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Kitchen Gifts for the Host: Best Sur La Table Cookware, Baking and Serveware for Holiday Cooking
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items Looking for the best kitchen gifts for hosts this holiday season? This list rounds up Sur La Table favorites for holiday cooking and baking — smart prep tools, bakeware and cookware, serving boards, an olive oil sampler and kettles for tea and coffee...
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Prep & Tools
Bake & Cook
Serve & Host
Prep & Tools
Start here for holiday prep: peelers, graters, zesters and other small kitchen tools that make holiday cooking easier — practical host gifts, many under $25 and under $50.
A simple, useful pick for holiday cooking gifts — the OXO Swivel Peeler is $13.95 at Sur La Table, so it fits under $25 for best kitchen gifts for hosts. The page describes it as a kitchen necessity for removing the skin of fruit and vegetables, whic...
OXO Swivel Peeler
For citrus, cheese and holiday baking prep, the Microplane Soft-Handle Zester Grater, 12-inch in Sky, is $18.95 at Sur La Table — under $25 and an easy pick for best kitchen gifts for hosts. Sur La Table says it has razor-sharp edges and a comfortabl...
Microplane Soft-Handle Zester Grater, 12" in Sky
A workhorse for holiday cooking gifts: the OXO Good Grips Box Grater is $24.95 at Sur La Table, right at the under $25 mark. Sur La Table says it grates foods with four different coarseness settings in one grater, with durable stainless-steel surface...
OXO Good Grips Box Grater
Bake & Cook
Bakeware and cookware for the main event: sheet pans and loaf pans for holiday baking, plus a Dutch oven for stews, braises and deep-fried favorites — gifts for hosts who actually cook.
This one is pure holiday baking joy: the Nordic Ware Santa's Sleigh Loaf Pan is $39.95 at Sur La Table, under $50 for best kitchen gifts for hosts. Sur La Table says its playful cast-aluminum details pair with holiday-flavored quickbread or cake reci...
Nordic Ware Santa’s Sleigh Loaf Pan
Every holiday baker needs good sheet pans: the Nordic Ware Naturals for Sur La Table Half-Sheet Pans, Set of 2, are $47.95 at Sur La Table — under $50. Sur La Table says they are pure, heavy-duty aluminum for even heating and consistent results, made...
Nordic Ware Naturals for Sur La Table Half-Sheet Pans, Set of 2
The splurge pick for best kitchen gifts for hosts: the Le Creuset Signature Deep Round Dutch Oven, 6.5 qt. in Artichoke, is $289.96 on sale at Sur La Table (was $459.95). Sur La Table calls this 6.5-quart Dutch oven a versatile workhorse, from simmer...
Le Creuset Signature Deep Round Dutch Oven, 6.5 qt. in Artichoke
Serve & Host
For the table and the thank-you gift: serving boards, an olive oil sampler and coffee and tea favorites — easy gifts for hosts that get used the same night they're given.
The easiest thank-you on this list of best kitchen gifts for hosts: the Stonehouse California Olive Oil Bread Dipper Delight Sampler, Set of 3 is $29.95 at Sur La Table, under $50. The set pairs a fresh, grassy olive oil with a balanced, fruity dark ...
Stonehouse California Olive Oil Bread Dipper Delight Sampler, Set of 3
For cheese boards and holiday spreads, the Fox Run Acacia Round Paddle Serve Board, 12-inch is $37.95 at Sur La Table, under $50. It is crafted from naturally beautiful, sustainably harvested acacia hardwood, and the roomy round paddle shape is made ...
Fox Run Acacia Round Paddle Serve Board, 12"
The pretty one for the table: the Sur La Table Round Marble Serving Board is $49.95, right at the under $50 mark. Handmade of natural white marble, it makes a perfect stage for cheese, charcuterie and holiday desserts — an elegant pick for best kitch...
Sur La Table Round Marble Serving Board
Tea and coffee people, this one is for you: the Demeyere Resto3 Stainless Steel Kettle, 4.75 qt. is $79.96 on sale at Sur La Table (suggested $125.00), under $100. The big 4.75-quart size handles a crowd, the polished straight-sided design looks shar...
Demeyere Resto3 Stainless Steel Kettle, 4.75 qt.
A classic to close the list: the Le Creuset Demi Teakettle in Blue is $92.00 at Sur La Table (suggested $100.00), under $100. Le Creuset calls it pretty and practical — it quickly boils water for tea, French-press coffee and oatmeal, with a locking h...
Le Creuset Demi Teakettle in Blue