc, Sizes 1''-4''
Another great knife option for cutting sourdough bread
Mercer M23210 Millennia 10" Wavy Bread Knife
My favorite sourdough T-shirt lol it’s so comfy and cute!
Comfort Colors Wake and Bake Shirt, Funny Sourdough Shirt, Bakers T-Shirt, Sourdough Starter Tee, Funny Bread Shirt, Gift for Her
Sourdough Storage
All of the equipment and tools that I need/use in order to make my sourdough recipes.
My favorite cake stand for storing my sourdough on the counter; usually lasts me about 5-6 days before we've eaten the whole thing lol
9" Wood & Glass Covered Dessert Storage Brown - Hearth & Hand™ with Magnolia: Acacia Cake Display Stand, Hand Wash
I love these bread bags for when I’m gifting sourdough to my friends or family and need something to store it in. They even come with cute handmade stickers to seal the bags up!
25PCS Paper Bread Bags with Window & Labels
This is a great size bread box to store on the counter, plus it's aesthetically pleasing and doesn't take up too much counter space
ETMI Bamboo Bread Box
Recipes
Some of my favorite recipes I’ve made using either active starter or discard!
The best recipe I've tried so far for sourdough banana bread and trust me, add the white chocolate chips or pb chips or chocolate chips!!
Sourdough Discard Banana Bread - Acts Of Sourdough
My favorite sourdough bagel recipe
Sourdough Bagels
Best brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
Browned Butter Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies - Ambers Kitchen Cooks
Who doesn't love pizza?? And it's even better when you can make your own sourdough pizza crust for homemade pizzas
Sourdough Discard Pizza
Sourdough crackers are one of the easiest and quickest discard recipes to make, plus it's just so fun to make crackers by yourself!
Sourdough Crackers - Crispy and Tangy
These were so good and a great variation of chocolate chip cookies!
Chocolate Chip Sourdough Cookie Bars
Pretzel bites?? Yes please, so good!
Pretzel Bites with Sourdough Discard
An absolute must make with sourdough discard!
Sourdough Discard Pizza
Selling
Some items that I have used to either sell sourdough or package it to gift to friends/family
The best custom stickers for packaging sourdough items to sell
Build Your Own Stickers - Any Design + Logo
The best boxes to use for packaging mini sourdough flights
qiqee 50 Packs Brown Cookie Box w/ Window
These are great baggies to use for selling or packaging sourdough cookies
Morepack Clear Self Sealing Cellophane Bags 4x6