Best Gift Ideas for Sourdough Bakers
Welcome to my Best Gift Ideas for Sourdough Bakers 2025 gift guide! I’ve rounded up some of the best tools, gadgets, and fun finds that make sourdough baking even more enjoyable. None of these are necessary to make amazing bread—but they’re the kind of thoughtful gifts I (and most bakers) would love to see under the tree!
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You can click here to browse my full Amazon Sourdough Gift Guide if you’d rather see everything in one place, or keep scrolling to read why I love each item below. My hope is that this gives you some great ideas for yourself or your favorite baker this season!
1. Dehydrated Sourdough Starter –
The same starter I use for all my loaves — and my Etsy best seller! A dehydrated sourdough starter is simply an active starter that’s been dried out for easy storage and shipping. Once you add water and flour, it wakes right back up and is ready to bake in just 5 days. It’s the easiest way to jumpstart your sourdough journey or share it as a thoughtful gift for any bread lover! Click here to take you to my Etsy!
2. Mercer Bread Knife –
This knife cuts through even the hardest crusts with ease. It’s the most bought item on my Amazon storefront this year and outperforms my $150 bread knife — seriously the best bang for your buck. Check out this video comparison I did and see for yourself! Click here for the link!
3. Sourdough Kit –
Everything you need to get started in one inexpensive bundle — perfect for beginners who want all the basics without the guesswork of buying piece by piece. Click here for the link!
4. USA Pans –
These are my go-to pans 10×5 (loaf), 9×13, and 8×8. They’re the most nonstick bakeware I’ve ever used, there is a reason they’re a favorite among most bakers! Click here to check them out on my Amazon Gift Guide List.
5. Paper Bread Bags (For Gifting Bread!)–
A simple way to package homemade sourdough for gifting during the holidays. These ones have metal tabs on the sides to keep the bag closed and your bread from falling out! Click here for the link!
6. Lanon Oven Gloves –
To be honest, these have a little heat transfer, but the dexterity makes them my go to every time I bake. I reach for them every time over my bulky oven mitts! Click here for the link!
7. Sourdough Cookbooks –
The Perfect Loaf is a must have book for any sourdough baker. It’s packed with SO MUCH knowledge and many tips, you’ll come back to it over and over again — great no matter your experience level! The Beginners Guide to Sourdough is a great beginner’s book, full of easy-to-understand knowledge and yummy recipes!
8. In My Sourdough Era Sweatshirt –
My most loved sweatshirt for the past two years — cute, soft, embroidered, and always gets compliments. It’s held up beautifully through countless washes. Click here for the link!
9. Wood Pulp Banneton Baskets –
Made from high-quality wood pulp that absorbs moisture, helping create that crispy sourdough crust we all love. They can seem a bit pricey for a proofing basket but WOW there is definitely a difference. This is something I wouldn’t think to buy for myself but would ask for at Christmas! Here is the link!
10. Mueller 4 Slice Toaster –
It fits long slices of sourdough perfectly, no more rotating your bread to toast both sides— hands down the best toaster for sourdough bread. And apparently, it’s a sexy toaster?… I don’t get it either. 😂 Click here for the link!
$100+ Splurge-Worthy Gifts
Have a few extra dollars to spend? Here are some higher end items that all sourdough bakers love!
Krustic Dutch Ovens
My go to bread oven with many gorgeous color options. It’s functional, beautiful, easy to store, and makes perfect loaves every time. Here is the link, you can use code HAYLEY15 to get $15 off of your order!
Brod & Taylor Sourdough Home + Proofing Box
Brod & Taylor Sourdough Home: Like a mini fridge/heater- Designed to keep your starter at the perfect temperature year-round for consistency. Great if your house is cold!
Brod & Taylor Proofing Box: I use this every time I bake—it keeps the dough temperature and humidity just right, speeding up my bulk fermentation and proofing! I love that it folds down for easy storage!
Challenger Bread Oven
The ultimate sourdough baking tank and an heirloom piece to pass down one day. It bakes incredible loaves with professional results! Click here for the link.
Stocking Stuffer Extras Under $20:
- UFO bread lame
- Thai Rice flour
- Flour duster
- Sourdough stickers
- Brod and Taylor Bench knife
- Digital thermometer
I hope this gift guide gave you some fun ideas for the sourdough baker in your life—or maybe even a few things to add to your own wish list!
Like I mentioned at the top of this page, these aren’t necessities—just fun extras that make sourdough baking even more enjoyable! If you’re looking for the must-have tools to get started baking sourdough, check out my post on Sourdough Basics: Tools to Get Started.
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