Bulka Small Oval 500g Banneton Bread Proofing Basket Pressed Wood Pulp Brotform - Plane Non-Stick Batard Sourdough Banneton Basket, Made in Germany.

Amazing products. I have used 2 round BULKA bannetons for years. They last forever and are far superior to woven baskets and canvas inserts. This new small proofing banneton is perfect for my small dutch oven. Doesn’t stick and bread comes out perfect. The textured ones leave a beautiful flour design. Thank you BULKA. Love love -Andrea

I have used these for years for my sourdough. Expensive but very nice. Not something you have to have but nice to have! Great quality.

This is my 3rd Bulka banneton, all different sizes and shapes. I've never had a loaf stick or tear taking it out yet. I bake sourdough weekly and these are worth the price. Easy to use, easy to clean and dry out by popping them into my oven when my bread comes out. I love the waffle weave pattern as I had never seen it before. I always get asked how I made that pattern because it's so unique.

This is my third purchase from this company. These are quality products!!! Super sturdy and great for my sourdough loaves. A little bit of flour and a shower cap and there you have it. If your English translation: and Bob's your uncle. As I make more and more bread will be purchasing more of these beauties.

How I didn’t know about Bulka before? OMG I will never use any other banneton ever. Great for shaping, perfect size and so easy to clean and maintain. Definitely the best product for bread!!

These are expensive but nice quality and should last forever. The wood pulp does a good job of wicking away the correct amount of moisture during cold retarding of sourdough in the fridge. One caveat: dough will stick to wood pulp more than a rattan banneton with or without a liner. I find myself using extra rice flour or semolina when that isn’t usually necessary with my rattan baskets.

I used it for the first time today and it worked perfectly! Sprinkled it liberally with rice flour and rub it on the inside before putting in my bread dough. Dough came out without any issue. Placed in the oven for about 10 minutes to dry completely as indicated in the directions.

I rarely leave reviews, but I felt compelled after the customer service I received and my initial use of this brotform.Starting with the customer service: I went to this company’s website to see if they had the smaller oval brotform in stock there. Unfortunately that was not the case, but I did manage to find an email. I figured I would reach out and see if they knew when the 500 gram oval brotform would be back in stock. They responded rather quickly and said it would be a few weeks. When I refreshed the Amazon product page though, much to my surprise, I was able to place an order. The shipping took longer than the standard 2 day shipping that I’m used to when using Amazon, but I can hardly complain given that I was able to order a previously out of stock product.Next, let’s get to actual usage. I’ve been making sour dough bread for a couple years now. The loaves are just for my wife and myself, so I’m not producing them in large quantities. My preference for my loaves are for them to be made of 100% whole grains, but this can get rather tricky given spelt, rye, einkorn, and even whole wheat flours all typically have less protein than your typical white bread flour. This has resulted in difficult-to-work-with, sticky, wet doughs. After doing a bit of research, I learned that wood pulp brotforms are ideal for these types of doughs.Setting my wicker banneton aside, I decided to finally give this brotform a use. I have to say, I am quite impressed. When using my wicker banneton in the past, I’ve had my frustrations with sticking after crafting the perfect dough. This especially held true upon my first use. Not sure what to expect, I prepared myself for the worst upon first use. After flipping the brotform upside down and waiting for a few seconds, I felt the dough release and let out a sigh of relief. I couldn’t believe it, but the dough did not stick!I’m sure I will be using this brotform for many more loaves and I am quite impressed with how the first loaf went. If you’re on the fence about whether or not wood pulp brotforms actually make a difference, leave your doubts behind. I can say with confidence this product is worth your money.