9 Inch Bread Banneton Proofing Basket - Baking Bowl Dough Gifts for Bakers Proving Baskets for Sourdough Bread Scraper Tool Starter Proofing

I would rate the product as excellent, as the included banneton and accessories are pretty much standard and exactly what you would expect, with no defects. It is fairly sturdy, about as well made as you would expect one to be, and in my opinion is a good value for the price. I probably would not have written a review, but a person from Bread Bosses (the manufacturer) contacted me directly by email to follow up and ask how the product is going for me, for a review, and if there is any way they could help with the new product. I think that is fine customer service, and a I appreciate the follow up. So far, I have made one sourdough loaf in it (only received it about a week ago after a very short turnaround, supply, ship time). The included scraper is great and works very well. If I were going to suggest one thing, it would be for them to include a small, short manual to describe how best to use tha banneton. For example, rice flour works best to coat the banneton with, not regular flour, as the very sticky dough starts to form gluten bonds with normal wheat flour. This caused sticking that somewhat damaged the loaf, and I would have loved to have known that before having to look on the internet. It cleaned easily enough, for what that's worth. Also, they include a cloth with it that I had no idea what its use is. I looked it up on Youtube, and some bakers like to use this instead of the bottom of the banneton so that they can sketch custom shapes into the proofing loaf (which will be the top of the cooked loaf). Again, I would have had no idea had I not checked on Youtube. Perhaps this is common knowledge among bakers. I will also note that they seem to have good customer support that would answer such questions. I do not think this area for constructive criticism affects that quality of the item, however, which I found to be quite good, and met my expectations and needs very well.

Love it! Well made, and worked great. Looking at getting another one.

Love love love this flour bowl! It showed up and showed out. I had no problem with neating nor the sticking you would on the surface with flour. It's a most have for bakers.

Perfect size for bread!

Good quality. Very happy with this bowl. Only negative thing was that Amazon driver delivered to the next building and one neighbor was kind enough to Bri g my package to my door. Used my bowl this morning to bake bread. Love it.

This is exactly what I expected it to be, new as I am to sourdough baking. Did it make a master baker out of me overnight? No. Is it foolproof? Also, no. But when you figure out your dough and rising does it help you make beautiful loaves? Yes! I’ve baked with it half a dozen times, and after a few failures I think I’ve gotten the hang of it. It seems well made, I don’t have any problems with fraying or unraveling. I use the cloth to cover it when not in use so I don’t know how it works as a liner. The size seems decent - any bigger and I think the dough would become hard to handle and turn out. I’ve easily made 700-800g loaves with room to spare. The flour patterns on the loaf really make my bread look super fancy! Some hints - I use a small spray bottle to mist it, then dust liberally with 50/50 rice/AP flour. I use my fingers to really fill in the cracks so the dough doesn’t get stuck. I do this before and after use - like seasoning a pan. For an overnight rise, covering it with a produce bag rubber banded closed helps maintain the moisture in the dough - I live somewhere with single digit humidity and the basket just dries out way too fast otherwise. Also, putting a small square of parchment over the dough while it rises helps to keep it from sticking to the bag/towel covering it, and it helps when turning the dough out. If the dough doesn’t reach the lip of the basket, you can hold your hand over the dough as you tip it over, so it doesn’t PLOP and plfffffft. I’ve shared some photos of successful bakes I’ve had lately. Don’t give up, keep on trying!

Perfect size, bread proofed well. It was my first time making sourdough bread in many years, and the first time with a proofing basket. My dough was too sticky so it stuck to the fabric. I was able to scrape the stuck bits off and wash it. I would recommend.

I am getting more into bread baking and wanted to try a banneton. I ordered another brand and it was poorly made and had a strong odor. I returned it and ordered this one. This Banneton is so well made and on top of it, there is very easy instructions on how to use. The customer service of this company is outstanding. The scraper works very well! Super happy with this purchase!

Very good quality!

The basket worked well and resulted in great bread.

Love using this basket. And Bowl Scraper is good too.

Good use

the quality of this product is so rough and does not worth the money at all , the 2 huge cut line make and tons of split end , kindly avoid