San Francisco Sourdough Starter

Free Shipping! You can make that crusty flavorful San Francisco Sourdough Bread in your own kitchen--I promise! With this starter, my detailed written instruction booklet that comes with every order and my free unlimited tech support, you CAN do it. And I have developed new activation instructions that are as simple as mixing the starter with flour and water and leaving it on your kitchen counter until you see bubbles. That's it! Your family and friends will not believe you baked this beautiful artisan sourdough bread yourself. Free Tech Support, Fast FREE Shipping to the USA, and only $4 shipping everywhere else in the world, plus my special GUARANTEE!

Rectangular Baking Stone - Shipped to the Continental 48 States

If you bake any kind of bread--or even if you just bake frozen pizzas--you will love having a baking stone in your oven. You don't need to bake directly on the stone to get fabulous results because this preheated stone will hold enough heat to transfer to your baking sheet for crisper crusts and more even baking. This Baking Stone is different--it isn't brittle and fragile like the others you'll find. It's reinforced with a patented blend of kiln-fired raw materials to give it strength and resistance to breakage. Leave your baking stone in the oven all the time to help your oven maintain consistent temperatures no matter what you're baking. And it requires very little maintenance--just scraping up big spills. This baking stone measures 13 7/8 inches by 17 1/2 inches and if you drop down the menu, you'll see that you can order the 15 by 20. Be sure to measure your oven carefully before you place your order. You'll need to allow at least one inch all around the stone on the shelf for the heat of the oven to circulate.

Incredible Tomato Slicer

This tomato slicer is truly incredible. You'll not believe how it cuts tomatoes and other vegetables. Try one and it will be your favorite small knife in your kitchen. It's also a great value at only $10.59 with FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA!

Flour Wand

Free Shipping! I have discovered a new toy for the kitchen! And the only way you can know how great it is is to look at the short 69-second video on YouTube. This man, Father Dominic, the Bread Monk, called me in September looking to buy some Dough Whisks. We chatted for quite a while and he told me about this "Magic" Flour Wand. I was hooked, so immediately found the manufacturer and bought some so I could share them with you. I guarantee you will love this gadget -- and not just for flour -- for cornmeal, powdered sugar -- anything that you can shake or sift, you can grab and sprinkle with this cool tool. The best part is that it is affordable.

Dough Divider-Scraper-Chopper

If you cook, you need this tool ... but even more so if you bake bread. You will find yourself using it constantly for dividing your dough, lifting sticky dough from the counter, and cleaning up the flour that's left. FREE Shipping IN THE USA! Get it for even less in one of the Breadmaker's Kits.

Wire-Bail Jar from Italy

This clear glass jar with its hermetic wire-bail closure is the perfect container for protecting your sourdough starter stash in the fridge. You'll be able to glance at it and know that you remembered to leave the lid loose until your yeasties are fast asleep and since it's clear, you'll be able to check on your babies easily. It won't spill and it's much less likely that some helpful person will throw it out because it looks and smells funny. Plus, it's a great-looking jar!

Zip-Top 2 Mil Thick Heavy Bread Bags

A Baker's Dozen of zip-top reclosable extra-sturdy, heavy plastic bags that are long enough to hold your baguettes. 18 inches long by 12 inches wide and a full 2 mils thick. You will use these bags for storing all kinds of foods in your freezer because they are so thick and durable. All virgin polyethylene film meets FDA and USDA requirements. USA shipping is FREE!

Crinkly Cotton Tea Towel

Get back to basics with a lovely all-cotton crinkly tea towel that is light enough to cover your rising San Francisco Sourdough Bread dough without weighting it down -- so much better than plastic wrap that wrinkles and sticks to itself -- and much more earth-friendly too. I use mine for polishing glassware to a beautiful shine as well--something those terry kitchen towels aren't good at. FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA!

Ultra Sharp Razor Knife Lame

The perfect blade for slashing your delicate risen dough. When the blade gets dull, you just snap off the end section with the built-in tool and a brand new sharp edge is ready to use. You'll find dozens of uses for this blade in your kitchen, so you should probably order two -- one to keep and one to give away. FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA!

Fabulous Bread Knife

San Francisco Sourdough Bread is crusty and you need a great Bread Knife to slice through the thick crust without damaging that wonderful crumb. If you're a baker or even an avid consumer of rustic breads, you will fall in love with this knife. And you get more value than you'd expect for $13.50 with FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA!

Long 2 mil Plastic Bread Bags

A Baker's Dozen of extra-sturdy, heavy plastic bags that are long enough to hold two baguettes. 18 inches long by 6 inches wide by 3.5 inches deep these 2.0 mil thick bags have a gusset on the end which makes them extra roomy. Plastic twisty-ties are included and USA shipping is FREE!

Amazing Bowl Scraper

If you've already baked with sourdough, you know how sticky and clingy it is--much much more so than any other kind of dough. I've struggled with it, but this handy little gadget is flexible enough to curve to the shape of the bowl and strong enough to scrape wet dough from your counter without scratching. It won't replace your spatulas--but this is one tool you're going to thank me for--I just know it.

Chrome-Topped Glass Shaker

I must have half a dozen of these handy shakers in my kitchen cabinet--I keep them full of flour, powdered sugar, cornmeal, grated Parmesan, kosher salt, freshly ground (in an extra coffee grinder) black pepper, red pepper flakes or whatever. They make it easy to shake a little of what you need in a controlled area. They're glass, not plastic, so they're pretty enough for the table too. FREE SHIPPING TO USA ORDERS!

3.5-Quart Dough-Rising Bucket

Alton Brown recommends that you allow your dough to rise in a container with straight sides--otherwise, how will you ever know when it has actually doubled? It's all a guessing game in a mixing bowl that slopes from very small at the bottom to w-i-d-e at the top. Just put your dough in one of these handy buckets with a rubber band (or masking tape) marking the top of the dough and there will be absolutely no doubt about when it has doubled. Dough Rising Bucket with Straight Sides Made of food-grade polyethylene, it is heavy-duty and dishwasher safe. All this for only $15.99 for the 3.5-Quart size. Plus, it comes with a tight-fitting lid, which expands its uses to great refrigerator/freezer storage for just about anything! And remember, shipping is FREE in the USA.

6-Quart Dough-Rising Bucket

Alton Brown recommends that you allow your dough to rise in a container with straight sides--otherwise, how will you ever know when it has actually doubled? It's all a guessing game in a mixing bowl that slopes from very small at the bottom to w-i-d-e at the top. Just put your dough in one of these handy buckets with a rubber band (or masking tape) marking the top of the dough and there will be absolutely no doubt about when it has doubled. Dough Rising Bucket with Straight Sides Made of food-grade polyethylene, it is heavy-duty and dishwasher safe. All this for only $19.99 for the 6-Quart size. Plus, it comes with a tight-fitting lid, which expands its uses to great refrigerator/freezer storage for just about anything! I use mine when I make homemade soup or chili in a big batch (doesn't take much more time with all the stuff out and the kitchen messy). And then, when I don't want to cook, I just just nuke it and sit on the deck instead of cooking. And remember, shipping is FREE in the USA.

Pastry Brush

If you cook or bake or even grill, then you need to have a couple of pastry brushes in your kitchen drawer--because they're for much more than pastry. But you need one especially when you want to make beautiful as well as great-tasting San Francisco Sourdough Bread. For some reason, bread made with a sourdough starter is notorious for not browning as well as breads made with conventional packaged yeasts, so an egg wash is more necessary with sourdough. This handy little multi-tasker comes in all of the breadmaker kits. FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA!

Breadmaker Basics Tool Kit

Save on the tools and on the shipping!

• Genuine San Francisco Sourdough Starter
• The Wire Bail Jar for protecting your stash in the fridge
• Large-Dial Instant-Read Thermometer to tell when your bread is done
• A Razor Knife for slashing your delicate risen dough
• the pastry brush
• the Chrome-Topped Glass Cornmeal Shaker
• the Amazing Bowl Scraper
• the All-Cotton Tea Towel for covering your rising dough
• and a Baker's Dozen of the Heavy Duty Long Bread Bags

Artisan Breadmaker Tool Kit

Comes with everything that is in the Breadmaker Basics ToolKit:

• Genuine San Francisco Sourdough Starter
• the detailed instruction booklet and recipes
• The Wire Bail Jar for protecting your stash in the fridge
• Large-Dial Instant-Read Thermometer to tell when your wonderful sourdough bread is done
• the ultra-sharp razor knife for slashing your delicate risen dough
• the pastry brush
• the chrome-topped glass cornmeal shaker for coating your baking sheet or stone
• the amazingly efficient bowl scraper to help you clean up
• the crinkly all-cotton tea towel
• and a baker's dozen of the heavy-duty long bread bag

• the Unique handmade Starter Stirrer
• the multi-tasking Dough Divider/Scraper Chopper
• the Funnel Cup
• the 3.5-Quart Dough Rising Bucket

Bamboo Starter Stirrer

This unique, handmade Bamboo tool is perfect for mixing and blending sticky, viscous sourdough starter as well as other things that need to be blended well like cake and brownie mixes. You've probably never seen a stirrer like this one and you're gonna love it. Sanded extra smooth and finished with food safe, non-reactive oil. USA shipping is FREE!

Instant Read Thermometer with Large Dial

You'll need an instant-read thermometer to tell when your San Francisco sourdough bread is ready to come out of the oven. And you'll actually be able to see what temperature you have with this Large-Dial Instant-Read Thermometer. You'll find lots of other tasks that this handy little thermometer will help with in the kitchen--frothing milk, instant temp for meat, fish & poultry, etc. A bargain with FREE SHIPPING IN THE USA!

Funnel Measuring Cup

This wonderful new kitchen tool (toy to me) is a brilliant invention! I wish I could give the one who thought of it a big hug. It pours so precisely --with NO drips-- you won't believe it. It has a measuring capacity of 3 1/2 cups and is marked in quarters of cups, ounces, and milliliters. Perfect for so many little jobs that are a pain with a regular measuring cup that, unless you do it reallllly slowwwwly, you drip all over the counter. This baby is no drip! You're gonna love it!

Oblong Rattan Rising Basket

Sourdough breads tend to rise out (spread) rather than up because of the acidity of the dough, which weakens the gluten. San Francisco Sourdough Bread dough is also on the heavy side, which adds to the tendency to spread. So, a form to encourage your loaf to be the shape you want is a big help.

Before you use your proofing basket:

Get it ready to shape your dough by coating it thoroughly with flour. With a soft cloth, rub the flour into the rattan so that all of the inside has a nice flour coating. Dump out the excess. Then you're ready to put your baguette-shaped unrisen dough into the basket for its final rise. When it has risen, place a baking sheet on top of the basket, hold the two together firmly, and turn the two over so that the shaped loaf rests on your baking sheet. Slash, glaze and bake as usual. If you don't want to flour the rattan basket, put a thin all-cotton tea towel that has been heavily floured inside the basket and then place your dough inside for its second rise. Whatever works for you!

Inside measurements of this basket are 9.25 inches long, 5.25 inches wide and about 3 inches tall and holds dough weighing about 1.5 lbs.

For great-looking artisan sourdough bread loaves, add one of these to your kitchen toy box. Made by hand in Viet Nam and Shipping is FREE in the USA!