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 news when my niece was being expected :)
Kindle Fire and anything made by my kids.
Best gift – Gaggia Coffee grinder. It is a wedding gift that has been going strong for the last 22 years, and I suspect I will be wkilling it to my son.
THE BEST GIFT I EVER RECEIVED WAS MY GRANDMOTHERS WEDDING RING. I JUST LOVES EVERYTHING IT SYMBOLIZES.
The best gift I have received was the birth of my youngest son. Thank you for the opportunity to win! Le Creuset is my favorite!
Actually it was January last year but I call it a Holiday gift because she was diagnosed during Thanksgiving. My MIL’s cancer was low grade, completely removed by removing that lobe of her lung and didn’t require chemo. That was a gift because I doubt she would have survived the treatment at age 70 in her frail condition.
The best gift I ever received was a package of Broadway show tickets to Playhouse Square in Cleveland (including babysitting services by my in-laws). It provided many date nights when funds were short and babies were little!
My favorite gift was an indian food cooking class, I learned how to make amazing pulao and my own paneer, better than any I’ve tried in Indian restaurants. As a novice cook who’s used to ordering out all the time: it truly showed me the value of home cooking.
My best Christmas gift was my first set of cookware that I received when I was getting ready to move.
The best gift I received was a ring that was identical to my late mothers wedding ring.