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Best Dough Scrapers and Bench Knives for Sourdough: The Tool I Reach for 20 Times Every Bake

Sam Whitaker · June 9, 2026

Best Dough Scrapers and Bench Knives for Sourdough: The Tool I Reach for 20 Times Every Bake

Picture the photo I could pull up on my phone right now: a marble slab smeared with pale streaks of dough, flour dust hanging in the air like it had just snowed indoors, and a look on my face somewhere between panic and defeat. That image is proof of exactly one thing—my three-day sourdough project … Read more

I Tested the OXO Good Grips Bench Scraper for 500 Loaves of Sourdough

Sam Whitaker · May 1, 2026

I Tested the OXO Good Grips Bench Scraper for 500 Loaves of Sourdough

For the first two years of my sourdough journey, I used a cheap plastic scraper I grabbed from a dollar store. It warped after three months, slipped constantly on my wooden board, and left bits of dough stuck to the…

Bench Scrapers, Dough Whisk, and Mixing Bowls: The Everyday Tools That Make Sourdough Easier

Sam Whitaker · December 29, 2025

Bench Scrapers, Dough Whisk, and Mixing Bowls: The Everyday Tools That Make Sourdough Easier

There’s a particular strip of marble counter just past my stove — chipped at one corner from a dropped Dutch oven lid — and that’s exactly where I attempted my first hands-only transfer of a fully proofed loaf into the pot. No bench scraper, no dough whisk, just my palms and a stubborn confidence that … Read more