Turns out the $30 dough scraper was worth it after all
Honestly, I spent 2 years using a plastic putty knife from the hardware store. Thought paying for a proper bench scraper was a total scam. Then last Saturday I grabbed one at a shop in Portland on a whim. The way it cuts through a wet dough without sticking? Night and day. I did a full sourdough batch and shaping took half the time. The metal edge just glides. Anyone else hold out on a tool and then regret wasting all that time?