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sourdough essentials

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for anyone who needs tips and tricks :) these are the tools that have made my sourdough journey a whole lot easier.
 
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The BEST dough whisk, with a comfortable handle, and comes with a flour duster for pre baking designs.
Dough Whisk & Flour Sifter set
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For baking loaves into shapes like pumpkins for fall. Food safe, no fibers will get stuck in your bread, and removes easy after baking.
Food Safe Twine!
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Measuring in grams is a life changer. This scale is cheap, small, and easy to work with, and will completely change your baking game.
Sleek Kitchen Scale
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Really helpful for making intricate designs on a sourdough loaf. The long handle makes it feel like drawing with a pen, versus typical shorter blades. Comes with lots of blade refills.
Bread Lame
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The bench scraper is perfect for working with dough, fits well in the hand, and even has some measurement cheat sheets printed onto the side. The dough scrapers are life changers for making sure you get every bit of dough from your mixing bowl, or ev...
Bench and dough scrapers
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Perfect to have if you ever give loaves as gifts. Fits the average size loaf, and makes people question if you even made it yourself!
Bakery Bags for Bread Loaves
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If parchment paper isn't your jam, these silicone mats are perfect for easy removal from a dutch oven. The long handles fit perfectly between the lid and body of the dutch oven without leaving any steam releasing gaps.
Silicone Bread Mats for Baking
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If you want the highest quality dutch oven for your sourdough, go for the Le Creuset 5.5 qt. There are so many beautiful colors to choose from, and these last forever! Slightly pricey, but worth it if you want the best.
Signature Round Dutch Oven | Le Creuset®
 
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For a slightly more budget option than Le Creuset, this has performed phenomenally for me.
Cuisinart 7 qt Dutch Oven