Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Best Ideas for Cooks, Home Chefs, Foodies

This storage container set from Chef’s Path includes 7 clear plastic containers of varying sizes with lids and 10 reusable chalkboard labels—packaged for gift-giving. Lids lock to create 100% airtightness. And if that’s not enough, these are space-saving containers that are compact to make judicious use of cabinet space. BPA-free.

Cleaning kitchen blades and knives is not child play! This scrub brush is specifically designed to clean knives in a flash and lets you keep all your fingers.

This new item from Joseph Joseph is brilliant. It’s 5 kitchen tools in one—slotted spoon, solid spoon, spatula, turner and slicer. Made of tough nylon, dishwasher safe, and heat resistant,

Sixteen individually labeled containers of different types of sea salt, holding about 1/4 oz each. Each unrefined salt is full of vital minerals and you will enjoy discovering the many nuances of crunch and natural flavor that each sea salt brings to your favorite dishes. The perfect gift for anyone who loves to cook or eat!

This adorable egg container keeps a precious hard-boiled egg safe until ready-to-eat. It even has a spot for the mini salt shaker!

Here it is—a complete Sushi making kit that includes, well … everything you need to make Sushi at home! This kit has been so well designed, it kicks the guesswork to the curb. Everyone can make a sushi roll the very first time.  Instructions so easy to understand, your giftee (or is that you?) will find success on his, her, or your first try!

With a simple twist of the Cob Corn Stripper by Chef’n, you can effortlessly remove corn from the cob to make your next summer salad or salsa quickly and easily. The stainless steel blades work hard to strip an entire cob in seconds. Simply place the corn cutter on top of the cob; in one twisting/pushing motion, you’ll have fresh corn to add to any meal. This corn stripper is top rack dishwasher safe. Choose smart, easy-to-use kitchen utensils that are built on tasteful design, new technologies, and the trusted reputation of Chef’n.

I take dips seriously. And not only chips and dip … but a side of ketchup, Ranch dressing, teriyaki sauce or queso. Know what I mean? That’s why these dip clips are so awesome. Just take a look at how cute they are and how they clip to the side of a plate!

These dip clips allow us to enjoy our favorite foods without making a big mess.

This luxury gift set contains three of our best selling truffle oils; TruffleHunter Truffle Oil Selection Gift Set including black truffle oil, white truffle oil, and English truffle oil presented beautifully in a gift box. Perfect gift for Foodies.

What a beautiful addition to any kitchen. Made of Acacia wood, this is a showpiece that is also practical to serve and store cakes, pies, muffins and other baked goods.

Bring outdoor fun indoors with this S’mores Maker. Roast marshmallows to perfection over the tabletop electric flameless heater. What a great gift for the whole family!

Keep your kitchen countertop sparkling clean while reducing paper towel usage. The reset wet and dry sweep includes two cleaning tools in one: a squeegee on one side for wiping wet messes into the sink, and nylon bristles on the other side for sweeping up dry messes. The ergonomic design is weighted for balance and it’s super comfortable to hold. What a great, affordable invention!

Don’t judge this book by its cover. This is a special edition commemorating the 25th Anniversary of a one-of-a-kind if not a historical cookbook.

Author Ernest Matthew Mickler received a master’s degree in fine arts from Mills College before embarking on his true mission as a culinary cultural preservationist. Ernie died in 1988, but his classic cookbook, and all the stories enshrined within its pages, live on. Roadkill has never tasted so good 😂!

“This is how real people eat. If you are cooking to entertain your boss, get another cookbook. but if you are cooking to feed your family—especially if you are on a budget—this is the book you will want.

“These recipes, if intelligently used, can be used to plan meals that are nutritious, filling, and tasty. And don’t worry if you can’t get opossum. You can always substitute chicken.” Available as both Spriral-bound and Kindle.

This beautiful cordless electric wine bottle opener removes the cork in seconds. This wine opener features a Stainless Steel housing with a transparent shell surrounding the corkscrew mechanism. No guesswork required. Built-in rechargeable battery, opens up to 30 bottles on a single the secure cordless electric wine bottle opener removes the cork in seconds. Such a great gift!

Tired of pots boiling over and making a mess? Meet the end of burned-on spills from boiled over pasta, rice, soups, milk, and starchy liquids. Use this Kuhn Rikon spill stopper and never worry about pots boiling over again. It works as both a lid, an overspill reservoir, and a splatter guard. Heavy silicone spill stopper traps excess foam and liquid so it doesn’t spill all over your stove. Heat resistant to over 400 F.

Hundreds of cookbooks are published each year. Some are good. Others are exceptional. A few are essential. This one is essential. The fabulous thing about this book—it teaches readers about cooking, how to employ various techniques, and how to grasp that any subtle variations in technique can have significant impacts upon our end results. It is possible to learn how to cook great food.

Talk about a space-saver, this set of measuring “beakers” includes all the likely sizes any cook might ever need—including 1-teaspoon! All of the beakers nest for compact storage, have flat stable bases and easy-to-read markings. OXO Good Grips 7-Piece Nesting Measuring Beaker Set is dishwasher safe, too.

The Garlic Peeler removes skins from garlic cloves quickly and easily and keeps my hands odor-free. Handy little gadget!

The simplicity of this uniquely designed timer makes it easy to stay on schedule whether it’s for timing kids with their homework, brushing teeth, or taking a shower, it a fun way to teach them to establish routines. Around the house, it makes a great kitchen timer—perfect as an egg timer, baking timer, frying timer—anything that needs to be tracked in blocks of time.

Loaded with enough tips and tricks to make your meals the talk of the town, it’s an apron that protects both your clothes and your reputation. Decorated with cooking times, preparation guides, and recipes, it’s a gift guaranteed to transform even the most amateur of cooks into a pro. Fed up of flipping through your cookbook with greasy hands? An innovative design by Suck UK, makers of the greatest gifts on earth!

No one wants to wash their dishes with a sponge, scrubbing brush or dish rag that has been sitting in a pool of stale water and no one wants a sink caddy that moves around. Avoid this undesirable kitchen sink circumstance with this clever sling sink caddy!

Tired of trying to drain off the liquid from a can of tuna or any canned product without sending half the contents into the garbage disposal? You can dry your tears because that is never going to happen again once you have this handy can colander in your utensil drawer—right there with the things you use all most often! Such a cool idea.

You know all that little stuff that goes into the dishwasher? The items that land up in the bottom of the machine messing with the mechanicals and filters? Yeah, THAT stuff! Well, fear no more because you do not have to resort to handwashing! This dishwasher “clutch” is so cool. Just open it up, fill ‘er up, close it tightly and into the dishwasher this item goes. Perfect!

Made from beautiful acacia wood, this beautiful salt cellar gives any foodie instant access to any kind of salt. It swivels open conveniently. Closed, it protects contents for freshness. And so charming, Ironwood Gourmet Appalachian Salt Cellar looks great when left out on the stove or counter.

Calling all bread bakers—whether you’re into 5-Minute Artisan Bread or something that takes much more time. This is the knife you want handy when you cut into those beautiful loaves. This Mercer Culinary Millennia 10-inch Wide Bread Knife will not tear fresh bread apart even if it is still warm (who can wait until it has cooled for at least two hours?!)

I was late to this game, but have now conceded. Big time. It’s not a fad, not a come-on for late-night-TV viewers. A spiralizer is a great way to get kids to eat veggies (zoodles are just spiralized zucchini) for starters. But so much more. The Ultimate Spiralizer 7 comes with an extra blade caddy and Recipe Ebooks with so many awesome ideas and directives. This is it, my fellow foodies!

How did I get along in a kitchen without my Instant Pot? Maybe you’ve wondered that as well. What a perfect gift for that foodie on your list who has not yet discovered the joys of an Instant Pot!

There must be a thousand Instant Pot cookbooks out there. I have not personally reviewed every single one, however. That’s because I’ve gone straight to the best—the number one Instant Pot how-to, step-by-step recipes. With photos. I have followed its author, Jeffrey Eisner for years before this book was published. I credit him with everything I know about using my Instant Pots (yes, I have two—3- and 6-qt) with nearly (!) 100% success.

This 6-or 8-qt electric pressure cooker accessories set includes 1pc springform buckle pan, 1pc loophole steamer basket, 1pc silicone egg bites molds, 1pc stainless steel egg steam trivet, 1pc stainless steel kitchen tong, 2pcs of silicone cooking pot mitts, 1pc bowl clip, 1pc cooking book, 3pcs Magnetic Cheat Sheets, with pot accessory gift package.

This beautiful device functions as multiple kitchen appliances. It bakes, fries, roasts, cooks, dehydrates, reheats, toasts, grills, and more! All in one convenient machine. With the digital touch screen control panel, it makes it easier to see the number of minutes, temperature, and other controls or modes designed to cook different types of food.

7-qt is the perfect size for baking artisan bread. Lodge is the brand you can trust not only for its functionality but affordable price! I use this Dutch oven nearly every day! Love it.

This is absolutely the best hand citrus juicer. Fits lemons, oranges with a smaller compartment for limes. Now in a variety of colors, too!

This beautiful small-size Staub enameled cast iron round cocotte is a beauty. And at this price it will not last long. Available in a multitude of colors, prices vary.

The hubs and I just bought a teeny tiny … RV! And you’re the first to know. How tiny? Well, I have one drawer in the kitchen, a term I use loosely. Ha! One cabinet with a tiny sink, a tiny built-in fridge, and yep, one tiny drawer. This organizer is so unique and well-designed to hold basic cutlery, that it gives me the equivalent of at least two drawers! Love it.

Keep counters clean and utensils organized with this Utensil Rest! Keep drips and mess corraled in this perfect-size cleanup helper! Dishwasher safe and just plain awesome!

Ok, so who really needs to spend money on something so frivolous as a hot dog slicing tool? You do—for that person in your life who is a hot dog aficionado! Sure you can cut a hot dog lengthwise and set it flat on the grill, but this is better. This gizmo scores the surface into diamond-shapes and for some reason that lets that dog cook inside with just a hint of char—not burned! Oh my. This is fun. Makes a hot dog look so cool, too!