Every ingredient matters, and we don’t cut corners. Ever. 

We don’t often get the time to talk about the quality of our ingredients. Which is unfortunate, because we spend so very much time sourcing, testing, and using the very best.

 organic grains & flour

We start nearly all of our baked goods the same way. By sourcing the highest quality grains and flour, whenever possible, from small mills employing only the highest of standards. Our grains and flour are always organic, unbleached, unbromated, and often stone milled and batched just for us. They’re so fresh, these high quality mills insist we order in smaller, more frequently delivered quantities and store them in specialized conditions. Which we’re thrilled to do, because it means the very best baked goods.

 filtered water

From municipal water to wells, we have lived and learned that no water source is perfect. Water is as vital as flour to a bakery like ours, so we installed a very large, multi-stage water filtration system on the entire property before we ever opened the doors to 1871. This system filters every drop, to ensure every bread and pastry is made with pure, clean, healthy water.

 Small, specialized artisan ingredients

Some of the most amazing ingredients come from small, specialized farmers and artisans who spend all of their time perfecting the sourcing and process for ingredients they’re passionate about. Everything from local, organic, and regeneratively grown fruit, vegetables, herbs and eggs, to specialty spices, extracts, coffees & teas. They’re all authentic, natural and respected to create unprecedented quality and flavor. Small batch, freshly sourced, treated honestly, and simply amazing. They are the heart of 1871’s flavors.

Objectively, honestly, third party tested

Someone wise once said, trust but verify. In our never-ending hunt for the very best ingredients we’ve learned our world is full of many great (and a few not-so-great) sources for all the goodness we need in our bread and pastry. So we take the time to get to know the local farmers and artisans who grow and nurture our amazing ingredients, ensuring they share our values for fresh, organic, regenerative and well-loved farming practices. But not everything we use can be grown or sourced right here, sometimes the best comes from a different climate or region. We make sure those ingredients are objectively, honestly third party tested and share them transparently with you. The truth is, we all want to feel good about what we’re eating. And we want to feel great about what we’re serving you.

Stop by 1871 and find some of the very best things in The Curated Pantry