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The ultimate list of gifts for bread bakers including high quality baking appliances and tools, beautiful cookbooks, and bread making gifts just for fun!
If you have a bread baker in your life (or ahem, you’re making a wish list for yourself), you’re going to enjoy this gift guide! High quality bread making gifts really do equip and impassion both beginner and experienced home bakers alike.
I’ve picked reputable products that you’ll be proud to gift, and the recipient excited to put to good use!
There’s something here for every budget. A handful of these products are a wonderful foray into the world of sourdough bread baking or baking with home ground flour.
And while you’re here, don’t forget that some of the most meaningful gifts come from the kitchen too! Learn how to make homemade bread gifts and gift baskets and other unique food gifts for the holidays!
Gift Guide for Bread Bakers
So without further ado, here are my favorite gift ideas for bread bakers!
Thermapen ONE
This accurate and reliable instant-read thermometer is useful for testing dough temp and bread in the oven for doneness. It has so many uses in the kitchen. It's currently 30% off!
USA Pan Pullman Loaf Pans
Pullman pans give homemade loaves a shape more like the sandwich bread you can buy from the store, and the lids can be used for soft and flat top crusts. These pans can be used for yeast or quick breads.
The Perfect Loaf: The Craft and Science of Sourdough Breads, Sweets, and More
This book by Maurizio Leo is perfect for the home baker who wants to learn how to bake with sourodugh or bring their sourdough game to the next level!
Tartine Bread
This is well-regarded book by Tartine Bakery's Chad Robertson. It presents sourdough bread baking step-by-step for experienced and beginner home bakers alike.
Old World Bread Glass Blown Ornament
Any bread baker would love this charming ornament as a gift!
Flax Linen Baker's Couche
A high quality couche is a necessary tool for the bread baker who is ready to tackle baguettes!
Pizza Night: Deliciously Doable Recipes for Pizza and Salad
The pizza recipes in Alexandra Stafford's book are based on four different pizza doughs (with sourdough variations) that can be made at home! The pizza recipes are presented seasonally with complimentary salad recipes.
Sourdough Starter Sweatshirt
This sweatshirt would bring a little baking humor to someones life! For more clever handmade gifts from Etsy, visit their Holiday Hub here.
NutriMill Sourdough Bundle
This set would give a brand new sourdough baker all the tools they need to get started!
Rectangular Baking Steel
This baking steel is perfect for anyone who wants to make restaurant-quality pizzas and artisan breads at home.
Handmade Linen Bread Bags
Stylish and sustainable, these bread bags keep homemade bread fresh longer.
Handmade Bread Warmer Basket
Your gift recipient can warm the ceramic stone for the wicker basket to keep their homemade bread or tortillas warm at the table.
Brod & Taylor Bench Knife
This bench knife has a balanced weight and a soft, non-slip handle. It feels comfortable in the hand when shaping dough.
OXO Good Grips Baker’s Dusting Wand for Sugar, Flour and Spices
This is a practical little gift. It can be used to dust dough, a countertop, or a proofing basket with flour before rolling out the dough or shaping. It could also be filled with granulated sugar, cinnamon, or powdered sugar for sprinkling.
Maldon Sea Salt Flakes
This fancy flake salt adds a special touch to a slice of buttered homemade bread or as a topping on a pan of homemade focaccia or dinner rolls.
Zassenhaus Classic Bread Slicer
This German-made hand crank slicer will uniformly cut both soft and crusty breads alike for perfect slices!
Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Round Dutch Oven
This stylish, high quality Dutch oven is ideal for baking country-style bread loaves (since it retains steam during baking), but has multiple uses in the kitchen.
Ooni Frya Outdoor Pizza Oven
This pizza oven heats to 932°F to cook a pizza in about 60 seconds. A pizza oven would make an ideal gift for someone who wants to make restaurant-quality pizza right on their own patio.
Bakers Math Kitchen Scale
You might know a bread baker who needs a kitchen scale upgrade. This scale can accurately weigh very small amounts even with a large bowl of ingredients set on top (with the screen still being visible). It won't tare itself out randomly like a cheap scale would.
Linen Apron
Classy and practical, a handmade linen apron would make a well-received gift.
Lady May Tallow Skin Cream
This is a hand cream with no fragrance or additives that's safe to be used while cooking and baking! It's made with only one simple and nourishing ingredient: natural grass fed beef tallow.
KoMo Classic Grain Mill
A countertop stone mill is used to grind grains into flour at home for arguably the most healthy, fresh and aromatic flour a home baker can use. You can't go wrong with the look and quality of this reputable KoMo Classic mill. Use code KOMO for $50 off for Black Friday!
Einkorn Berries (Organic)
If you're gifting a grain mill, small bags of speciality organic wheat berries make a fine complementary gift! Find rye, khorasan, spelt, and emmer from Ancient Grains as well! Use the code THANKS24 for up to 15% off your order.
Graze: Inspiration for Small Plates and Meandering Meals: A Charcuterie Cookbook
This unique cookbook has so many charming and fresh recipes for small plates; some that utilize bread and some that pair with bread for entertaining.
Challenger Bread Pan
This original USA-made cast iron pan is popular with bread bakers for a reason. It has a tight seal for optimal steam retention and is roomy enough for any shape of loaf!
Glass Jar With Olive Wood Lid
These jars are so beautiful for storing baking ingredients in the pantry.
Proofing Basket
Proofing baskets are used for proofing high-hydration free-form loaves. A sourdough baker, especially, would appreciate these baskets in various shapes and sizes.
Black Universal Plus Mixer
The Universal Plus (in black or white) is a workhorse mixer that can handle large or small batches of bread dough alike. It's a must for home bakers who make bread regularly for their family. The mixers are currently on sale for $100 off for Black Friday, plus get $20 off with my code aberlehome
Weck 1 Liter Tulip Jars
These jars really are the best for sourdough starter. Not only are they aesthetically pleasing, but their wide mouth, removable gasket, and round bottom make them so practical for feeding and maintaining starter.
Wire Monkey Goose Neck Lame
Wire Monkey sells the highest quality lames for scoring bread. They sell the popular Goose Neck and (original) UFO lames. Use code BFCM25 to get 25% off your order for Black Friday!
Creative Co-Op Farmhouse Stoneware Bowl
A large stoneware bowl is stylish and practical for hand-mixing bread dough.
Handmade Linen Tea Towels
These handmade linen tea towels have a loop for hanging and come in many colors. They can be used to line proofing baskets, cover dough, and even wrap bread once it's baked.
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