When you think about it, the things you actually need to make Real Bread are few. The only truly essential bits of kit for making most Real Bread are your hands, a work surface, an oven and something to put the dough in or on for baking. But we don’t wear hair shirts, and this isn’t the Stone Age, so here are some non-essential (but very handy) bits of kit, which are all available from various cooking or baking equipment shops and websites. How many of these you choose to get your mitts on is up to you.