Wondering what to buy for everyone on your list this holiday season? Check out these 71 fantastic gift ideas for people who love to cook. From must-have appliances and bakeware, to the best kitchen gadgets and tools! ?
It’s officially the holiday season and that means it’s time to start thinking about what you’re getting everyone on your list! If you’re shopping for a home cook or baker, then this is the gift ideas list for you!
Holiday shopping can be tricky, especially if you are shopping for someone who seems to have everything already. So, I walked around my kitchen and thought to myself: what appliances, dinnerware, and gadgets could I simply not do without? Voila! This list was born. Anyone who loves to spend time in the kitchen is going to love these ideas! ?
Before we dive in, I also have to mention a very important person on your holiday list: you! Don’t forget to pamper yourself a little while spreading the love. You know you deserve it.
Appliances, Cookware & Dinnerware
These appliances and cooking tools will make it possible to make pretty much anything in your kitchen. Serve your finished product in style with the elegant platters and plates at the end of the list!
Blendtec blenders are built to the highest professional standards. Their blades are 80% thicker and 10x stronger than other blender blades. No tamper/plunger needed! Use this baby to make everything from breakfast smoothies to perfectly blended soups.
Cosori is an acronym for Cooking Smarter with Originality and Inspiration, which 100% describes this awesome air fryer! With a wide basket and a variety of convenient options, this is one of my favorite ways to make crispy, healthy recipes.
With this Instant Pot you can cook rice, steam veggies, pressure-cook meats, and even make yogurt! I love the sauté setting which lets you sear meats and cook up veggies, which means fewer pots to clean up plus perfectly cooked meals.
This handy air fryer from Instant Pot has not one, but two baskets for air frying! That means you don’t have to choose between to different recipes when deciding what to make. You can air fry both at once and get double the crispy goodness.
This classic 7-quart crock pot has enough capacity to cook a dinner for 8 people. With tons of program options, you can schedule cook times from 30 minutes to 20 hours. Perfect for no-fuss dinners and overnight breakfasts.
This oil-less turkey fryer will perfectly cook a turkey using TRU-infrared cooking technology. Prepare perfect whole turkeys, chicken, or roasts up to 16 pounds.
This KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer is perfect for making everything from homemade bread, to cakes and muffins. It comes with a dough hook, a paddle attachment, and is available in 20 colors!
This Cuisinart Food Processor is perfect for chopping veggies, making pestos, and even making pie dough. Use the pulse button to control how quickly and finely food is processed.
Make single-serving smoothies or blend up larger quantities of food with this Ninja blender. With high-speed blades and a powerful motor, this blender will give you the perfect texture.
This mini food processor is ideal for smaller chopping jobs, like processing an onion or mincing garlic. You can also use it to emulsify dressings, dips and sauces.
This enameled cast iron skillet has loop side handles for easy transport and is oven safe to 400F. Ideal for braising meats!
The bundle of three includes 10, 8, and 6 inches pre-seasoned frying pans. You can use them for grilling, frying, sautéing, roasting, braising, and broiling meats, vegetables, and more.
This 12-inch fry pan requires no seasoning and can be used to make everything from deep-dish pizza and skillet lasagna, to juicy steaks.
Sauté, sear, fry, bake and stir fry to heart’s content. This seasoned cast iron grill pan can be used on all cooking surfaces, including campfires!
A pizza stone is the key to homemade pizzas with crisp crusts and fluffy interiors. This set includes a pizza peel that makes it super easy to slide your pizza on and off of the stone.
This stainless steel cookware set includes saucepans, a large pot, a colander, and more. A pure aluminum core ensures maximum heat retention and even heat distribution, eliminating hot spots.
This 17-piece non-stick cooking set has pretty much every pan and pot size you need in a well-stocked kitchen. It even includes a griddle for making perfect batches of pancakes on the weekends.
This non-stick bakeware set has everything you need to bake anything your heart desires! From muffins and loaves to cookies and cakes, you’ll be ready to bake up a storm with this affordable set. It even comes with a cover that lets you easily transport sheet cakes, cupcakes, and muffins.
This Wilton non-stick pan can be used to make a dozen perfect muffins or cupcakes. You can also use it to make mini pies!
This beautiful Staub baking dish set is made of scratch-resistant stoneware that diffuses heat gently and ensures even baking. Microwave, freezer, broiler, and oven safe up to 572°F.
This set of 2 half-sheet pans is perfect for roasting and baking alike. The pans feature a unique design with a corrugated surface, which facilitates air circulation for evenly baked baked-goods.
No matter what you’re making, you’re bound to find the perfect pan or tin in this collection.
I love using springform pans for everything from making cakes to quiche. The metal ring is removable, which makes it easy to de-pan your finished product. Oven safe to 450F and available in 3 sizes.
This 40-piece dinnerware set is the only one you’ll ever need. Each piece has a gentle grey border and is embellished with a beautifully detailed scroll design. This dish set is made of high-quality porcelain and is perfect for special occasions!
This large rectangular serving platter set is designed with an ergonomic rectangle shape. The rim expertly frames each dish and helps prevent messes or spills by keeping foods and sauces contained on the platter. They also stack well in the cupboard making them a great space saver.
Handy Gadgets & Tools
These tools will 100% make your life easier in the kitchen. Plus they’re just plain fun to use!
Slice veggies and fruits easily and evenly with this super sharp mandoline slicer. It comes with protective gloves to make sure you don’t knick a finger and can slice any food from paper-thin to 9mm thick.
Durable measuring cups and spoons with handles that won’t break, no matter how enthusiastically you’re scooping flour! This high-quality stainless steel set features a flat base design for accurate measurements.
Say goodbye to using forks to try and shred your meat. These meat claws make it super simple to shred pulled pork, chicken, turkey, and beef. They’re made with non-slip textured handles and stainless steel claws for easy and effective shredding.
I always recommend an instant-read thermometer when cooking meats. This model features a temperature probe and highly accurate technology that gives you the temperature in 3 seconds.
Immersion blenders are the best way to easily blend up homemade soup. This KitchenAid variable-speed blender will have you serving up smooth and creamy soups in no time.
Perfectly caramelize sugar, melt cheese and even roast peppers with this mini torch that ignites at any angle – even upside down.
Cooling racks let your food cool efficiently by letting air circulate around the finished product. This stainless steel rack is oven-safe, dishwasher-safe, and backed by a lifetime warranty.
This dishwasher-safe avocado saver lets you use every last bit of a ripe avocado. Reduce your food waste with this BPA-free silicone sleeve that stretches perfectly around any sliced or halved avocado.
This handy dandy bottle opener makes it a cinch to open your favorite bottle of wine. The multifunctional wing corkscrew opener is designed for wine, beer and other bottles with caps or corks.
Scoop perfectly portioned balls of cookie dough with this set of 3 cookie dough measures. The trigger release system has a metal blade that makes it super simple to pop the dough out of the scoop and onto your baking sheet.
Whether you need to zest a lemon or grate fresh nutmeg, this microplane grater has a razor-sharp stainless steel blade that will get the job done.
Get every last drop of fresh citrus when you’re making a recipe that calls for lemon, lime, or orange juice. Designed to be easy on the hands, you don’t need a lot of grip strength to use this durable citrus squeezer.
Remove pits from cherries and olives in a snap with this easy-to-use pitter from OXO. It works with many sizes of cherries and olives and has a splash guard to prevent juices from splattering.
Take the hassle of out removing the core from apples, cherries, pears and more. Designed with a serrated blade which is easy for inserting the fruit, you can rotate or push the corer through your fruit effortlessly.
Mince garlic in a jiff with this easy-to-use press made of high-quality aluminum alloy. It has two holes: one can crush the garlic, one can cut the garlic into slices.
A solid knife is essential when it comes to effective and safe cooking. It lets you cut your food easily while lowering the risk of accidental slipping! This stainless steel Japanese chef’s knife has an ultra-sharp edge and boasts an ergonomic Pakka handle that makes the knife comfortable to grip.
These high-quality knives are made by one of the most respected brands in the world. Precision-sampled, high-carbon stainless steel blades cut through your ingredients with ease.
These wooden spoons are handmade from one piece of natural teak wood. Non-toxic and heat resistant, you can use them when cooking on the stovetop without any worry about leaching chemicals into your food.
This 15-piece set has all the cooking and baking utensils you’ll ever need in your kitchen. Ladle soup, brush pastries, cook up eggs and toss pasta noodles in a snap! This set comes in several different colors too.
These stainless steel whisks are perfect for blending batters and beating eggs with ease. Dishwasher safe and easy to store thanks to a hook on the bottom of each whisk.
This set of silicone spatulas makes it easy for you to frost cakes, mix batters or even make a killer plate of scrambled eggs. An absolute must in any well-stocked kitchen.
This 33-piece set of covers, pans, warmers, and servers is perfect for holiday parties and get-togethers. Cook up a feast then keep everything warm and serve up your meal buffet style.
These airtight food storage containers make saving leftovers for later a breeze! BPA free, leakproof and dishwasher-safe.
This Bluetooth enabled meat thermometer lets you keep an eye on the temperature of your meat without even opening the oven door. With a simple app, you can receive alerts and also estimates about how much cook time remains until it reaches a certain temperature.
This gizmo lets you turn veggies like zucchini and sweet potatoes into healthy, low-carb noodles. Super easy to use!
Featuring more accurate sensors and a larger weighing area, this scale lets you measure your food in moments. You can also search food data using the accompanying app. Perfect for meal planning and meeting your nutritional goals.
This insulated 24-oz tumbler comes with a straw and a flip lid, which makes it easy to sip your beverage of choice on the go. Double wall insulation keeps beverages hot or cold for hours.
Get that perfect scoop of ice cream with this strong, sturdy, and eye-catching scoop! Made without mechanical gimmicks or moving parts that can break, this scooper cuts through ice cream like butter.
If you don’t want to fuss with removing leaves from fresh herbs this simple stripper tool gets the job done in seconds.
Open cans with a simple push of a button. This electric can opener works on any size can and doesn’t take up a lot of storage space.
Break up larger pieces of meat with this chopper, which also can be used as a potato masher or to break up cooked veggies.
Everyone needs a solid set of mixing bowls! These Pyrex glass bowls are affordable, durable, and come in 3 sizes.
A classic set of two Pyrex measuring cups. These are a must for making almost any recipe, savory or sweet.
Just because you’re camping in the middle of nowhere that doesn’t mean you can’t cook up a gourmet meal! This portable propane stove lets you cook and bake just like you’re in your kitchen.
With 20 preset power levels, this portable induction top is perfect for cooking on the go. Want to try your hand at food videos? This is one of the cooktops I use!
Quickly clean your veggies before cooking with these scrubber brushes. Each one features two different nylon bristles: angled gentle grey bristles for mushrooms and delicate produce, as well as stiff straight white bristles for scrubbing potatoes, radishes, cucumbers, and more.
Quickly remove peels from veggies like carrots and potatoes with these carbon steel vegetable peelers.
This vegetable chopper is so useful if you have a large amount of veggies to process for a recipe!
Make sure your most used spices are easy to find with this two-tier rotating spice rack. It looks stylish and doesn’t take up a ton of room on the counter.
If you have a ton of spices like I do this vertical spice rack is a life saver – and a space saver!
Make sure you can enjoy every last drop of your favorite wine with these silicone stoppers that create an airtight, leakproof seal on the bottle. Hand-wash or throw them in the dishwasher as many times as you need.
You’ll have everything you need to mix up the perfect cocktail with this stylish set. It includes a Boston shaker, mixing spoon, muddler, jigger and more.
This stainless steel brush set is perfect for BBQ basting or adding washes to your favorite baked goods. The brush heads can be removed for easy cleaning and are dishwasher safe.