Just because spring is almost here doesn’t mean that baking season is over. Personally, we’ll take homemade baked goods 365, no problem. So let’s take a break from spring cleaning and perfect our technique. Our correspondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has done the research, and she’s sharing baker’s secrets and essential products to buy to bake the best homemade sourdough bread, including starter kits, kitchen gadgets, bowls and more. Pandemic quarantine may be over – but the quest for the perfect loaf of sourdough bread continues. Let’s do this!
secrets to know and products to buy for the best homemade sourdough bread
We don’t know about you, but if you had asked us two years ago, we would not have thought we would be baking quite as much bread as we are now. Like so many people, we’ve been caught up the pandemic sourdough craze – a craze that somehow, two years later, is still going strong.
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And it goes way beyond sourdough. People are making banana bread, they’re making focaccia. They’re making cookies, snack cakes, and brownies. Basically, they’re being smart – finding an involved, productive way to pass the time, that ends with something yummy for everyone to share.
baker’s secrets and essential products to buy to bake the best homemade sourdough bread, including starter kits, kitchen gadgets, bowls and more
But now that it’s been two years, you may be looking to take your own baking skills up a notch. Well, it should come as no surprise that there’s an app for that. Actually, there are six, and they are here to help you perfect your sourdough – by assisting with recipes, hydration calculation, and every other step in the process.
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And if the baking bug hasn’t bit you yet, well – it’s never too late. Here are the ten things you need to get started on your sourdough.
baker’s secrets and essential products to buy to bake the best homemade sourdough bread, including starter kits, kitchen gadgets, bowls and more
baker’s secrets and essential products for the best homemade loaf of sourdough bread
1. Sourdough Starter
It all starts with the starter. And if you’re starting out for the first time, you may as well select the best – fresh sourdough starter that is straight from King Arthur Baking Company. Though this may look like a small jar, it has boundless potential inside of it – countless future recipes, memories, and loaves of bread. Remember that your starter is a living entity, and it needs regular feeding in order to thrive. When you feel ready to commit to your new hobby, hit that order button. The world of fresh bread awaits.
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2. Sourdough Crock
Your starter is going to need a home. This means: a container (with a lid!) that it can rest inside between feedings. Though plenty of people go the mason jar route, we happen to like this one. Its glossy label makes it clear exactly what’s inside, and It is the right material and size for the shelf in your fridge.
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3. Escali Primo Baking Scale
Voted as the best kitchen scale by Wirecutter, this is a simple and easy-to-use scale that you can depend on throughout the baking process. Unlike cooking, baking requires precise and perfect measurements in order to get the recipe right – but don’t let that intimidate you. By using a baking scale, rather than a set of measuring cups, you’ll find this level of accuracy is easier to achieve than you ever could have imagined. And as a bonus, the scale comes in many fun colors.
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4. Round Dutch Oven
You may already find yourself in possession of a Dutch Oven, as they are one of the world’s most beloved kitchen items. Easy to clean, easy to use, these guys can do it all – including provide your no-knead sourdough bread with a safe place to heat up in the oven. And should this baking craze ever come to an end (though it looks like it may never), you’ll have a great new place to prepare stews, soups, meats, and more. Choose the color that’s right for you.
BUY NOW – $230-$570.
5. Dough Blender With Blades
This is a small but mighty little gadget for sourdough bread baking – and one you won’t want to be without. If you’ve ever tried to work cold butter into dry ingredients, you may have found yourself at a loss. Well, with this new dough blender from OXO, the mixing process is made finally made pain-free. Say goodbye to all the wrist tension that you’ve come to associate with bread-making and breathe a sigh of relief at how simple it can become.
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6. Stackable Clear Bowl
There are no mixing bowls quite like the ones from Duralex. Made out of tempered glass – 2.5 times stronger than ordinary glass – they have thermal resistant properties that allow them to be used as a double boiler. And since they’re stackable, you can get a few in different sizes and store them easily – but we recommend this large one, which gives you ample space to proof your dough. This is one piece of the puzzle you really can’t live without. Ordering resumes on January 17th.
Everything you need to know when baking and perfecting sourdough bread. Courtesy Photo.
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7. Bread Bowl Cover
If you want to be a sustainable bread baker, you’re going to want to get a bread bowl cover. They eliminate the need for plastic wrap, and let’s be honest – they’re cuter too. This fabric cover is machine washable, and fits a variety of bread basket sizes. Choose the pattern that you know you’re going to want to stare at throughout this journey.
BUY NOW – $14- $19.
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8. Tartine Bread
There are a lot of sourdough cookbooks out there, but it doesn’t get much better than the one from Tartine. This has everything you’ve ever needed or wanted to know about bread. Author Chad Robertson is perhaps the very best bread baker in the United States, and here he shares the wisdom, science, and methods behind his famous loaves. First you’ll learn, and then you’ll try your hand at following his easy step-by-step instructions to create your own perfect loaf of bread.
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9. Breadwinner
If you’re dipping your dough into the world of sourdough, you may be interested in connecting with others who are doing the same – anything to ameliorate the pandemic isolation, right? Well, Breadwinner is here to offer you a fulfilling community of fellow bread bakers. Though their beta has currently closed to the public due to extremely high demand, this is your chance to sign up for updates so that you can be the first to know when they reopen. Their platform will allow you to search recipes, share photos, find friends, and more.
10. Sourdough Bread Making Kit
If you want a one-stop shop starter kit for all things sourdough – this is the kit for you. You’ll get a banneton, bowl cover, wood bench scraper, plastic dough scraper, and even replacement blades. If you are feeling ready to go, but you don’t want to have to assemble too many different pieces, this should have almost everything you need.
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Everything you need for baking homemade sourdough bread
Those are our research findings on the baker’s secrets and essential products to buy to bake the best homemade sourdough bread, including starter kits, kitchen gadgets, bowls and more. What do you think, dear reader? Ready to head back into the kitchen?
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Abbie Martin Greenbaum grew up in New York City and currently lives in Brooklyn, where she drinks a lot of coffee and matches roommates together for a living. At Oberlin College, she studied English and Cinema, which are still two of her favorite things, along with dessert and musical theater. She believes in magic.
