Toxin free baking supplies? Yes. I’ve been on this non-toxic journey for over two decades, and at times I was forced to go full-throttle on swaps. They were stressful, on many levels, and I don’t want that for you. So do yourself a favor and make swaps within your budget. This is me giving you permission to shop thrift stores and marketplace if it works for your budget – we did!
Plastic
Our first big swap was not plastic, but had we wanted to save a lot of time and money, it should have been. Whenever possible, I purchase local and in glass. I’ve fallen for the beautiful silicone coated non-stick pans several times only to have the coating flake off with no abrasive assault – so you won’t find those pans here.
Grain Mill
- Which mill is best? I use the Mockmill 200 Professional. You don’t need that unless you mill a LOT in a short time. I was able to mill over 10 lbs of grain in my Mockmill 200 before it needed a cool down rest.
Mixer:
- Zacme Mixers – the 5 quart will show up a KitchenAid for half the price, but it’s noise bothers me. I have and love the 7 quart, it’s quieter. The 5 and 8 quart have bowl lights, but the 7 quart does not.
No plastic touching my food. It also has a pasta roller cutter attachment. This is the non-toxic way to make pasta, other than by hand.
Baking Prep:
- Digital food scale – my food is measured on a floured surface or in a container, get a stainless or glass if you are concerned
Pyrex mixing bowls with lids - Silicone pastry brushes
- Stainless steel bench scrapers
- Silicone spatulas
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups (I don’t use)
I weigh everything, saving dishes and searching for cups I can never find. - Parchment – I don’t use much, thanks to baking stones and cast iron. Instead I brush with a fat and bake non-stick and non-toxic
- Silicone bread slings – great for transferring bread to a pan or stoneware
Grain Storage:
- half gallon mason jars
- 5 gallon food safe buckets – long term storage. Concern over plastics in this case does not take priority over long term food storage. I bought my buckets used, and got Lowe’s brand screw top lids.
Bakeware
- Hamilton Beach Cast Iron electric griddleHamilton Beach cast iron electric skillet – when they come out with a waffle iron, I’ll buy it
- Tortilla Press – electric
- Waffle makers – I have antique waffle irons that cook waffles on the stove top. One is Wagner, and the other is Puritan.
- Skillets – I have Griswold and Wagner antique cast iron passed down from my grandfather. Any cast iron would work.
- Dutch oven – I love my Wagner 2.5 qt dutch oven with pyrex glass lid (antique). Lodge has this one, and the lid doubles as a skillet!
Baking Sheets, Pans and Dishes
- Bakers Favorite Set (pie pan, casserole, cupcake and bread pan)
- Lodge loaf pans – set of 2
- when you put one on top of the other upside down, you make a dutch oven. OR bake two loaves without the lid at the same time.
- Lodge muffin pans – set of 2 for 12 cupcakes
- Biscuit pan
- Baking Sheet (Jelly Roll Pan) 10″ x 15″
- 9×13″ Baking Dish (casserole pan)
- Pizza Pan, 15″ Round
- Pie Pan, 9 inchPie Pan, 9 inch
Toxic, but still in my kitchen
This has a non-stick coated die, and plastic chamber for mixing the dough. I use brass dies instead of plastic, but it’s still definitely NOT toxin free. That said, if you really want bowtie, fusilli or other pasta that is the LEAST toxin-free, this is a great way to go using organic, freshly milled grains. At least we eliminated all the chemicals in that store-bought flour and added plenty of nutrition. I won’t be getting rid of this any time soon, until an affordable alternative comes around.
You will always get full disclosure with me – I’m not here to pretend I’m perfect, but I continue to transform items in my kitchen one at a time.
