Tools

You’ll want to use a bread flour with higher protein content. This Kirkland organic flour is my favorite.

Use a lame to score your shaped loaves so it breaks open where and how you want during baking. Watch the video.

Pour boiling water over a pan filled with these lava rocks to make steam in your oven. Watch the video.

Use this mat if you have a grouted countertop.

A metal bench scraper is great for moving dough around on the table and pre-shaping dough. Watch the video.

I like and use these oven mitts.

I use a Kitchenaid bowl-lift stand mixer. It’s very robust and mixes like a champ.

Everything is measured in grams. Don’t even think about using cups and spoons and stuff. I like and use this scale. Watch the video.

You’ll need one of these plastic scrapers to get dough out of containers and bowls.

You’ll need a couche to rest baguette dough after shaping.

It’s better to use filtered water for bread baking. I like these from Brita.

I like and use this stainless steel folding table.

I like and use this induction cooktop.

These are super handy to have for storing and freezing sauces and other things.

Need to grate cheese? Use this.

This meat chopper is great for breaking up things like ground beef when browning.

I love these pans for baking pumpernickel.

Use this warming pad on cold days to proof your dough. Watch the video.