Dough Scrapers
Plastic bench scrapers, a stainless steel one with a measurement scale, a flexible bowl scraper for getting the last of the dough out, and wooden-handled and hand-carved acacia versions. A straight metal edge is for dividing dough and lifting it off the bench. A flexible plastic curve is for the inside of the bowl. They are different jobs.
Which scraper do I need?
A steel one divides and lifts on the bench. A flexible one follows the curve of the bowl.
Most bakers end up with both.
| Product | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Dividing and lifting on the bench | Scraping bowls and dividing dough | Getting the last of the dough out of the bowl |
| Blade | Rigid stainless steel with a 0 to 14cm scale | — | — |
| Handle | Hardwood, straight or curved | — | — |
| Options | Handle shape only, the blade is the same | White or yellow | One version |
| Care | Hand wash, do not soak the handle | Dishwasher safe, heat resistant to 105C | Dishwasher safe |
| Material | — | Polypropylene | Flexible plastic, TPEE |
| Shape | — | Rounded edge, chamfered side | Semi-circular, 16.3cm wide |
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Mostly for handling dough you would rather not touch. A scraper gets under sticky, high-hydration sourdough to lift and fold it, divides a batch into portions cleanly, builds surface tension when you shape a loaf by pushing the dough across the bench, and clears flour and dough off the worktop afterwards. It replaces the instinct to add more flour, and extra flour is what makes a loaf dense. Ours start at £2.99.
They do different jobs, and most sourdough bakers end up with both. A bowl scraper is a flexible plastic blade with a curved edge that follows the inside of the mixing bowl, so you can fold the dough and get every last bit out. A bench scraper is a rigid blade, usually stainless steel with a handle, for dividing, lifting and shaping dough on the worktop and scraping it clean. The Professional Dough Scraper at £2.99 and the Flexible Bowl Scraper at £4.99 are the bowl type; the Dough Scraper with Wooden Handle at £6.99 is the bench type.
Plastic for the bowl, metal for the bench. A flexible plastic scraper bends to the curve of the bowl and will not scratch it; a stiff stainless steel blade gives a clean, straight edge for dividing dough and enough rigidity to push a loaf into shape and build tension. If you only want one, the stainless bench scraper with a wooden handle covers dividing, shaping and cleaning, but you will miss the flexible one the first time you try to get a wet dough out of a bowl.
For under a tenner, the pair we use: the Professional Dough Scraper (£2.99, bakery-grade polypropylene, rounded edge for the bowl, dishwasher safe) and the Dough Scraper with Wooden Handle (£6.99, stainless steel, straight or curved blade, with a 0 to 14cm scale on the blade).
The Dough Scraper with Wooden Handle has a 0 to 14cm scale in half-centimetre steps marked on the blade. It is useful for dividing a batch into equal portions, or for checking the width of a batard before it goes in the banneton.
The Professional Dough Scraper and the Flexible Bowl Scraper are both dishwasher safe. The stainless steel scrapers are hand wash: rinse, wipe and dry them. Keep the wooden-handled one out of long soaks so the handle does not swell, and dry it before it goes back in the drawer.
Wet the blade, not the dough. A damp scraper slides under high-hydration dough without pulling it, and a bench that is lightly wetted or very lightly floured does the same for shaping. Keep the blade moving in one confident motion rather than sawing, and scrape the bench clean between loaves so old dough does not grab the new one. If the dough is still gluing itself to everything, it is usually under-developed or over-proofed rather than the tool: our guide on how to shape sourdough covers what to look for.
Orders placed before 2pm Monday to Friday are dispatched the same day. Standard UK delivery is £3.99 by Royal Mail Tracked 48, usually one to two working days; priority Tracked 24 is £4.99, and standard delivery is free on orders over £50. A scraper adds almost nothing to a parcel, so it is an easy thing to drop into a banneton or starter order.
