The Sourdough School
The Sourdough School is dedicated to research and development of sourdough bread baking.
Acclaimed author, Vanessa Kimbell heads The Sourdough School in Northamptonshire. She's regularly found up to elbows in dough and hosting bread-making classes to students from around the world. Vanessa is a third generation baker of Italian descent and has previously trained in several French bakeries.
£21.39 – £24.39 Exc. TaxThese steel bread tins ensure a consistent loaf every time.
Commercial grade steel bread tins are made in the UK.
The tin internal measures 225 x 100 x 100 mm.
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£258.00 Exc. Tax
Bake your bread the right way with the beautifully made cast iron Challenger bread pan.
Shipping Next Day Delivery to the UK.
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£198.29 Exc. Tax
The compact Mockmill 100 grain mill has a small footprint to minimise work space. Furthermore, the 100 model is a great starter mill for any budding baker. Mill fresh grains, spices and salt with ease.
- Mill 100g of fine flour in a minute
- Includes free grain
- Multifunctional for peas, seeds, wheat and spices
- Made with renewable materials
- The freshest flour when you want it
- Hard-wearing ceramic mill-wheel
- Adjustable 10 point control for grind coarseness
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£1.99
High-protein white flour for bread, rolls, pizza, and puff pastry. From the UK-based Marriage’s Mill.
- 1kg bags
- Suitable for bread machines
- Milling flour since 1824
- 10% discount (6-17 Bags)
- 20% discount (18 or more Bags)
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£309.66 – £398.00 Exc. Tax
The Mockmill Lino grain mills are made up of two models. Both are distinguishable by their motor. The 100 mill is capable of a 100G of fine flour per minute whereas the 200 is capable of 200G of fresh, fine flour per minute. The Lino 100 is a great mill for the starter miller and the Lino 200 would suit the more impatient, who want flour fast!
- Easy to operate electric mill.
- 10-point adjustable control for coarse to fine.
- 100: Outputs 100 grams of soft wheat / minute.
- 200: Outputs 200 grams of soft wheat / minute.
- Sturdy and robust motor.
- Ceramic milling stone (90mm).
- Casing: Wood and Arboblend® (bio-plastic).
- Made in Germany.
- Shipped from the UK.
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£14.00 – £15.00 Exc. Tax
A round shaped, hand-crafted, wicker banneton. Sourced from sustainable wicker and linen. The round wicker banneton is great for sculpting round bread dough forms. Used to assist with the proofing stage.
- Includes linen lining.
- Hand-made.
- Shipped in the UK.
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A 12inch (31cm) spun-iron bread and cooking pan. A collaborative design from Vanessa Kimbell (The Sourdough School) and the Netherton Foundry. Includes a 6mm Welsh griddle base with handles (lipped tray can be bought separately).
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£11.99 Exc. Tax
A fine flax oil (100ml) for the preserving, protecting and seasoning of your metal bakeware.
- Suitable for cast-iron or steel pans and tins.
- Made from organic flaxseed.
- Made by Netherton Foundry, UK.
- Flaxseed grown and pressed in West Sussex.
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£4.49 – £19.99
Halen Môn sea salt for Sourdough in a 100g pouch.
Pack a fresh and tasty punch with salt derived from the sea waters of Anglesey.
- Unwashed for higher mineral levels.
- High magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) compared to other rinsed salts (to aid yeast growth during fermentation).
- Developed by The Sourdough School and Halen Môn, UK.
- Hand-harvested salt.
- Supports and aids dough fermentation.
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£15.99 Exc. Tax
A unique, natural cotton bread towel, designed especially for The Sourdough School by Bonfire Cherry, a local artist. This bread towel is an extra-large size to make it practical as well as beautiful. Hand printed using natural inks, it features a sourdough loaf design below the words ‘The Sourdough School’.
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£34.99
This prized sourdough sourdough starter has origins tracing back over 115 years and is specially formulated at The Sourdough School. Each starter is made to order and sent to you within 2 working days.
The Kit Includes:
✔ 50g of white starter, included free
✔ A 600ml ceramic storage jar with lid
✔ 1 bag of specially selected flour
✔ Access to a video course from sourdough.co.uk
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Beautiful hand blown glass jars from Nkuku. The clear, bulbous form not only preserves but is perfect for turning your flour, grain, pasta and seeds into a refreshing visual display.
- Hand-turned natural mango wood lids.
- Store and preserve dried foods.
- Airtight seal.
- Recycled glass.
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£18.99
10-Minute Sourdough: Bread-making for Real Life
Hardback book by Vanessa Kimbell.
The book provides budding bakers with a blueprint for making sourdough that suits everyday life. Vanessa teaches how to successfully slow-ferment bread in just 10 minutes of effort, so that you can enjoy the most delicious bread in the world.
- A great starter book for those with limited time.
- Easy sourdough baking.
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£25.99
Hardback book by Vanessa Kimbell, with signed nameplate.
A fascinating book with a strong focus on natural sweet recipes that are gut-friendly. The book features classic recipes, to sink your teeth into and new flavour ideas and alternatives.
If it rises, it can be made with sourdough. Vanessa explores how to find gut-friendly alternatives to common cakes, tarts, pancakes, panettone and more. Additionally, the recipes include some superb compotes and syrups that are ideal to pair with your bakes.
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A beautiful round bread or pizza board. Made from sustainable mango wood and gray or white marble. Doubles as a great serving platter.
- Made from sustainable mango wood and marble.
- Choose either gray or white marble.
- Doubles as a great serving platter.
- Measures 2 x 41 x 32cm.
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A beautiful bread board hand carved from Mango wood. The board is both practical, for chopping and slicing bread and decorative for use as a great serving platter.
- Made from sustainable mango wood and marble.
- Hand etched edges to help with grip.
- Doubles as a great serving platter.
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Hardback book by Michael James and Pippa James, with a signed nameplate from Michael.
Michael James is an acclaimed chef and baker. This book is filled to the brim with tasty, wholesome and comforting recipes.
A great point of reference for savoury pies, sausage rolls, pasties and focaccia.
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£41.66 Exc. Tax
Planning is the key to successful sourdough, and I can’t emphasis enough that five minutes planning is the key difference between bakers who make incredible loaves consistently and bakers who are a bit hit and miss. I recommend in my books that all sourdough bakers wanting to improve to keep a record of each bake; it helps to build up a pattern, from which you can better understand how your sourdough behaves. With this kit you can do just that – plan, schedule, record, analyse and taste your bakes. Designed to be used with any sourdough recipe, by any baker.
Printed on FSC board by a small artisan beer mat printing company in the UK.
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£20.82 Exc. TaxA Limited Edition Sourdough School or Club T-shirt, for all Sourdough School & Club students, followers and supporters, is available to pre-order now.
These tees are a brilliant way to express your love for sourdough baking. Furthermore, they’re a great souvenir of a fantastic time had on the course.
Colour: Navy Black
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£34.99
We’ve put together a kit containing just about everything you need to get started with a very special chocolate sourdough starter. It comes with a 50g pot of Sourdough School Chocolate starter. Your kit will be sent out at the same time as the starter, and any other products you might have ordered.
Pre-order now for dispatch on the date given below.
- 50g of chocolate starter.
- A 600ml ceramic storage jar with lid.
- Bag of high quality white flour.
- 5 Sourdough printed cards – Basic Recipe, Loaf record, Loaf schedule, Chocolate Starter, Tasting/Flavour wheel.
- Includes an online Q&A session hosted by Vanessa Kimbell.
- 3 x 35g Organic cocoa & sugar mix
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A convenient paddle shaped bread board.
- Smooth brushed edges.
- Made from sustainable mango wood and marble.
- Sustainable mango wood.
- Doubles as a great serving platter.
- 3 Different sizes.
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These long, rectangular, Nalbari Chopping Boards are striking and practical. Skilfully pieced together from segments of sustainable mango wood, the natural colour variations create an interesting and texture rich patchwork. Use them as a chopping board or sharing platter for informal delights from antipasti to artisan breads.
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£54.16 – £104.16 Exc. Tax
These remarkable hand-carved stone serving platters are more of a work of art than they are serveware. Created by artisans in a Rajasthani village from Banswara marble, each piece is crafted to make the natural tones of the material shine through. Available in three sizes in a rustic matt finish.
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A finely crafted black iron bread tin (2lb / 1kg) from Netherton Foundry.
Buy 2 and get a 5% discount.
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£82.50 Exc. Tax
Bake a fantastic sourdough boule with this handy bread kit. The perfect gift for any budding home baker.
£108.32 Exc. TaxThe Goldie is a compact sourdough starter aid.
Created by Sourhouse, the Goldie is the first of its kind.
When you work with sourdough, you know how the environment is key to fermentation. As bakers, we need to control the fermentation accurately. In turn, this gives us the best results.
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£4.79
A wholemeal base blend flour with a rich range of elements. Made up of 10 grains, seeds, pulses, nettle, and seaweed to pack a powerful and flavorsome punch.
The flour has been freshly stone-milled, ready to use in your bread and bakes.
Formulated specifically for sourdough bread by Vanessa Kimbell (The Sourdough School).
£56.65 Exc. TaxThis is a finely crafted 750ml lidded pot that’s perfect for your sourdough starter. This is a very limited-run product so order now to avoid disappointment.
- 3 glaze options
- 750ml capacity
- Hand-crafted in the UK.
- Limited run.
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Bread flour with a very high protein content. Ideal for creating pasta, rolls, and loaves. Due to its superior protein level, Marriage’s Canadian flour is milled in the UK and creates highly robust, flexible dough. Four times Great Taste Award winner.
- 1.5kg bag
- Suitable for bread machines
- Milling flour since 1824
- Great Taste Award winner
- 10% Discount if ordering 6 bags or more
£13.99 – £14.99 Exc. TaxThe Sourhouse Starter Jars (to use with the Goldie) were created to be the world’s most straightforward sourdough starter jars to clean.
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£1.75
High protein organic wholemeal flour for bread, rolls, pizza and puff pastry. From UK-based Marriage’s mill. Marriages wholemeal produces a golden, rich, nutty crunch-crusted bread. It’s an ideal flour for sourdough baking.
- 1kg bag
- Suitable for bread machines
- Stone-milled with French burr stones
- Milling flour since 1824
Awaiting a restock. Expected on 27th September 2024.
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£33.32 Exc. Tax
Score your bread dough effortlessly with this hand-crafted baker lame. The lame is made from ethically sourced walnut wood and is sure to be a staple tool for your bread baking.
- Light and agile to use.
- Ergonomically designed to assist your grip.
- Originally designed by the late EJ (wood carver of Hatchet + Bear)
- Make expansive bread dough cuts, scores, and incisions.
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£20.82 Exc. Tax
If you are looking for a traditional Scottish kitchen tool to stir your sourdough mix, this spurtle is a great option. It is a useful tool for stirring a variety of foods, and it is also a beautiful addition to any kitchen.
- Light and agile to use.
- Ergonomically designed to assist your grip.
- Originally designed by the late EJ (wood carver of Hatchet + Bear)
- Easily mix your sourdough starter.
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£24.99 Exc. Tax
If you are looking for a durable, versatile, and sustainable kitchen tool, the wooden spatula is a great option. It is a must-have for any kitchen.
- Light and agile to use.
- Tough and hard-wearing.
- Gentle on your cookware.
- Ethically sourced and biodegradable.
- Add a touch of natural beauty to your kitchen.
Sale£4.49 – £10.99These Ugandan pure vanilla pods are the highest quality vanilla beans in the world.
£5.99 – £9.99 Exc. TaxOur pure vanilla powder is made from the highest quality vanilla beans, grown amongst the lush rainforests of Uganda.
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£3.73
UK-grown, unbleached, strong white flour from Gilchesters.
- Use in common bread baking.
- Stoneground.
- Produces a lovely creamy colour with a light crust.
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A pair of Netherton Foundry black iron 2lb (1kg) loaf tins that lock together. Made to bake explosive and expansive bread loaves.
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£3.75
A super fine T55 white patisserie flour for delicate pastries, bread and more. From UK-based Wildfarmed.
- 1.5kg bag
- Roller milled (not stoneground)
- Grown using low input farming
- Use for pastries, bread, pasta & noodles
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£137.00 Exc. Tax
About this item
- Unrivaled convenience: unleash the power of a Goldie and rewrite the rules of your sourdough baking. This simple device will take your baking to a new level by stabilising your starter.
- Fermenting precision: electric-powered, this new pro control will help you pinpoint new taste sensations in your sourdough bread.
- A happy starter: using the Goldie will ensure your yeast culture thrives at the exact temperature it needs. There is no better home for your beloved starter.
- Out of the box, the Goldie can be powered either by a USB cable or a UK plug.
- Sourdough starters need good-quality flour, which is why, with the help of The Sourdough School, we’ve bundled in two tried-and-tested flour choices that we know your starter will love.
- The bundle includes a Goldie warmer, a sourdough pint jar, our prized fresh, live, and active sourdough starter, and a bag of both the finest white and brown sourdough bread flour.
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£74.99 Exc. Tax
This is a beautifully hand-thrown ceramic mixing bowl. It measures 26cm in diameter by 11.5cm in height. Available now. This bowl is also available as part of a three-piece gift set.
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£49.99 Exc. Tax
This beautiful hand-thrown pouring bowl is available now. This is also available as part of a three-piece gift set.
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£179.99 Exc. Tax
This is a limited-run collection that includes a beautiful hand-thrown mixing bowl, pouring bowl and sourdough jar. Preorder now in time for Mother’s Day delivery (7th March).
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£9.99 Exc. Tax
A hand-printed 100% cotton bread bag for keeping your bread fresh.
Size: 41 x 38cm
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From: £5.50 / month
Make one or two big (23cm x 33cm tray) and tasty focaccias with this recipe kit from expert baker, Michael James. Get all the ingredients you need. Buy it once or subscribe and save. Use our house strong white flour along with either our house wholewheat flour or The Sourdough School botanical blend. -
From: £5.49 for 1 month
The sourdough bread seed mix is devised by The Sourdough School. Sourced from GMO-free ingredients, this diverse blend has been formulated for nutrition and taste. Use it as a healthy staple for your boosting your bread with fibre.
Order monthly to subscribe and save money.
Contains: Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Linseeds (Flaxseeds), Sesame Seeds hulled, Sesame Seeds black, Chia Seeds, Hemp Seeds, Poppy Seeds
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From: £6.99 / month
Bake delicious, fibre-rich seeded loaves with our Seeded Loaf Baking Kit, crafted by professional baker Dr. Vanessa Kimbell. This kit includes a specially designed recipe that incorporates a variety of ingredients to support gut health.
Choose from our strong house white flour, paired with either our house whole wheat flour or The Sourdough School Meadow blend.
Purchase a single kit or subscribe for regular deliveries and enjoy savings on every order.
£1.59Our organic self-raising flour is perfect for baking light and fluffy cakes, sponges, scones, and muffins. Made from carefully chosen organic wheats and blended with high-quality raising agents, this flour ensures great baking results every time. Proudly recognized as a three-time Great Taste Award winner.
- 1kg bag
- Milling flour since 1824
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£1.85
Discover Marriage’s soft, premium-quality plain pastry flour, ideal for non-yeasted baking. Milled from carefully selected organic wheat, this flour offers a light, fine texture and bright color, making it perfect for a wide range of baking needs. Whether you’re baking cakes, cookies, or pastries, this versatile flour ensures consistent results. Proudly a three-time Great Taste Award winner, it’s your go-to for all-purpose baking excellence.
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From: £4.99 / month
This spice blend is devised by The Sourdough School. Sourced from organic and GMO free ingredients, this diverse blend has been formulated for nutrition and taste.
Order monthly to subscribe and save money.
Contains: Coriander, Caraway, Fennel, Anise, Nigella Seeds.
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£5.99 – £12.49
Bake either two or four tasty sourdough boule loaves with this convenient baking kit, crafted by professional baker Dr. Vanessa Kimbell.
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£2.75
Discover a taste of tradition. Crafted from a unique mix of three heirloom grains, grown together in the fields and milled using the Breurns Farm traditional stone mill, this flour captures the essence of ancient grains and modern craftsmanship.
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£2.50
This flour is crafted from a modern wheat variety, stoneground in Bruern’s New American Stone Mill. The combination of these three grains, grown and milled at Bruern, results in a nutrient-rich flour full of minerals, vitamins, and fiber. Ideal for baking bread.
Protein content: 13.8%
Hagberg: 326
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£5.99 – £70.00
This flour blend features 14 grains, seeds, pulses, and flowers, reflecting the diversity of crops and wild plants found near fields. Freshly milled, it’s ready for your bread and baking needs. Diversity Blend #2 is also available as whole grains for home milling.
£8.69 – £97.00Discover the depth of flavour that XXX wholemeal flour brings to your baking. Infused with an exquisite blend of cacao, hibiscus, and coffee, this flour not only enriches your recipes but also adds a unique twist to your baked goods.
Simply incorporate 10-15% of this versatile flour into your favourite flour mix to introduce a delightful variety of grains, seeds, and botanicals. Whether you’re crafting bread, pastries, or cakes, this flour will improve both flavour and texture, making each bite a memorable experience.
This freshly milled flour is ready for immediate use in your baking.
£24.00 – £136.00Potentino olive oil is made from a blend of Olivastra Seggianese, Frantoio, Pendolino, and Lecino olives. They are picked while still green or just as they turn black, in late October and early November.
The olives are rushed to the press to keep the oil fresh. At the award-winning Frantoio Franci, they are cold-pressed in small, separate batches for top quality.
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Mill fresh flour from grain with ease. We’re proud to ship the Mockmill 200 grain mills and grinders from the UK.
- Electric grain mill with 200G per minute capability.
- Comes with free grain
- Adjustable 10 point control for coarse to fine milling,
- Robust ceramic milling stone.
- Environment friendly materials.
- Compact design.
- Can be used to grind grains, spices and cereals, pulses and more.
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£24.99
Hardback book by Vanessa Kimbell, with signed nameplate.
Vanessa Kimbell is an expert in the art of sourdough bread making and heads the acclaimed Sourdough School. This book is a comprehensive and ground-breaking guide of her class teachings.
Learn how to make a sourdough starter from scratch, find detailed recipes for different types of breads, and get a helpful refresh schedule for maintaining your very own sourdough starter.
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£165.83 Exc. Tax
Unlock new taste sensations with The Grainlovers electric flaker from Wolfgang Mock.
- Made from plant-based bio plastic.
- Flake pulses, beans, spices, and sunflower seeds and more.
- Stocked and shipped from the UK.
- 3 Year warranty.
- Made by Grainlovers.
- Stainless steel rollers.
- 2 week handling time.
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A solid 1.5mm, heavy duty, copper loaf tin is polished to a soft lustre and features the Netherton logo stamped on the base.
The hand wiped tin lining in this loaf tin is food grade approved pure metal and is the classic method of protecting the copper from acidic foods and thus preventing flavour tainting.This tin is PLASTIC, PTFE & PFOA free.
Perfect for breads and cakes, patés and terrines.
Dimensions:
Weight 1lb 11oz (779g),
Tin dimensions: 8½” (22cm) long x 5½” (14.5cm) wide x 2¾” (7.2cm) high.
Loaf dimensions: 6¾” (17cm) long x 4½” (12.0cm) wide x 2¾” (7.2cm) high. 
£75.83 Exc. TaxThe Sourdough School have compiled this great Sourdough Loaf Baking Kit. The kit contains all the essentials to create and bake the very best sourdough tinned loaves at home.
Equipment
- 2x 2lb Tin with Lid
- Dough Scraper
- 5 Sourdough Cards
- Thermometer
- 10-Minute Sourdough Book (or another title for a small extra charge)
Ingredients
- Anglesey Sea Salt
- 2 Bags of Bread Flour
£99 Sourdough Course Voucher (The Sourdough School – Community Membership)
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£21.66 Exc. Tax
A curved Opinel serrated bread knife. Use the No.116 knife to cut and slice bread and sourdough with ease.
- Smooth handle made from Beech wood.
- 21CM Serrated Stainless-Steel blade.
- 2MM blade thickness.
By law, you need to be 18+ years old to purchase this bread knife. By purchasing this product, you agree that you satisfy this requirement. Age verification is required.
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£30.40 – £43.33 Exc. Tax
A beautiful round bread or pizza board from Nkuku.
- Made from sustainable mango wood.
- Includes a leather tie for handy storage options.
- Doubles as a great serving platter.
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£10.79 – £14.94 Exc. Tax
Mure & Peyrot lames are the industry standard for scoring dough. Decorate, carve and glide through your dough effortlessly with the Borderlaise lame. The lame includes a blade and a lock device to avoid the blade slip and to support control.
- Precise dough scoring.
- Includes a safety cover.
- Comes with 1 blade.
- Blades are replaceable.
- Mure & Peyrot have refined lames since 1904.
- Made in France.
- Stocked and shipped in the UK.
By law, you need to be 18+ years old to purchase this dough scoring knife/lame. By purchasing this product, you agree that you satisfy this requirement. Age verification is required.
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£7.99 Exc. Tax
A Mure & Peyrot lame for the scoring of dough. Used by bakers to decorate, carve and glide through dough. Includes a blade and a lock device to prevent blade slip and to support control.
- Precise dough scoring.
- Includes a safety cover.
- Comes with 1 blade.
- Blades are replaceable.
- Mure & Peyrot have refined lames since 1904.
- Made in France.
- Stocked and shipped in the UK.
- Side protection.
By law, you need to be 18+ years old to purchase this dough scoring knife/lame. By purchasing this product, you agree that you satisfy this requirement. Age verification is required.
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£13.00
The quality of olive oil matters and with the Pomora olive oil you’ll find no compromise.
Grown in the southern parts of Italy (Campania), the oil is bottled (250ml) immediately after harvest to lock in a golden fresh taste. Furthermore, the oil is unfiltered, with a fresh green colour and a distinct and enticing aroma.
In short, it’s the perfect accompaniment for your sourdough bread.
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£30.00 Exc. Tax
A hand-thrown sourdough leaven (or Levain in French) bowl. Limited batch runs so order now to avoid disappointment. 3 glaze options. 17.5 CM Diameter. Hand-crafted in the UK. Limited run. The sourdough leaven bowl is perfectly paired with the sourdough jar.
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£58.32 Exc. TaxSometimes things just take time. This dough scraper is one of those things that took a long time to design with EJ from Hatchet + Bear. It took three of us to put it together beautifully, to get the weight and the feel and the wood, and the blade, made in a way that we felt not only represented a tool that felt right but felt balanced and handled well…and just felt right in my hand.
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Original price was: £3.75.£3.50Current price is: £3.50.
A pizza flour from Wildfarmed similar to a fine Italian 00 flour. Ideal for a light, pliable, and airy pizza dough. Available in 1.5kg bags.
Make one or two big (23cm x 33cm tray) and tasty focaccias with this recipe kit from expert baker, Michael James. Get all the ingredients you need. Buy it once or subscribe and save. Use our house strong white flour along with either our house wholewheat flour or The Sourdough School botanical blend.
Challenger Bread Pan
Mockmill 100 Grain Mill
Chocolate Sourdough Starter Kit
Netherton Foundry Iron Bread Tin