Sourdough baking workshops and
baking steels

My steels will supercharge your domestic home oven making it entirely possible to create restaurant quality pizzas and bakery style bread.

2024 sees the return of the popular sourdough baking workshops near Benson in the Chilterns, Oxfordshire. Check the Shop for vouchers and details. 

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British Steel

Manufactured entirely in the UK

Kamado specific

A range made specifically for Kamado Joe

Great Support

Always around to help and advise

Transform your baking

For the crispiest pizzas & the crustiest bread

My steels will supercharge your domestic home oven making it entirely possible to create restaurant quality pizzas and bakery style bread.

View the steels

British Steel

Manufactured entirely in the UK

Kamado specific

A range specific to Kamado Joe

Great Support

Always around to help and advise

British steel
Manufactured entirely in the uk
kamado specific
Specifically for Kamado Joe
great support
Always around to help and advise
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All of my products are made using British or European steel and manufactured in a workshop not far from where I live, keeping their carbon footprint low and their quality high.

My range of Baking Steels

My Baking Steels include a range to fit the Kamado Joe Junior grille, and a steel to fit most popular Pizza ovens.

Workshop Vouchers/Kits/ Starters & Bannetons

I've put together a sourdough baking kit with everything you need for the perfect loaf, and accessories to help.

Peels, Paddles & Accessories

Getting your pizzas and loaves in and out of the oven couldn’t be easier with one of my peels. Long handled, short handled - you choose!

My range of Baking Steels

My Baking Steels include a range to fit the Kamado Joe Junior grille, Ooni 3 and Ooni Koda Pizza ovens.

Kits/ starters & Bannetons

I've put together a sourdough baking kit with everything you need for the perfect loaf, and accessories to help.

Peels, Paddles & Accessories

Getting your pizzas and loaves in and out of the oven couldn’t be easier with one of my peels. Long handled, short handled - you choose!

Wild baker Range

cereal, wheat, corn-161510.jpg
All of my products are made using British or European steel and manufactured in a workshop not far from where I live, keeping their carbon footprint low and their quality high.

My range of Baking Steels

My Baking Steels include a range to fit the Kamado Joe Junior grille, Ooni 3 and Ooni Koda Pizza ovens.

Kits/ starters & Bannetons

I've put together a sourdough baking kit with everything you need for the perfect loaf, and accessories to help.

Peels, Paddles & Accessories

Getting your pizzas and loaves in and out of the oven couldn’t be easier with one of my peels. Long handled, short handled - you choose!

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Customer Feedback

Thanks for the instructions and the sourdough starter included with the steel. I made our first sourdough pizzas on the steel this evening and, wow, both are game changers! Our pizzas are now at a new level I wasn't sure was possible at home.
James
James
The steel works a treat, has transformed my baking and was perfectly non stick. The pizza was better than one from a wood fired oven takeaway van!
Simon
Simon
This steel is glorious and has made a huge difference to my pizzas, I get a much darker bottom using your steel than the one I was using, which was about half the thickness.
Myke
Myke
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About

My name is Judith Starling. I moved to the UK at the age of 14 but grew up in a little German village with three bakeries, producing their own breads on site, every day. I've spent years trying to recreate that same freshly baked bread at home before moving on to Pizza, and now I love to share this passion with other aspiring bakers…

Judith Starling
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FAQs:
Questions that crop up regularly

Why Steel?

Steel absorbs, stores and transmits energy much more efficiently than stone. This means you can make wonderfully, crispy pizza bases at much lower temperatures. It is also indestructible, unlike stones. 

How hot does my oven need to go?

There is no minimum heat requirement. I know many people worry that their ovens don’t go VERY hot but rest assured that a steel will help your bake, even if it only goes to 230C. 

Why British Steel?

We only use British and European steel as Chinese steel can be more brittle and less weldable. This is generally due to Chinese steel having a higher carbon content.

Can I leave it in the oven the whole time?

You don’t have to take your steel in and out of the oven – it is quite happy to stay in there at all times.

Can I use it with a normal domestic oven?

Yes! Wild Baker steels are ideal for home ovens. Made in different shapes and sizes, you will find one that suits the size of your oven and your requirements. Even the largest, 30cm x 40cm steel fits into a standard sized British oven (which is around 45cm x 38cm) and leaves a gap at the front and the sides of the oven to help with air circulation during the bake. 

Can I use it on my BBQ?

Steels are fantastic on BBQs and are becoming ever more popular. They allow you to BBQ vegetables, fish and burgers without having them fall apart or through the grates of your BBQ. You will see that I also do a range for Kamado Joe and Ooni, with steels specific to these products.

Do I need a fan or an electric oven?

I use my steels in both, fan and electric ovens. 

Does it need sealing?

Yes, although this is really simple and you can find instructions here.

What is sourdough?

See my blog on sourdough related topics here. 

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