Just realized my cheap plastic bowl was ruining my sourdough folds

I used a big plastic mixing bowl for months, but the dough always stuck to the sides and tore when I tried to fold it. Switched to a stainless steel one I had in the back of the cabinet and the dough just slides right off, making the whole process way smoother. Anyone have a favorite bowl that doesn't fight you?

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wren_jackson1d ago

Lol "doesn't fight you" is the perfect way to put it. My first attempts were in a cheap plastic salad bowl and I thought I was just terrible at this. Turns out the bowl was the real villain.

vera_sanchez1d ago

Wait, is it the plastic itself or the shape? In my experience, those cheap bowls are often too shallow and slick. A ceramic mixing bowl with a curved bottom and some texture gives the dough something to grab onto. The plastic ones just let everything slide around in a frustrating way.