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Baking one’s sourdough bread at home might be appealing, but it is not for anyone. Maintaining an active sourdough starter takes patience. It is like having to attend to a pet. And that is precisely what it is: attending to the beneficial microbes in the starter to keep them happy in perpetuity.
Baking sourdough bread is a hobby for me, and like with most hobbies, skills and practices must be learned and can continuously be improved. That is how I got reasonably good at it. Practice makes perfect, they say. Perfection, however, will take a lot more time for me. LOL
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Flour
Most bakers cannot go wrong with these millers and their flour.
Pots
Cast iron Dutch pots make for a good baking vessel as they are cheaper than professional baking ovens referenced below.
Baking Ovens
Comparison of baking ovens – https://leavenhelm.substack.com/p/great-brick-oven-bake-off
I am interested in single-phase ovens like the Pico at https://www.iscahps.com/product/new/bakery-equipment/baking/micro-bakery-ovens/chandley-ovens/pico-oven/ or the Nero at https://www.iscahps.com/product/new/bakery-equipment/baking/micro-bakery-ovens/nero/400-bread-oven/
Procedures & Recipes
and many others…