This is the process I use in making no knead bread. Lots of pictures and minimal minimal mess. http://madscientistlabs.blogspot.com/2014/06/diablo-bread-bread

This is the process I use in making no knead bread. Lots of pictures and minimal minimal mess. http://madscientistlabs.blogspot.com/2014/06/diablo-bread-bread-of-devil.html http://madscientistlabs.blogspot.com/2014/06/diablo-bread-br... But note that no-knead bread is supposed to be sticky. The high hydration is the trick to making the whole thing work, but good technique can reduce the mess to a minimum. If you are getting inconsistent results, I strongly recommend you weigh your ingredients (especially flour) if you aren't already. There is a huge variation in how much flour is in a cup, and you can swing between delicious to disaster pretty easily. I feel that weighing of ingredients when baking is a key to consistency.