In order to bake bread make sure you have the following
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Measuring
2 scales: Escali Primo (1g) and High Precision Escali Pico (0.1g)
2 thermometers: Thermapen and infrared with wide measurement range (-60C- +500C), for example, Kintrex IRT0421 Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer with Laser Targeting
Timer, for example Component Design CDN TM30 Direct Entry 2-Alarm Timer and Clock
Cuisipro measuring spoons
Oxo measuring cups
Pyrex glass measuring cups 2 cups, 4 cups, 8 cups volume
OXO Mixing bowls to measure flours
3-1/2-Inch stackable clear bows, to weigh small amounts with high precision on Pico scale.
Tools for dough and bread making
Bread machine: Zojirushi Virtuoso or Zojirushi Mini-Bakery or both.
silicone spatula
OXO bench scraper
Ateco plastic bowl scraper
Paderno docker
paring knife for scoring
Chef's Choice M130 electic knife sharpener
soft bristle brush, 1" wide
mister
shower caps
plastic wrap
kitchen towel
non-stick baking parchment
small cooling rack (4"x8"wire pan grate)
Storage
small covered yogurt jars for yeast storage
14oz or 21oz ARC covered glasses for sourdough and better-than-PAM storage
Slicing and storing bread
Victorinox bread knife
bread cutting board (crumb board)
sandwich bags to keep the loaf cut side down on them
Main Ingredients
Bread flour (whole wheat and white)
Heckers/Ceresota all-purpose flour
Wheat Bran
SAF-instant yeast, Fleishmann's active dry yeast
KAF instant sourdough flavour (optional but very nice to have)
Lalvain du jour sourdough bread flavor (optional but very nice to have)
San-Francisco sourdough starter source 1, source 2
Vegan soft margarine
Baker's milk
Crisco and peanut oil
Main textbooks
Michel Suas
Jeffrey Hamelman, 2nd ed.
Bread Machine recipe books
Hensperger
Washburn
