We're looking to buy some new baskets at work and lucky clover trading co came up as the cheapest option. Right now we have a few different types of baskets at work and some are certainly made with a higher quality wood than others. I know people have mentioned this company and have gotten baskets from there, can anyone comment on the quality? Would they hold up to day to day use in a commercial setting or are they going to break quickly?
Cant prove it, but i suspect the amazon (among others) bannetons are wholesaled from lucky clover and then sold at a huge mark up. I have purchased 4 9" round cane bannetons directly from them and it's an identical match to the significantly more expensive ones i bought from amazon.
Great quality and prices, and they have always beat the shipping estimate by a day or two =)
I have over a hundred (baskets with liners) that I use every day in the bakery. They hold up great but make sure to let them dry so they don't mold.
Of course, we have about 150 baskets now but are in need of some more. Half our baskets are discernibly made out of better material this is why I ask. I allow baskets to dry on top of the ovens for a few hours before knocking out the flour from them :) mold is no fun