Our Homestead Favorites: Tools & Supplies We Actually Use

These are the tools we actually reach for here at Mother’s Love Homestead. Some are everyday workhorses in the Bakehouse, some simply make production easier, and a few have become absolute favorites.

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Bread Baking & Sourdough Favorites

1. Gotham Steel Hammered 5 Qt Lightweight Dutch Oven

A lightweight ceramic Dutch oven we like for sourdough baking without the heft of traditional cast iron. Shop this Dutch oven on Amazon

2. KneadAce Bread Lame & Sourdough Starter 34 oz Pro Jar Kit

A handy setup for keeping a starter and scoring loaves. Shop the KneadAce starter kit on Amazon

3. KneadAce Complete Dough Prep Bundle

Includes the dough wand, Danish dough whisk, bench scraper and baker’s brush — all useful bread-baking tools in one set. Shop the dough prep bundle on Amazon

4. MAQIHAN 200 Bread Proofing Bowl Covers

Disposable medium covers that make covering dough bowls during busy bake days easy. Shop the proofing bowl covers on Amazon

5. Manual Bread Slicer for Homemade Sourdough

Helpful for getting more consistent slices from homemade sourdough loaves, with adjustable thickness. Shop the bread slicer on Amazon

6. LANON Liquid Silicone Oven Mitts

Heat-resistant silicone mitts we use around hot pans and bakeware. Shop the oven mitts on Amazon

7. Stainless Steel Dough Cutter with Grip

Simple, sturdy and one of those tools that gets used constantly when portioning dough. Shop the dough cutter on Amazon

Bakehouse Pans We Use

8. USA Pan 9 × 13-Inch Rectangular Cake Pan

One of our favorites for focaccia. Shop the USA Pan 9 × 13 pan on Amazon

9. USA Pan Large Nonstick Bread Loaf Pans — 6 Pack

A practical production set when multiple sandwich-style loaves are going at once. Shop the loaf pan set on Amazon

10. 6-Pack Full-Size Sheet Pans with Covers

The covers are especially useful for production, transport and keeping bake-day prep organized. Shop the sheet pans with covers on Amazon

11. USA Pan 12-Well Muffin Pans — Set of 2

Sturdy aluminized-steel pans for our muffin baking. Shop the muffin pans on Amazon

The Bigger Bakehouse Workhorses

12. NutriMill Harvest Electric Stone Grain Mill

A 450-watt stone mill for bringing freshly milled grain into the kitchen. Shop the NutriMill Harvest on Amazon

13. Bosch Universal Plus 6.5-Quart Stand Mixer Bundle — MY FAVORITE MIXER

This 500-watt mixer bundle includes wire whips, dough hook and NutriMill dough hook extender. For the amount of dough we work with, this one earns its place in the kitchen. Shop my favorite Bosch mixer on Amazon

Why We Share These

I’d rather share a short list of things we truly use than hundreds of products we don’t know. If something makes our sourdough baking, homestead kitchen or small-batch production easier, this is where I’ll share it. Thank you for supporting our little South Georgia homestead when you shop through one of our links.