Tools for the kitchen
Dough weight and proving basket calculator
Work out the weight of each unbaked loaf before choosing a proving basket. Add the ingredients in your recipe, including the starter.
Your quantities
Total dough: 960 g. Compare this with the basket maker's dough-weight rating. Dimensions alone cannot confirm capacity.
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The total includes added flour, water, starter, salt and other ingredients. Starter is counted once. This is unbaked dough weight before handling losses; it does not calculate the weight of the finished loaf.
Choosing a basket
Compare the weight per loaf with a basket maker's stated dough rating. We have not verified gram capacities for our round and oval proving baskets. Their listed dimensions cannot establish capacity by themselves. Read the banneton size guide and shape comparison before choosing.