If you’ve ever wanted to make sourdough, but felt totally overwhelmed by all the tools…this is your list for only the things you need! After baking hundreds of loaves, these are the EXACT things that make sourdough easier, prettier, and actually fun.
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✨ The Non-Negotiables
🥖 The Glow-Up Tools
🔥 The Aesthetic But Totally Necessary Items
🍞My Level Up Tools
✨ The Non-Negotiables
If you bake bread, you need this knife. It glides through even the crispiest crusts. Total game changer.
Mercer M23210 Millennia 10" Wavy Bread Knife
Makes mixing dough SO much easier. No more sticky hands or clumsy flour. If you’re only buying a few tools, start with this.
The Original Kitchen 13.5” Stainless Steel Dutch Oven
Accurate measurements = better bread. You really want to be measuring in grams instead of using cups/teaspoons. This is a non-negotiable tool.
Best Digital Kitchen Scales
A wide-mouth glass jar makes feeding easier and keeps your starter happy. Weck jars are my absolute favorite!
Weck Jars
This is a must-have! This is what makes the crust crunchy and makes the best bread. Holds steam, gives the perfect rise, and makes baking easy!
Dutch Ovens: Home & Kitchen
🥖 The Glow-Up Tools
For lifting, cutting, shaping, cleaning your counter…once you have this you will use it constantly.
Bench Scraper
Helps your dough keep its shape and gives that gorgeous swirl pattern. Best for the final and cold proofing.
Banneton Bread Proofing Basket, Kook
For pretty scoring and giving your loaf the perfect oven spring. Sharp blades matter!
Bread Scoring Lame
For dusting bannetons and preventing sticking. Gives that super clean, aesthetic crust! And helps with flawless scoring.
Bob's Red Mill, Gluten Free Rice Flour, 1.5 lb
Makes kneading and shaping easier and cleaner. Protects your counters!
Non-slip Silicone Pastry Mat 28''x20''
Great for bowl scraping and handling sticky dough. Pairs perfectly with the bench scraper.
Flexible Scraper
🔥 The Aesthetic But Totally Necessary Items
Instant bread glow-up. These stencils make your sourdough look instantly bakery-level. Helps with learning scoring and giving ideas for decorating your loaves. My favorite quick trick for cute loaves.
Bread Stencils
🍞My Level Up Tools
Ensures your bread is fully baked and your water is the right temp. Removes all guesswork.
Best Instant-Read Thermometers & Timers
If your house runs cold, this helps your dough rise consistently. Not required, but so helpful in colder months.
Proofing Box
My favorite salt for sourdough. Clean, mineral rich, dissolves beautifully in the dough and levels up the flavor instantly.
