Baking is a science, regardless of whether you’re whipping up muffins, cake batter or bread. Using the correct measurements is always important, but having the right tools also plays a part in creating the perfect batch. Whether you’re a beginner in the bakery (or your kitchen), or you consider yourself a “Picasso of pastry” like Pierre Hermé, you don’t have to break the bank to get the best baking tools. From muffin pans to bread knives to sourdough kits, shop our top baking essentials below, all under $50.
19 Baking Tools and Items That Rise to the Occasion
- Bring Home the Bread: Bake your sourdough loaves in this Amazon Basics Cast Iron Dutch Oven. It’s oven safe up to 500 degrees and distributes heat evenly on the bottom and all sides, so your loaf will fully bake without burning — just $48!
- On a Roll: If you love pizza or croissants just as much as we do, this number one bestselling Farberware Wood Rolling Pin will help you flatten out your dough — just $12!
- You Knead This Dough Hook: Tired of your hands cramping from dough kneading? This stainless steel dough hook attachment has your back (and your hands). Just attach it to your KitchenAid or stand mixer and watch it do the heavy lifting — just $26!
- Here Comes the Muffin Man: Perfect your recipe for blueberry or chocolate chip muffins by baking them in this 12-well muffin pan that has a nonstick coating to ensure that your batter doesn’t stick — just $30!
- Rise to the Top: Help your loaf retain its shape with this Saint Germain Premium Banneton. Including a cloth liner to place in the bowl before your dough, this basket will keep your loaf intact while it rises — just $10!
- Stir It Up: Make sure your ingredients are fully blended with this Danish dough whisk. Perfect for sourdough, focaccia and more, it’s sturdy and pulls through dough easily — just $9!
- No Sticky Situations: Make sure your desserts aren’t too gummy, sticky or wet on the inside by using this ThermoPro Digital Thermometer to check the temperature. The stainless steel probe accurately reads temperatures in just seconds and displays them on the large, easy-to-read screen — just $17!
- Bake Your Batter: Bake your favorite cake flavors in this 9-by-13-inch rectangular cake pan. It has a nonstick coating, so you don’t have to use a lot of butter or grease — just $28!
- Slice Like a Pro: Cut through your loaf or cake like butter with this number one bestselling Mercer Culinary Bread Knife — just $16!
- Just Loafing Around: This set of Amazon Essentials Loaf Pans will come in handy when baking bread. The nonstick coating ensures it will pop right out of the pan — just $24!
- Mix Things Up: Mix your cake batter in one of these stainless steel mixing bowls. This six-pack includes bowls of different sizes, ranging from 1 to 7 quarts, and airtight lids for each bowl to keep your batter fresh in case you need to refrigerate it — just $33!
- Fresh Out The Oven: After your muffins are done baking, remove them from the pan and let them cool on these Ultra Cuisine Cooling and Baking Racks — just $30!
- Don’t Burn Your Hands: Over 30,000 people have purchased this Amazon’s Choice set of KitchenAid Oven Mitts in the past month. The soft silicone material is heat resistant up to 500 degrees, non-slip and waterproof — just $17!
- Chop, Chop: If your dough ball is too large, cut it in half with this Amazon Basics Stainless Steel Bench Scraper. The measurement marks make it easy to cut even portions, and the non-slip handle and durable blade makes for a quick chopping process — just $8!
- Best for Biscuits: If you’re big on biscuits, scones or pizza dough, this pastry cutter has thick metal blades that make it easy to mix cold butter and flour — just $10!
- Make Your Mark: Some people might just use a knife to score their bread, but if you really want your loaves to look great, you need this Saint Germain Bread Lame — just $9!
- Batter Up: Whether you’re making banana bread, blueberry muffins or a pumpkin chocolate chip loaf, you’ll need this set of five silicone spatulas for mixing and transferring your batter. They’re sturdy, flexible and heat-resistant up to 600 degrees — just $9!
- Lift Your Loaf: If you’re always running out of parchment paper, switch to this silicone bread sling. You can easily place it in your Dutch oven pot before adding your dough for easy transferring after your bread is done baking — just $10!
- Ready, Set, Start: Feed your sourdough starter with this Pro Sourdough Starter Kit, complete with a jar, lid, silicone spatula, a feeding day band, a wheat thermometer and a cloth cover. Reviewers say it helps them maintain a consistent starter and achieve beautiful loaves — just $26!
