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Home » Yeast Bread Recipes

10 Best Gifts for Bread Bakers

Published: Oct 31, 2022 Last Updated: Oct 31, 2022 by Marye 1105 words. | About 6 minutes to read this article.

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Updated just in time for Christmas 2022!

Whether you're looking for gifts for a birthday, a holiday, or just-because for your favorite bread baker (even if that's yourself) you'll find the perfect present in this list of the 10 best gifts for bread bakers.

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I've included a variety of items to fit every possible budget and I've made notes about whether something was good for beginners or better for advanced bread bakers.

Remember paging through the Sears Christmas Wish Book? Well, grab some coffee and let's take a look!

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  • What to buy a bread baker
  • How to Choose
  • Best Gifts for Bread Bakers
  • Gifts for Beginning Bread Bakers
  • Gifts for Bread Bakers with Experience
  • More Ideas
  • More Gift Guides
  • 💬 Comments

What to buy a bread baker

Bread bakers are passionate about their bread baking activities!

Whether they enjoy watching a homemade sourdough brew come to life or love getting their hands into a bowl of sticky yeast dough the one thing that binds us together is the love of creating bread.

That can be a little bit of a mystery to the uninitiated!

This list is a great starting point to finding the best gift for bread bakers in your life. Feed their passion for baking bread and they may feed your passion for eating it!

How to Choose

There are as many different types of yeast doughs as there are the bakers that create them.

With big differences from artisan sourdough to old fashioned white bread it can be difficult to decide how to choose what's best - for beginners who carefully measure the yeast, as well as those bread baking ninjas that consistently create crunchy crusts from nothing but some water and a little flour.

There are a lot of possibilities and, especially if you aren't a baker, you may get confused about what to choose.

No worries! Here are some tips to help you choose the very BEST gifts for bread bakers.

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How long have they been making bread?

This will make a huge difference! Someone who's only been making bread a few months probably won't need special equipment like a couche or scoring tool.

Sure they're nice to have but stick with the basics - cookbooks, a heavy duty mixer, a variety of loaf pans, or maybe even a local class.

On the other hand, if they've been baking bread for years they may be more interested in special pans, a good ceramic cloche, unique ingredients, or a more advanced cookbook.

What aspect of bread making are they interested in?

Someone who loves to bake big, fluffy loaves of old fashioned sandwich bread may not be interested in a cookbook about creating artisan loaves or a unique batch of sourdough starter that originated in Alaska in the Gold Rush days.

How often do they bake?

This is important if you are planning on getting unusual ingredients that might spoil before your bread baker gets a chance to use them.

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Best Gifts for Bread Bakers

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Bread baking is one of those activities that doesn't really require specialized gadgets but some of them are sure nice to have!

Read the notes by each product - they'll be helpful. Just click on the image to go straight to the product page.

You'll find even more ideas for the bread baker in your life  in the Restless Chipotle & Co. Storefront!

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Bread Maker

I just recently bought this bread maker and it's great! It has an automatic fruit and nut dispenser so you don't have to stop and add things by hand.

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Scale

Learning to measure ingredients with a scale rather than by the cup is always a good idea! It's more accurate and many recipes are written that way.

Gifts for Beginning Bread Bakers

Everyone has to start somewhere! Your favorite bread baker wanna-be will love these gifts that make the bread baking journey so much more interesting... and easier!

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Pullman Loaf Pan

This is called a Pullman Loaf Pan. It creates bread with a very thin, soft crust (think store bought bread) that can be cut in square slices. Also called Pain de Mie - you can find my Pullman Loaf Recipe here

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Clay Baguette Baker

This clay baguette baker allows the baguettes to rise and bake in the same pan. It's made from all natural materials, is nonstick, and easy to use. The holes in the base and lid help the dough to rise and create a dry, crispy crust. You'll love my 30 minute baguette recipe in this!

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Dough Scraper

No matter how much experience you have baking bread dough still gets stuck to the countertop. A dough scraper helps to get all the dough off the counter and helps to divide it as well. There are lots of uses - a scraper is necessary!

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Insta-read Thermometer

Yeast is fussy about temperature. Too cold and it just sits there. Too hot and it up and dies. An insta-read thermometer takes the guesswork out of it and it's perfect for a stocking stuffer.

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Gifts for Bread Bakers with Experience

These gifts for bread bakers will take their bread baking to the next level! They're items that allow these experienced bakers to experiment with breads and techniques from different cultures.

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Flax Baker's Couche

A baker's couche is a piece of fabric that's stiff enough to be used to shape dough and let it rise.This is made from the traditional flax. Don't wash it! You just hang it and let it air out.

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Scoring Tool

Make gorgeous designs on your bread crust with this scoring tool! The comfort grip handle helps you to make those cuts comfortably and evenly.

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Bread Knife

Cut bread easily with this luxurious bread knife. Ultra sharp serrated edge means it cuts without tearing. The blade is made of 67 layer Damascus steel so it is as strong and sharp as it is beautiful. In fact, it never needs sharpening. The pattern is called Tsunami Rose.

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Mastering Bread

Mastering Bread is a comprehensive guide to bread making and has over 70 recipes to try.

More Ideas

You'll find even more ideas in my Restless Chipotle and Co. Store in the Bread Makers department. Take a look!

More Gift Guides

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 Best Gifts for Chocolate Lovers

 10 Best Gifts for the Gourmet Under $25

First published November 2017. Last updated October 31, 2022 to fix broken links and update gift selections.

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With a 40 year focus on the importance of family and a passion for southern comfort food, Marye Audet-White is an expert in melding the two together effortlessly. Marye's a NY Times Bestselling author with 10 cookbooks under her belt and her recipes have been featured in Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Today, House Beautiful, Texas Living, Food & Wine, and many more.

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Comments

  1. Maureen Foster

    November 28, 2022 at 5:31 pm

    I have been making bread for the past couple of years. I love and my husband loves the italian bread that I make. It really is delicious. My biggest problem however is sourdough. I can't get it right just yet but am trying. Many failures but I keep picking myself up and start over again.

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  2. Kirsten Telwak

    February 09, 2019 at 3:20 pm

    Link under bread scraper brings me to a dog training collar...just thought I would let you know 🙂 Great article--thanks!

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    • Marye Audet

      February 14, 2019 at 8:01 am

      Oh no! Thanks! I've fixed it. 🙂

  3. Sand

    November 06, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    I feel as though I've been baking bread forever, but I'm not that great at it!

    Reply
  4. BRYAN E.

    November 06, 2017 at 10:26 pm

    We have been baking bread on and off for about 15 years.

    Reply
  5. Philip Lawrence

    November 06, 2017 at 10:15 pm

    I just started baking bread today!

    Reply
  6. Buddy Garrett

    November 06, 2017 at 10:14 pm

    My wife has been baking bread for 10 years.

    Reply
  7. John H.

    November 06, 2017 at 7:59 pm

    I have been baking bread for about ten years.

    Reply
  8. John H.

    November 06, 2017 at 7:59 pm

    I shared on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/john.herman.5602728/posts/2050663805167038?pnref=story

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  9. Jennifer H.

    November 06, 2017 at 6:47 pm

    I shared on Facebook.com
    https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.herman.9047/posts/865628666951631?pnref=story

    I have been baking breads for 10 years.

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