Saint Germain Bakery Premium Round Bread Banneton Basket with Liner - Perfect Brotform Proofing Basket for Making Beautiful Bread (9 inch Round / 10 inch Oval Bundle)

It's just what I needed and expected. Great quality.

We use this for our sour dough

Worked well with baking my sourdough bread

Works, my home-made breads are not only tasty, but also good looking :) Price is right, so this is my second basket bought. Recommended.

Basket well made and sent fast

Haven’t used it yet

I believe whether you get a good or a bad banneton greatly depends on which vendor you order from. The first one I ordered was bought from Saint Germain. It is a decent banneton with a diameter just shy of 10 inches. It is perfect for my needs (Tartine bread). The four star rating is for the banneton that I ordered first.Then I ordered another one but didn't pay attention to the vendor. Turned out that it was a different vendor (Cleansed) and it shipped from China. It arrived surprisingly quickly (less than 2 weeks) but the product is quite different from the first one. This one has a diameter of about 8.5 inches and is therefore way too small for my needs. It also has a very strong smell and since it can't be washed I wouldn't feel comfortable using it for food. This second one said made in China on it. To be fair, the quality seems to be ok, but it was not what I ordered (this really is too small). I would give this one 2 starts.Neither product had any label on it or instructions so you can't really say that the second one was a knock-off of the first but the way it is listed you would think you get the same item if you place another order.Aside from that, if you are wondering if you really need a banneton: It depends. If you don't bake often or have a small kitchen then you could skip it and instead proof your dough in a bowl or a colander.I prefer using my 10 inch banneton because it is lightweight. When I use a bowl it's harder to plop the dough into my hot Dutch oven before baking and I am afraid one day I will drop the bowl and it will break. When I use my plastic colander I am afraid one day I will get too close to the hot Dutch oven (500degree F) and it will melt.If you use the banneton without the cloth insert you will get a nice pattern on your bread. I prefer using the cloth to make cleanup easier and prevent sticking, but with the cloth the pattern is barely visible.

Durable; love having the linen liner; leaves the cutest spiral pattern