It’s simply dawned on me that I’m slowly however very certainly turning my kitchen in Bellville right into a full-blown bakery. It feels inevitable, truthfully, given how I’ve been squinting on the nook of my storage, picturing a small bread oven tucked in there prefer it’s a wood-fired pizza fantasy. Positive, my storage at the moment homes, you recognize, a automobile, some instruments, and perhaps a rogue spider or two, however let’s deal with the dream: a pop-up weekend bakery. I’m not saying I’m beginning a bakery tomorrow, however the dream is on simmer. Like a dough proofing within the heat Texas solar—it’s only a matter of time.
Within the meantime, I’ve embraced the chaos and have began accumulating bakery-grade gear to casually outfit my kitchen and the sunny room simply off of it. Is it extreme? Positive. Does it make me blissful? Completely. These 5 gadgets are my not-so-subtle, however very practical nod to turning my kitchen right into a bakery, and I’m formally blaming my pink bakery bins for the truth that my neighbors now casually ask, “When’s the subsequent bake sale?”
1. A ten-Tier Sheet Pan Rack (aka Velocity Rack)
This one is each a space-saver and an ego enhance. Nothing makes you are feeling extra like a professional baker than sliding a tray of heat chocolate cake onto considered one of ten superb tiers, all whereas pretending you’re on the Nice British Bake Off. Positive, it’s technically meant for bakeries that pump out a whole bunch of pastries a day, but it surely works equally effectively for holding the whole lot from cookies to cooling cake layers—or, let’s be actual, my assortment of half-filled water glasses. AND – it retains the whole lot out of my cat Tron’s attain, amen.
2. Bus Tubs (a.okay.a. Wash Basins)
I do know, I do know—bus tubs are about as glamorous because the again of a restaurant kitchen, however hear me out. These massive plastic bins are important. One tub is for soiled dishes (it makes cleanup really feel like a enjoyable stacking problem), and the opposite is for prepping dough or tossing trash and flour-covered utensils in mid-bake. They’re sturdy, they’re unassuming, and so they mainly let me fake I’m operating a bakery with an precise workers as an alternative of simply me, frantically making an attempt to not over proof my bread whereas additionally strolling the canine.
3. Baker’s Math Kitchen Scale
Overlook measuring cups; this kitchen scale is the boss of all issues dough-related. It’s not nearly precision; it’s about feeling like a scientist in the course of a butter-and-sugar experiment. I weigh the whole lot now—flour, water, even chocolate chips—as a result of if I’m going to end up bakery-level treats, I must channel bakery-level math and that is the precise scale I utilized in skilled kitchens.
4. Restaurant-High quality Butcher Block Work Desk
This desk is the place all of the magic occurs. It’s huge, it’s sturdy, and it’s the type of floor that may deal with the whole lot from kneading sticky dough to rolling out sugar cookies for vacation tins. Actually, I feel this desk has extra work ethic than I do—it simply sits there, prepared for motion, whereas I’m over right here debating whether or not to eat a cookie or make one. And the grand plan is to carry baking lessons across the large work desk come springtime!
5. Pink Bakery Packing containers and Twine
As a result of let’s be actual, presentation is half the enjoyable. These bins are unapologetically cute, and the twine provides that good little I completely deliberate this contact. Whether or not I’m packing up leftover pie slices for neighbors or sending a stack of cookies to a buddy, these bins scream “bakery stylish.”
So there you have got it—5 issues which have me effectively on my technique to turning my Bellville kitchen right into a full-fledged bakery. It’s just a little excessive, positive, however so is life on this massive ol’ Victorian home. And if you happen to’re questioning whether or not I’ll add a sixth merchandise to this checklist, the reply is sure: a bread oven for my storage. Let’s dream massive, buddies.
