10 Holiday Gifts Perfect for the Home Cooks on Your List
Check out these kitchen gift ideas, from budget picks to splurges
Whether you’re looking to splurge on a loved one or need something small but thoughtful for a cooking-obsessed friend or coworker, this guide is a good place to start your search. With 10 crowd-pleasing ideas to choose from, you’ll have all the home cooks on your list checked off in no time.
2. Gleaming Copper Saucepan
“Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens” may be how the song goes, but for a serious home cook, a copper saucepan hits an even better note. Copper is an excellent conductor of heat, making copper cookware an ideal choice when consistent temperature distribution is a must.
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“Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens” may be how the song goes, but for a serious home cook, a copper saucepan hits an even better note. Copper is an excellent conductor of heat, making copper cookware an ideal choice when consistent temperature distribution is a must.
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3. Versatile Dutch Oven
A quality Dutch oven can go from stovetop to oven to table with ease. It also lasts a lifetime and looks good doing it. Even if the cook on your list already has a Dutch oven, another one in a different size or color will always be welcome.
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A quality Dutch oven can go from stovetop to oven to table with ease. It also lasts a lifetime and looks good doing it. Even if the cook on your list already has a Dutch oven, another one in a different size or color will always be welcome.
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4. Pro Baking Accessories
Help take their baking to the next level with a digital kitchen scale for accurate measuring, nonstick baking mats, a piping set or even a kitchen torch. Pair with specialty sugars or flours for a personal touch.
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Help take their baking to the next level with a digital kitchen scale for accurate measuring, nonstick baking mats, a piping set or even a kitchen torch. Pair with specialty sugars or flours for a personal touch.
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5. Handy Tablet Stand
If the cook on your list uses online recipes, make referencing them easier with a sleek tablet stand. Do they prefer paper? Go for a traditional cookbook stand paired with a new cookbook.
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If the cook on your list uses online recipes, make referencing them easier with a sleek tablet stand. Do they prefer paper? Go for a traditional cookbook stand paired with a new cookbook.
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6. Colorful Kitchen Towels
Fresh kitchen towels are simple but always needed. Pile up a stack of colorful towels and tie them with ribbon, or pair a fun tea towel with fancy hand and dish soaps to make a set.
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Fresh kitchen towels are simple but always needed. Pile up a stack of colorful towels and tie them with ribbon, or pair a fun tea towel with fancy hand and dish soaps to make a set.
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7. Wooden Bowl
A gorgeous wooden bowl can be used for serving salad and side dishes or for displaying fresh produce. If you’d like to add something extra, pair it with a pretty set of serving utensils.
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A gorgeous wooden bowl can be used for serving salad and side dishes or for displaying fresh produce. If you’d like to add something extra, pair it with a pretty set of serving utensils.
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8. Knife Upgrade
Good knives are at the heart of any cook’s toolkit. Upgrade their collection with a new knife or accessory — such as a knife sharpener, cutting board or magnetic knife holder.
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Good knives are at the heart of any cook’s toolkit. Upgrade their collection with a new knife or accessory — such as a knife sharpener, cutting board or magnetic knife holder.
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9. Quality Cooking Tools
Whether it’s a beautifully carved wooden spoon, perfect pepper grinder or razor-sharp mandoline, there’s nothing like having the right tool for the job.
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Whether it’s a beautifully carved wooden spoon, perfect pepper grinder or razor-sharp mandoline, there’s nothing like having the right tool for the job.
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10. Healthy-Living Helper
For the health-conscious cooks on your list, consider a juicer or blender for making green juices and smoothies, a spiralizer for making zoodles or a steamer for healthy veggie dishes.
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Share: What are you giving the home cooks on your list this year? Please tell us in the Comments.
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For the health-conscious cooks on your list, consider a juicer or blender for making green juices and smoothies, a spiralizer for making zoodles or a steamer for healthy veggie dishes.
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Share: What are you giving the home cooks on your list this year? Please tell us in the Comments.
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Read stories about the holidays
Find a kitchen designer
Shop for holiday gifts and decor
Is your favorite cook missing a key ingredient in their kitchen arsenal — like a good stand mixer or food processor? If so, gifting one of these workhorse items is sure to be a hit. If they already have these key appliances, consider a newer addition, like a multicooker or a soda maker.
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