Homemade Proofing Cabinet

Hey all,

After lurking on here for a while soaking up info about proofing my doughs, I decided it was about time to join (first every post).

As a long time baker (I believe I made my first loaf of break unaided when I was about 7) and I have been into more advanced shapes recentsly (taught myself to make cinammon scrolls, bagels, platted loaves etc) I knew I'd need a more consistent way to proof my dough (my house temp can vary between 15 deg celcius up to 35 deg celcius).

I'd gotten sick of using my oven or microwave, and really wanted a small project to work on with my mate, and here is what we ended up with:

• This wooden cabinet which forms a very good insulator,
• Heat cord as a heat source,
• thermostat to regulate heat,
• optional 2 mesh shelves to allow for three shelves of shaped bread (main wooden shelf plus 2 mesh shelves),
• shorage area below the proofing area for storage of baking equipment.

I just used it (with the mate who helped me make it) to proof first some pizza dough, and a small loaf of basic white bread, and both were fantastic.

I'm wanting to move into the wonderful world of sourdough (which has been a goal of mine for some time) and if any of you have any suggestions of where I should start, please flick links to the thread to me!

Here are some pics of my creation