Well when I bake with sourdough starter, a good amount of the recipes I use call for a straightsided vessel which usually has markings on it so it's easier to tell when dough has doubled or how far it actually has risen (some doughs shouldn't proof too much), and yeah, I do plan on doing some baking in December and January. Hopefully we will be leaving for a lengthy winter vacation in late January...
Oh I also want a pizza oven. Not a very expensive one, but I have noticed the same dough I used for DH's cousin's pizza oven that came out fluffy yielded a less desirable crust in my regular oven. It was good but better in his ultra hot oven.