Get Started

Where do I get started making artisan bread?

Artisan bread-making is an extremely rewarding and traditional craft using natural leaven to raise the dough and create fantastically tasty sourdough breads that will leave you in awe of your friends and family! So where to look to get started?

Starter-Kit

As a guide, here is a list of items you may like to consider to get started in artisan baking:

Essentials:

1. The Handmade Loaf - this book contains easy-to-follow basics to get going making great artisan bread.
2. Dough scraper - an essential for moving the sourdough around since it is wetter than yeasted doughs
3. Grignette - a specialist handled blade for scoring dough before it is baked for crust patterns
4. Proving baskets - sourdough is proven over a long period and baskets provide support to give the loaf shape. The round 500g cane baskets are the most popular.

Nice to have:

1. Baker's Peel - for quickly bringing dough/loaves in and out of the oven without causing it to cool excessively.
2. Baking stone - pre-heated in your oven, it gives the dough under-heat which adds to the oven rise (or "spring").

Any questions about getting started, please contact us.