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Sourdough - transform your bread & your health

The Healthiest Bread in the World: Science-Backed Baking for a Better Gut Heath

Vanessa Kimbell is a time-served baker who specialises in gut health and trained in the art of sourdough bread in the Dordogne. A bestselling author, she holds a doctorate in Baking as Lifestyle Medicine and Preventative Health and is a member of BANT. Vanessa combines deep expertise in sourdough with unparalleled knowledge of the science of bread and digestion. At The Sourdough School, she teaches personalised artisan bread tailored to optimise gut health and genetics. Discover healthy bread recipes, tips, and techniques featuring sourdough fermentation, wholegrain benefits, and personalised baking advice—designed to inspire a slower, healthier approach to baking, eating, and sharing bread.

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Miss Baker Pro XL
Miss Baker mixer
Miss Baker Pro
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Miss Baker Pro
Miss Baker Pro XL
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Miss Baker Pro XL
Miss Baker Pro XL

Miss Baker PRO & Miss Baker PRO XL

£2,330

There are two visions of Miss Baker®

I own the Miss Baker® PRO XL double-arm mixer (RRP £2330 ) which kneads between 1.5 kg to 6 kg.

The smaller version is the Miss Baker® PRO (RRP £2490) and kneads between 0.5 kg and 3kg.

These prices are related to the WHITE version. The Stainless Steel version (Miss Baker® INOX) is a little bit more expensive, and the RED version a little less – Bernardi will confirm the price for this.

Both are ideal for home bakers as well as professional bakeries.

Please note: Please complete their Information Request form when you click to order below and you will be contacted directly. Please do add that you are a Sourdough Club customer.

Categories: Sourdough Baking Equipment, The Sourdough School Shop
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I’ve been using the Miss Baker PRO XL for years now and I absolutely love it.  It’s a beautiful machine, that has an almost mesmerising action, but one that time and time again I get consistently great results with. So I am delighted to be able to recommend these mixers to you in our shop.

The Miss Baker® is a small-sized double arm mixer capable of providing the best technology for the preparation of leavened doughs, even with 100% hydration. It is the very first bench mixer with double arms to knead small quantities.

Miss Baker PRO XL is the larger of the two mixers and kneads between 1.5 kg to 6 kg of dough and yet still occupies a small space.

Miss Baker PRO kneads between 0.5 kg to 3 kg of dough.

Miss Baker® PRO and PRO XL are both suitable for larger yeast preparations in confectioneries, basic dough for bread, pizzas and focaccia, short pastry, flaky pastry and egg pasta, sweet dough, brioches and panettone as well as refreshments for sourdough. Both are ideal for home bakers as well as professional bakeries.

The Miss Baker® range, 100% Made in Italy and attractively designed, is a product of Bernardi Srl, a company who have specialised for more than 35 years in double-arms mixers technology. The exclusive compact kneading arm system is a patent of Bernardi that allows the production of machines with compact dimensions and optimal price-performance ratio.

Both Miss Baker® Pro and Pro XL have 5 speeds and work from 35 to 65 strokes adjustable from the control panel with touch-system. Furthermore, the removable arms allow easy cleaning of the mixer.

Each mixer is handcrafted in Italy with very short delivery time.

Please note: when you click to order you will be taken to Bernardi srl website- please complete their Information Request form, selecting which model and colour you are interested in, and which country you would like it to be shipped to, and you will be contacted. Please do add that you are a Sourdough School customer.

Miss Baker® Pro XL and Miss Baker® Pro are available in WHITE, RED colour and INOX, which is completely made of stainless steel. The INOX is slightly more expensive but Bernadi will confirm this for you.

  • Kneading capacity between 0.5 to 6 kg
  • Removable arms that allow easy cleaning of the mixer
  • Double-channel emergency stop system (“SafetyTorqueOff”)
  • Touch-system control board
  • High efficiency induction motor
  • Bluetooth communication system to use proprietary application “MixDrive”
  • 24 months warranty
MISS BAKER®
PRO PRO XL
Flour capacity 0,3 – 1,8 kg 1 – 3 kg
Kneading capacity 0,5 – 3 kg 1,5 – 6 kg
Bowl capacity 10 lt 20 lt
Bowl dimensions Ø 32 – h 18 Ø 36 – h 20
Voltage 230 V single-phase
Power 500 W
Speed of the arms from 35 to 65 strokes/min
Kneading machine dimensions
L x D x H (cm)
33 x 49 x 51 38 x 54 x 53
Dimensions with packaging
L x D x H (cm)
40 x 60 x 70
Kneading machine weight / Weight with packaging 28 kg / 41 kg  

33 kg / 45 kg

 

Code MS0323059 MS0623059

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In their 6pm live session, we help keep our students on track with the syllabus and discuss the application of Baking As Lifestyle Medicine to the 6 pillars of Lifestyle medicine, applying the research papers, application of the Research, and how this ties into prescribing, along with guest lecturers, discussions and sharing knowledge.

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BAKE, ANALYSE, EAT; RECALIBRATE & REPEAT. 📆 Th BAKE, ANALYSE, EAT; RECALIBRATE & REPEAT.

📆 The Sourdough School Clinic - Thursdays 8pm - for students of The Sourdough School 

✏️ In this weekly live session, we cover technical baking questions. Students can submit their Baking Record Sheets in advance of the session.

📋 We look at the details of our student's bakes - the specifics of the flour, timings and temperatures. Using our sourdough record sheets Vanessa will make suggestions on how they might modify, or recalibrate the next time they bake.

Follow the link in the bio to learn more about becoming a student at The Sourdough School 👆

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IBS AWARENESS MONTH Do you suffer from irritable IBS AWARENESS MONTH

Do you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? It can be tough to deal with the uncomfortable symptoms of stomach cramps, constipation, diarrhoea and bloating. But did you know that making dietary changes, such as incorporating sourdough bread into your diet, could help alleviate some of those symptoms?

Studies have shown that sourdough's long, slow fermentation process can reduce IBS symptoms. Plus, during #ibsawarenessmonth, we're exploring how adding different herbs and spices to your sourdough can further improve both the flavour and the digestion of your bread.

Let's talk about gut health, fermentation, and how sourdough can be a delicious and healthy addition to your diet. Join the conversation and share your experiences with IBS and sourdough.

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THE SOURDOUGH SCHOOL – HAND CARVED WOODEN LAME THE SOURDOUGH SCHOOL – HAND CARVED WOODEN LAME

One of the biggest issues around using a plastic lame to score sourdough, of course, is that eventually the blade will become blunt and the lame could end up in landfill.  So several years ago I talked to my dear friend EJ about developing a lame with a replaceable blade. And he came up with this very beautiful hand carved wooden lame.

Very sadly EJ is no longer with us. Recently a friend of EJ’s who is also a wood turner and carver offered to make these again for us in remembrance of our dear friend.

Follow the link in the bio to our shop where you can find our full selection of wooden sourdough tools 👆

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The Baking As Lifestyle Medicine (BALM) Protocol The Baking As Lifestyle Medicine (BALM) Protocol

The current food system is broken at multiple levels, from the pesticides used in our soils to the emulsifiers and additives adulterating industrially-processed foods. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the bread we eat.  The figures reported by the UK Flour Millers say that bread is bought by a staggering “99.8% of British households” and that “the equivalent of nearly 11 million loaves are sold each day. Approximately 60-70% of the bread we eat is white and sandwiches are thought to account for 50% of overall bread consumption. Average bread purchases are the equivalent of 60.3 loaves per person per year.” 

Most bread sold is made by modern processing methods that strip heart-healthy whole grains of their nutrient contents, resulting in low-fibre bread with a high glycemic index. Over time, white processed bread can increase a person’s risk of insulin resistance alongside other lifestyle diseases.

We’re on a mission to revolutionise the bread making process at every level – from soil to slice. The rules governing this are laid out in our Baking As Lifestyle Medicine protocol. 

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