Kitchen

Beast Mini Blender Plus

The small blender I use every single day — smoothies, sauces, everyday blending.

Powerful, quieter than most, compact enough to leave out, and I genuinely prefer it to the full-size machine.

Beast 785mL Blending Vessel

The larger vessel, which is what I use when I want a proper smoothie.

Same machine, more room. It's the piece that makes the Mini work for a real breakfast.

Moccamaster with Thermal Carafe

The coffee maker we use when we're serious about coffee — thermal carafe, not a glass pot on a hot plate.

A hot plate keeps cooking the coffee. The stainless thermal carafe keeps it hot and keeps it tasting like it did when it was brewed.

Stovetop Moka Pot

What I actually use for espresso at home.

Ember Mug 2

A temperature-control mug — a good answer for anyone who reheats the same cup of coffee four times.

Sourdough Starter Kit (minus the starter)

The equipment half of getting going, without a jar of someone else's culture.

Favorite Dough Stirrer

The one tool that makes mixing a shaggy dough far less of a wrestling match.

Affordable Dutch Oven

You do not need the expensive one to bake a very good loaf.

Bread Bags for Sharing

For the loaf that's going to someone else's kitchen.

Bread Bags with Beeswax Lining

Keeps a cut loaf good longer than anything else I've tried.

Favorite Sourdough Jars

Wide enough to feed and scrape, pretty enough to leave on the counter.

Kitchen Scale for Using Discard

Baking by weight is the difference between a recipe and a guess.

A Grain Mill for Fresh Flour

Still looking. WonderMill has been hard to find; NutriMill is on the list.

I buy unbleached high-protein flour in bulk and I've baked with freshly milled flour, so I know I want one. What I don't need is enormous capacity — I'd rather mill small amounts and use them promptly, and counter space matters.