Chapter 1

Essential Bread Baking Equipment List

Before you get started building your Starter or mixing up a batch of dough, there are a few things that need to be ready to go.

The tools and ingredients listed in this section have been used with the recipes below. They are the right size, shape, thickness, quality, etc. If you have these items and ingredients, great. No need to buy these things again, however, substitute at your own risk.

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Weck Tulip Jar for Storing your Sourdough Starter

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Lodge 5qt Cast Iron Double Dutch Oven Pot with a lid

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8 qt Stainless Steel mixing bowl

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Tupperware container (76oz rectangle) to use as a lid on top of the Good Cook 9”x5” loaf pan during final proofing. 76oz Ziploc Container

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