Blew $65 on a silicone bread proofing basket that my dough fused to like glue

Grant Martinez · 2026-10-19T10:00:07.679793+00:00

I bought one of those fancy silicone proofing baskets at a kitchen store in Fresno back in March because the guy behind the counter swore dough would never stick to it. First loaf, half my dough stayed glued to the ridges and I had to scrape it out with a spatula. Second try I floured it heavy and still lost a chunk of the bottom crust. That thing cost me $65 and two ruined batches of dough that had 12 hours of work in them. The cheap $8 wicker basket I got at a yard sale holds flour way better and barely sticks. I kept telling myself the silicone one just needed breaking in, but after the third fail I finally tossed it in the donation box. So what is the deal with proofing baskets, is it all about the flour dusting or am I missing some other trick here?

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