Are you looking for holiday gifts for your favorite cook? Here are a few suggestions for someone you know who loves to cook.
Flat Sauté Set
Made in Montana, these Flat Sauté Sets from Earlywood are beautiful and functional. You can order the sets in several wood combinations. They’ll come in handy for a variety of cooking tasks, including sautéing, stirring, scooping, flipping. One reviewer said that they “age with a great patina.”
Earlywood is offering a 20% discount on these sauté sets through Cyber Monday with the code CYBLACKWOOD.
Carr’s Cider Syrup
Cooks can use this Carr’s Cider Syrup to glaze roasted vegetables, or to rub on pork, chicken or duck before cooking them. The folks at Carr’s Ciderhouse suggest adding it to cocktails, sodas or ginger tea. I recently used it to make a Dijon, cider vinaigrette and it was delicious.
Mangé Fresh Fruit Vinegar
Mangé Fresh Fruit Vinegars are a great addition to fish recipes, fruit salads and vinaigrettes. I’ve tried the mango and blood orange and they are delicious. You’ll find lots of recipes on the website, such as White Peach Sole Filet or Pear Vinegar Prosciutto Salad.
Opinel Mushroom Pocket Knife
This is a bit of a “for the cook who has everything gift,” but I think it is wonderful. If your chef is a forager, this Opinel Mushroom Pocket Knife might be the perfect gift. I love the little brush on the end.
French Garden Market Bag
This French Garden Market Bag, available from Greige Design, this is the perfect companion for a trip to the Farmer’s Market to shop for dinner ingredients. The long leather handle makes it easy to slip over the shoulder, freeing the chef’s hands to pick up the produce for close inspection.
Update on Feb. 8, 2019. The Greige Design bag is sold out for the time being. I’ve removed the links. Here are a couple of other similar bags: From WovenFindsCo and White Flower Farm.
Garnier-Thiebaut Kitchen Towels
These are not your everyday kitchen towels. Garnier-Thiebaut Kitchen Towels come in vibrant colors and designs that will brighten the kitchen. Not only will your chef love them, they make great host/hostess gifts. I place them on the coffee table as a colorful background for appetizers. Here are a few favorites: Les Oranges Sanguine, Coq, and Olivier Vert Brumeux.
For other gift suggestions, see 2017 Holiday Gift Giving Ideas.