My DIY bannettons and bread they make

There is no Amazon where I live, and overseas delivery is virtually impossible during these lockdowns. And like many, I learned the sourdough baking in quarantine. So I made my own toolset and bannettons. Just showing off

Very creative! I like it!

I like your spatula too! Actually I'm using the same one. Far better than any bench scraper I've come across. ???

Only the Chinese stainless steel label claim turned to be false. Found out the hard way. No big deal though, I am used to carbon steel knives which I am an aficionado of.

Duplicate. Sorry for this.

Great idea for bannetons and bench scraper.

Benny

Thanks Benny. First time the cloth stuck no matter the amount of flour, but next times were better.

I got mine from Amazon. Nice looking bread.

Amazon, too, 2 yrs ago. Love it.

Looks great, thanks for posting Uzbek.

Great bannetons, Uzbek, well done!

In order to ensure non-sticking cloth feature, try either white rye flour, if available in your area, or pure starch, potato starch or cornstarch, doesn't matter. Rub it into the cloth and/or into the surface of the loaves that you place inside.

The stickiness is due to wetting of the proteins, they are gluey and sticky. Starch doesn't stick no matter how wet the surface of your loaves is. And it will make your loaves more glossy if you bake bread with steam later on.

mariana

Curious if the fabric is just cotton or something special?

Just cotton. It was a lazy setup as in grab the first thing you see lying around.

I love the idea and your creativity! I've got my bannetons from happysourdough.com a year ago, still in a great shape. Uzbek, your bread is amazing! Have you used a rye flour or rice flour for it?

It took almost a year of experimenting to get hang of whole wheat flour, steam and ear! Super happy

Very nice bloom and love the color in the crust!