I really love kitchen tools and what you’ll find in my kitchen is a good mix of super-specific items and general use. I don’t tend to get a lot of one use items, but when I do, I think long and hard before I purchase. This is my ultimate kitchen gadget-y wish list – a mix of high-end and affordable products. To make these products even more affordable, you might be able to find some voucher codes! I would love to receive any of these items this holiday season and I’m sure the cook in your life would too!
Ever since I tried rigging up a ghetto-sous vide machine to make Momofuku’s 48 hour short ribs, I’ve been wanting a sous vide machine. Nomiku just came out with a new wifi home sous vide machine and I backed it because I was so impressed with their past incarnation. Essentially, a sous vide machine lets you cook food (usually in a vacuum sealed bag) in water bath set at an extremely low temperature. The sous vide machine both heats and circulates water and your food is gently cooked to scientific precision.
If you’re going to ask for a sous-vide machine, the next thing you might want to add to your wish list is a Searzall. I don’t have one of these (they just finished their kickstarter and are gearing up to sell on Amazon), but it’s definitely on my radar. It’s basically a portable salamander – use to sear sous vide steaks, melt cheese, or finish dishes off with a blast of heat.
The above two items are things that I think I’ll love, but they’re definitely more things I wish I had rather than things I need. These spatulas on the other hand, I have in my drawer right now and reach for all the time. I’ve talked about my love for silicone spatulas previously and I’m still a big fan of them. These colorful guys from Get It Right make me happy every time I reach for them. They make a perfect little gift. They’re unibody (which means no grotty parts to clean), hold up to heat well, and are dishwasher safe.
One of my favourite kitchen tools is a garlic press. I actually like mincing garlic (I’m weird, I know) but I don’t really like my fingers smelling like garlic every time I do it. Garlic presses take that problem away. This press from Savora is both pretty and functional. It’s an excellent gift for a garlic lover.
I wish I could send everyone a holiday present but since I can’t, I’m doing the next best thing and hosting a little Le Creuset Giveaway!
Giveaway: I’m giving away a Le Creuset Cherry Wok, a Le Creuset Balti Dish and a cute little Le Creuset Condiment Pot. They’re cherry red and perfect for the holiday season – thank you Le Crueset!
Enter: Leave a comment letting me know what the best gift you received was and why and then use the widget to enter. Open to US residents only. Winner will be selected at random and contacted by email. Good luck!
Update: Congrats Vicky! Get ready to start cooking! :D Look for an email from me shortly.
The best gift I ever received were a pair of mini cast iron skillets. My boyfriend at the time was shocked that I wanted something so inexpensive and seemingly practical. I loved them and still do (which is more than I can say about that boyfriend :))!
Is it bad that I can’t think of particular gifts I’ve received? I think plane tickets to visit family would be up there.
my parents flew me home when I hadn’t seen them in a while. I was so happy!!
I got a very early Christmas gift this year – The kitchen aid Stand Mixer. It cancelled out everything on my Wishlist !!!
On the first birthday I had after becoming a mom, my husband gave me a book I had been wanting to read (wish I could remember the title) and let me stay in bed all day and read the whole book while he took care of our daughter. I remember that it was the most decadent feeling to be able to stay in bed all day and do absolutely nothing! Nothing has topped that in 14 years.
my kitchen aid food processor!
Love these – the le creuset set is gorgeous!
My 10-year-old brother gave me a cheese grater because he thought it was “sleek”. Ten years later, I still think of him every time I use it!
Not sure about best gift ever- but one of my favorite kitchen stocking stuffers is my microplane zester.
The best gift i ever recieved was a box set of the Little House on the Prairie books. I’ve read them nearly to pieces over the years! When I was little, I told people I wanted to be Laura Ingalls when I grew up.