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The Best Kitchen Gift's for every Type of Home Cook
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items I often get asked which kitchen items are essential? So here is a list of my Kitchen Essentials Every Mom Needs. I have so many favorites in my kitchen, I'd love to hear from you what you think is missing….
Emile Henry's ceramic cruet — made by a beloved French brand in business since 1850 — is one of our favorites.
Emile Henry Oil Cruet
We've tested cutting boards of all kinds, and the wooden ones from John Boos are our favorites.
John Boos Chop-N-Slice Maple Cutting Board
If you're not an obsessive baker, a bread cloche is a mostly flat pan with a slight lip and a tall, rounded lid that's perfectly engineered to bake crusty loaves.
Challenger Cast Iron Bread Loaf Pan with Lid
For serious cooks who already love their cast iron, carbon steel can be a game-changer.
Merten & Storck Pre-Seasoned Carbon Steel
No food lover can have enough cookbooks, so if you're stumped for a gift, you can always add to their recipe library. And this is one of our favorite cookbooks of all time.
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat : Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking - by Samin ...
Caraway's version is one of our favorite cookie sheets because it adds a pop of color, and that's also the reason it makes a great gift.
Caraway Home : Cookie Sheets
The Ninja Creami became our favorite ice cream maker because it makes the process easy while leaving room for creativity.
Ninja Creami Deluxe Ice Cream Maker & Creamers - Best for Soft Serve
The plant simply won't grow (outdoors, anyway) in much of the country.
Calamansi / Calamondin Citrus Plant
If your host is making a steak dinner, showing up with a set of fancy steak knives in tow can make for an unexpected, thoughtful, and immediately useful gift.
Material The Table Knives
No, all salt is not the same! Sea salts from different regions come in many colors, shapes, and crystal sizes, with more-than-subtle differences in flavor thanks to different mineral combinations.
Saltverk Salt Gift Set - 4 Jars Variety
The dense earthenware retains heat, and the porous clay helps regulate moisture for perfect rice every time.
TANFEI Ceramic Clay Cooking Pot Japanese
We all know someone who drinks iced coffee all year, and our favorite cold brew maker is the perfect gift for creating concentrated cold coffee at home.
Cold Brew Coffee Maker 64oz Tritan Pitcher
Every cook needs a good apron, and this one came out on top in our apron tests.
hedley & bennett Crossback Chef Apron w/ Pockets
Luxury is probably not the first thing people look for in a dish rack, but Dorai's high-end option makes a great kitchen gift.
Dorai Home Collapsible Dish Drying Rack & Pad
In our extensive tests of chef's knives, the MAC Professional was one of the winners.
MAC Knife Professional 8" Chef's w/ Dimples
For a friend who's really into coffee, you shouldn't try to pick out an acceptable bag of beans — it's just too risky. Instead, try this tool to make the perfect pour-over coffee.
Fellow Stagg EKG Pro Electric Gooseneck Kettle
Instead of crowding the cutting board with little piles of chopped veggies and herbs as they wait to go into the pan, why not stay organized in style with this set of adorable bowls from Our Place?
Tiny Bowls
Fortessa's Jupiter line is among our favorite colorful glassware, and it's made for gifting.
jupiter by fortessa beverage glass
You may know the LifeStraw as an essential piece of emergency or outdoor gear: Its fine-mesh membrane filter can remove contaminants, bacteria, and parasites, turning almost any water source from dirty to drinkable.
LifeStraw: Home Use
If you're looking for a host gift that's as practical as it is attractive this holiday season, try bringing your potluck item in a stylish new casserole dish to leave behind.
Hot Dish: Ceramic Casserole Dish | 9 x 13 Inch
The Dutch oven is a critical piece of cookware for soups, stews, braises, bread, searing, stir-frying, and much more. Highly recommended it 💯
Le Creuset Signature 7.25-Quart Round Enamel Cast Iron Dutch Oven
It's pricey but destined to be an heirloom, making it an ideal wedding or housewarming present.
Mixing Bowl | Durable Stoneware
We all have that friend who can always somehow put together an amazing snacking spread or charcuterie board, even at a moment's notice.
Perfect Moments
The brand's incredibly powerful and versatile blenders are pricey, and holiday shopping is the perfect time to splurge.
Vitamix Explorian Series E310 10 Speed Blender Black
This countertop carbonator is the perfect gift for a friend who always has a can of seltzer in their hand.
Carbonation Water Machine with Glass Bottle
The worst part of cooking can be the lingering smells that seem to stick to your hands no matter how many times you wash them. Thankfully, Naomi has solved the problem with this scrub.
Naomi After-Cooking Exfoliating Hand Scrub
If you're looking to bring someone into 21st-century cooking by gifting an air fryer, the Vortex Plus is the one to get.
Instant Pot Vortex Plus 6QT XL Air Fryer 6-in-1
Misen is one of our favorite knife set picks for its ultra-hard Japanese carbon steel, so this gift is a not-so-subtle way of saying "you need some better knives."
Premium Kitchen Knives for Every Chef
For the friend who won't let even a pepper grinder be boring, the Dusen Dusen Everybody Grinder is what their kitchen is missing.
Areaware Everybody Grinder (Set of 2)
Using good spices is the key to deep flavor, and you can't beat the quality of the single-origin spices from Burlap & Barrel.
Masalas by Chefs Floyd and Barkha CardozCardoz Legacy Collection
This tiny saucepan can go from stovetop to table, and any of the many colorways is worth a showcase.
Dansk Købenstyle Butter Warmer, 6 Colors
It's a useful gift that shows you thought specifically about the recipient. (And yes, the right-handed version is just as good.)
Lamson 3x6 Chef's Slotted Turner LH
Everybody loves ice cream. Jeni's perfectly encapsulates the flavors of the season.
Splendid Holiday Collection
A kitchen candle is a staple gift, but picking the right one can be surprisingly tricky. Diptyque's Feu de Bois has subtly smoky notes that will make your party feel like there's a cozy fireplace going, no logs needed.
Diptyque Feu de Bois (Fire Wood) Scented Candle