Bread baking buying guides
Pick a guide to see our top recommendations, honest trade-offs and what to look for.
The Best Dutch Ovens for Baking BreadThe pans that give home loaves a crackly, bakery-style crust. Our picks for sourdough and no-knead bread, plus what to look for before you buy.The Best Sourdough Tools and Starter Kits for BeginnersThe bannetons, lames, scrapers and starter jars that make sourdough easier, plus the few things you can skip.The Best Stand Mixers for Bread DoughStand mixers that knead bread dough without struggling, from the classic KitchenAid to the bread lover's Bosch and Ankarsrum.The Best Kitchen Scales for Baking BreadWhy weighing ingredients is the biggest upgrade in bread baking, and the scales worth buying, from simple to baker's percentage models.The Best Bread Machines for Fresh Bread with No EffortAdd ingredients, press a button and wake up to fresh bread. The bread machines worth buying for every household size and budget.The Best Baking Steels and Pizza Stones for Bread and PizzaTurn a home oven into a hearth oven. Our picks for baking steels, pizza stones and peels for crisp pizza, flatbreads and loaves.The Best Gifts for Bread BakersThoughtful gifts for sourdough lovers and home bread bakers, from beginner kits to the gear serious bakers dream about.