Brod & Taylor Ultralight Baking Shell for Sourdough Bread (Batard) – No Preheating Needed for Crispy Crust and Even Baking
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Tuesday, May 12
Size: Batard
Features
- BAKERY-QUALITY BREAD AT HOME Creates the ideal baking environment for professional-quality bread. The Baking Shell traps steam and evenly distributes heat for a superior dough rise, crispy crust, and airy crumb. Helps your loaves look professional with a crispy, golden crust and an airy interior.
- NO PREHEATING REQUIRED Unlike preheating a Dutch oven for 30-45 minutes, this shell requires no preheating. No need to risk touching scorching hot pots and lids. Just place your dough on a flat baking surface and cover with the shell. It also cools fast and wont crack unlike ceramic or enameled cast iron.
- LIGHTWEIGHT & EASY TO CLEAN This ultralight shell weighs just 1 lb, unlike your typical 15 lb Dutch oven. Cleanup is simple with a quick wipe. Cast iron pots need to be scrubbed and reseasoned, which can take 20-30 minutes after baking. This baking shell makes bread baking faster and easier.
- 3 EASY STEPS (1) Preheat your oven with a steel or stone. (2) Place your risen dough on the hot surface. (3) Cover with the shell. Thats it. After 20 minutes, remove the shell and finish baking uncovered to brown the crust. Its the simplest way to bake artisan bread at home.
- HOME-OVEN FRIENDLY Designed for real home kitchens. Works on stones, steels, or baking sheets. Use two Batards side by side in wide ovens. Food-safe aluminum withstands up to 550F, contains no chemical coatings like PTFE or PFOA, and is FDA Tested. Dimensions: 12.5 x 8 x 5.5 in. Weight: 1lb 1oz.
- DOUBLES AS A BREAD COVER This Baking Shell also functions as a stylish bread dome to keep your loaves fresh when stored on a countertop, butcher block, or cutting board.
Material: Aluminum
Brand: Brod & Taylor
Color: Aluminum
Shape: Rectangular
Special Feature: Lightweight
Brand Name: Brod & Taylor
Included Components: Shell
Manufacturer: Brod & Taylor
UPC: 856805005524
Model Number: SC-100/400
Manufacturer Part Number: SC-100/400
Unit Count: 1.0 Count
Special Feature: Lightweight
Item Dimensions D x W x H: 13.5"D x 8"W x 5.5"H
Capacity: 1 load
Item Weight: 16 ounces
Item Diameter: 12.5 Inches
Size: Batard
Color: Aluminum
Shape: Rectangular
Material Type: Aluminum
Product Care Instructions: Hand Wash
Is the item dishwasher safe?: No
Is Oven Safe: Yes
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Size: Boule
I absolutely love this shell! My husband bought me this and the heavy weight oven steel for my birthday. They both are wonderful to use and produce great results. I have a number of good quality cast iron pans for my sour dough bread, but definitely prefer using this method. No long period of time preheating pans and the shell weighs very little. He did get me the rectangle one and I ended up returning that one and exchanging it for the boule shape. This is large enough and functional for all shaped breads. The only negative is I can only do one loaf at a time. Since I do not have to preheat the cast iron and only need to preheat the oven for the Brød and Taylor steel, it actually takes the same amount of time to do two of them. This system is expensive- but in my opinion well worth it. I highly recommend the steel and the shell for bread making!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2026 by JONSHARON
Size: Boule
I’ve had this Brod & Taylor Ultralight Baking Shell (Boule version) for about three months now, and honestly, it hasn’t gotten the attention or praise it truly deserves; this product and the company behind it are game-changers. This has given me by far the best and most consistent sourdough baking experience of my life. Before this, I spent money on two different Dutch ovens, tried every technique out there— I was even seriously considering buying a whole new oven because nothing was giving me the crispy crust, oven spring, and airy crumb I wanted reliably. Then I discovered this Baking Shell. I paired it with their base tray/steel, and if I hadn’t, I doubt I’d ever have achieved such killer loaves at home. No preheating the cover, super lightweight, easy to handle, traps steam perfectly, and the results look and taste professional — crackly crust, beautiful ear, open crumb. It’s honestly unmatched. Huge thank you to Brod & Taylor for creating something this brilliant and practically unrivaled in the home sourdough world. If you’re tired of heavy Dutch ovens and inconsistent results, do yourself a favor and get this — you won’t regret it!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2026 by Sanaz
Size: Boule
I doubted this would work as well as my (too heavy) cast iron pan for making a crusty artisan bread, but it worked just fine. I used it on a flat cookie sheet instead of a baking steel, and I had no problem lifting anything out of my hot oven. This did look so much bigger than I expected, I measured it to be sure. The measure was correct, and I agreed with the other reviewer who said she needed to rethink her storage area. The cost seems high, but the quality and ease of use made it worthwhile for me. There were several bread recipes that I could no longer make because the cast iron was too heavy. Now I can enjoy them again. The bread photos sent by other reviews are correct, and that is what sold me.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2026 by A. Sullivan
Size: Boule
Nice and light, which is what I was looking for. I’m using it with the clay tiles I already had. Yields a mice crust. I gave it a 4 because I do feel that putting the knob on side makes it clumsy to work with. On top would have made it easier put over the loaf, lift it off, and set it down.
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2026 by J
Size: Boule
This is the best money I have spent on baking supplies. If you like to make rustic artesian bread but don't like using a Dutch oven, then this is for you. I'm 74, and love to make artesian bread. I live in a multigenerational household and I have plenty of people to eat whatever I make. The Dutch oven is to heavy and I needed to wait for someone to be home to lift it in and out of the oven, as I was using a large one. This lovely dome weighs 1lb and it cools off in a minute or 2. I can put it in and out on my own, whenever I am ready. I bought the round one because other reviews said they liked that one best as it fits a larger loaf. I cut my dough in half and make 2 loaves and they both fit under the dome together. It is my most prized baking possession. I put off buying it for so long, but finally decided to go for it. The price stays the same although since the tariffs it has risen in price by $5. It seems expensive, but the difference it makes in your bread baking is worth it. The bottom crust is no longer dense and hard to cut through as it was in the Dutch oven. It's brown and crusty and so professional looking. I tell anyone looking to start baking bread more often to invest in this wonderful invention if possible. I do use a Baking steel under it, but I already had that for pizza. A pizza stone would work fine also. You just need a pan without a rim or a cast iron pan that would fit under the dome. I also use parchment paper, but I really think you don't need it. I truly love this baking dome. Thank you Brod &Taylor.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2026 by Marni
Size: Batard
Lightweight and very easy to use. Does a very good job.
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2026 by Amazon Customer
Size: Batard
I bought the batard and discovered my 840g batards were rising into the ceiling of the shell. In 2 pictures you can see the darker patches on top if my batards. You can also see how the top is flattened in the crumb shots of two of them. Now, could I have made a 650g batard and gotten away with it? Sure, but I don’t want to. I want to make my recipes. I bought the Boule shell and baked a horribly overproofed 840g dough. The thing was absolutely massive. As you can see in the pictures, the top did not rise into the ceiling of the shell and from the crumb photo there is no longer a flat spot. While they are both advertised as 5.5” tall, the Batard shell comes to a point in the middle and is overall shorter than 5.5”. The Boule shell is a gentle curve where more of its height is 5.5”. No need to buy the Batard shell or both shells, buy the Boule shell and be done with it. It works great and much easier than a heavy Challenger pan or dealing with an upside down hotel pan (shoutout Modernist Bread).
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Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025 by Robert Brown