Cold proofing makes every one of these substitutes work better. A cold loaf barely touches the cloth.
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Proofs in a colander. It works.
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A plastic colander lined with a tea towel is the closest free substitute, because the holes let the surface dry the way a banneton's wicking does. The ridges even leave a pattern.
Bowl works, colander works better, and everybody already owns one.