Sourdough tools and equipment
What equipment and tools do you need for making sourdough bread? Here are some of my favourite things to use when baking! (some links are affiliate)
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Dutch oven
This is my favourite way to bake bread in the home oven.
The Dutch oven aka cast iron pot that I use is the Lodge Combo Cooker 3.2 Quart.
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Bread lames
You use a bread lame to cut (score) the loaf with just before you bake it. It’s nice to have a special instrument to do this with because you hopefully have a very sharp razor, so it makes the process a little less scary.
I use a lame from Wire Monkey Shop - it’s cute little round holder, great for intricate designs! (Link will give you 10% discount! <3)
If you want to skip the lame and just use a sharp blade on a chopstick, these are the blades I use: Astra.
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Goldie
I love using the Goldie from Sourhouse to keep my starter at the perfect temperature so it’s extra bubbly and happy, when I have it out at room temperature. I find this especially helpful in winter, when my kitchen gets quite cold!
Use code MGQ23 for a 10% discount!
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Flour mill: Mockmill
Milling your own flour is so much fun and the bread really does taste different (and it’s better for you!). My mill is from Mockmill - if you’re in AU you can get one through Vanrooy Machinery and you can use the code Marygracebread for a special discount!
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Bread tins
It’s handy to have a tin with a lid so that the top of loaf doesn’t burn. It’s great for making breads like Shokupan (Japanese Milk Bread)
If you’re not ready to invest in a Dutch oven, this can be a great way to bake without one!
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Bench knife
Having a good bench knife makes handling and dividing dough much easier.
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A dough whisk
This is probably my number 1 favourite bread tool. It’s very cheap and very simple. It makes it so much easier to mix the dough together.
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Video Filming Tripods etc.
I use this Arkon tripod for my overhead shots. It’s expensive but soo worth it! It’s really changed my videos!
A cheaper version is a gooseneck phone holder.
I also use this little tripod for front on shots.In case you were wondering, I actually film everything on my iphone! And I take photos with my Olympus camera (which I was lucky to find second hand).
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Other things
Some other things that are very helpful include:
- rice flour for shaping
- a little spray bottle to spray water onto the loaves with.
- a digital scale
- a food thermometer to see your dough temp
- 500 Degree BBQ oven mitts
- a pastry mat for making fun things like pretzels and croissants!
- a nice baking tray that you can fit heaps of cookies onto at once!
- an oven thermometer so you can see how hot your oven actually is, often it’s not what the dial says!
- a pizza stone for when you want to make pizza (recipe in my book!)
- glass jars to keep the starter and flour in. I use this one for my starter, and sometimes this one too if I’m making lots of bread!
- a good rolling pin for making sweet sourdough, like this from Schnitt Holz -
Flour (Australia)
Here are some local places that you can source flour, often freshly milled flour:
@smallworldbakery (SA)
@andrewbyerlee (SA)
@malleeground (SA)
@fourleafmilling (SA)
@tuerongfarm (Vic)
@woodstockflour (Vic)
@wholegrain_milling (NSW)
Also Laucke Wallaby Flour available in many supermarkets is a great option