What equipment do I need to make sourdough?

Essential & Non-Essential Sourdough Equipment

You can get all essential equipment to make sourdough from our shop.

You don’t need a lot – but here is a list of the essential equipment that you need to make sourdough at home.

• A fridge if you want to bake retarded loaves.
• A pot with a lid – not a glass jar and definitely not one that is airtight for your sourdough starter.  Preferably 2 as it makes cleaning easier as you can soak one jar and refresh into the other.
• Scales.
• Wooden spoon – or use your hands.
• Tea towels  – essential. I use a wet one on the dough to stop a skin from forming during autolyse and bulking
• A large bowl – you could mix on the table – but it is messy.
• A dough scraper – is essential.
• A balloon whisk to get air in (optional).
• A lame.
• 2 x 1kg lined bannetons OR a length of 40cm of couche (or heavy-duty cotton tea towels well dusted with flour in colanders if you need to keep costs down).
• A Baking Dome or a Dutch Oven to keep in the steam and bake evenly.
• A rack to put the bread on to cool  – or it will get a soggy bottom.
• A breadboard.
• A bread knife. Trust me you want a robust knife.
• A bread bag or pillowcase to store your bread in.
• A Brot and Taylor proofer is very useful to maintain DDT in a cold kitchen. But you can use your oven with just the light on, or use a seed propagator for warmth and temperature control.

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