SOURDOUGH
BAKING
FUNDAMENTALS
LEVEL 1

Cost: 1,500 Inc.GST

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THIS MASTERCLASS
IS IDEAL FOR

Anyone ready to step into the world of baking, whether you’re retraining as a baker, dreaming of opening your own business or wanting to explore organic bread and natural sourdough. No practical experience is needed, just curiosity, commitment and a desire to learn the foundations properly, with the guidance and structure to help you build towards your next step.

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HANDS-ON LEARNING

A practical, immersive class covering the full sourdough process in depth, from mixing and fermentation to starter feedings, shaping, scoring and baking. 

Across the class, you’ll move between demonstration and hands-on practice, learning how to read the dough, understand fermentation and build confidence with each stage of the process.

TWO AND A
HALF DAY
FORMAT

Across two and a half days, you’ll have time to understand how sourdough develops through each stage of the process, with space to observe fermentation, build confidence and connect the theory to the final bake.

LEVEL 2 PATHWAY

Essential theory for anyone planning to join the Level 2 class is covered here, making it an important foundation for your next step.

You’ll build the knowledge, process and confidence needed to continue into more advanced sourdough training.

THE DETAILED
PROGRAM

DAY 01

Business Management: legal
and financial aspects
-
At the end of this day,
 you will be able to:

• Identify the type of structure best suited to your project
• Create a financial spreadsheet in line with your objectives
•Create and use a production spreadsheet

DAY 02

Business management:
marketing approach.
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At the end of this day,
 you will be able to:

• Identify the type of structure best suited to your project
•Create a financial spreadsheet in line with your objectives
• Create and use a production spreadsheet

DAY 03

Theory and practice of
bread-making
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At the end of this day,
 you will be able to:

• Identify the type of structure best suited to your project
• Create a financial spreadsheet in line with your objectives
•Create and use a production spreadsheet

BEFORE YOU JOIN

No professional experience is required, but a basic understanding of baking, measuring ingredients and following recipes will be helpful. You’ll just need to be ready for a hands-on, detailed learning experience.

WHAT YOU’LL
TAKE HOME

Alongside your baked products, you’ll receive supporting materials to help you continue practising at home or in your bakery.

Your baked products from the class

Digital recipes and class notes

Printed recipe booklet

Pasta madre maintenance guide

Baking timelines and process references

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“Amazing class. Quentin explains everything clearly and makes complex techniques feel approachable. Learned so much and left inspired.”

Jane D

“Such a great experience. Quentin is knowledgeable, patient, and passionate. The class was hands-on, fun, and full of useful tips.”

John D

“Brilliant baking class. Quentin creates a relaxed atmosphere and shares genuine expertise. I left with new skills and better confidence.”

James D

2026
UPCOMING CLASSES

FAQ's

FAQ’S

Have more questions? Get in touch.

Our specialty at Oji house is to do everything naturally fermented. All items (except for the baguette de tradition in the All about baguette class) are made from sourdough starters. We use liquid & stiff, wheat ,rye and rice starters.
All classes at Oji House start at 8am on Mondays and finish around midday on Wednesdays.
They are suppose to run for 8-9H/day with a 30min break, however, depending on the class and the groups, this may vary.
Each class cost A$ 1500 including GST, depending on the class you will have either some digital or printed material to take home as well as some baked goods.
We would love to provide lunch for you but at this stage we put our focus on making the classes as smooth and valuable as possible in terms of content. Maybe in the near future !
PS: there should be bread on site for sandwiches !
You might be able to find all day parking at the Bell Station or the Preston market. You can also check the back street behind plenty road.
We recommend staying at the Novotel Preston near by. We will try negotiating a discount code in the near future.
See you soon !