Have you started your Holiday shopping yet? Honestly, I do most of my shopping online these days. After all, circling around the shopping mall parking lot looking for a parking spot and lining up long queues at the cashiers aren’t exactly my favorite things to do around the holidays! I would rather spend the time with my family or bake up a batch of holiday cookies like these and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa! If you love shopping online like I do, I have a few wonderful picks for you to surprise the foodies in your life (or if you want to treat yourself to a wonderful gift this holiday)! Just a quick note, I do own most of the products that I listed here and love their quality. These products either make my life easier, or they’re just simply cool! For your convenience, simply click on the title or the image and it'll take you to the product page.
1) Joseph Joseph Adjustable Rolling Pin
Perfect for the OCD baker in your life who wants everything perfect and in precision! After all, it’s much nicer if your sugar cookies come out in even thickness than lop-sided! I totally understand the frustration.
2) Anova Sous Vide Precision Cooker
It’s the latest trend for the home cook who is a restaurant chef “wanna be”! Well, pretty much anyone who wants to produce restaurant quality food without paying the high price or dining out! I got this as a birthday gift and totally love it! After all, I think my brother knows me well! I love that you can connect to the app on your phone to control the settings and browse for hundreds of recipes that go along with it!
It’s the latest trend for the home cook who is a restaurant chef “wanna be”! Well, pretty much anyone who wants to produce restaurant quality food without paying the high price or dining out! I got this as a birthday gift and totally love it! After all, I think my brother knows me well! I love that you can connect to the app on your phone to control the settings and browse for hundreds of recipes that go along with it!
For the foodie who owns every single piece of small appliances in the kitchen! This is a wonderful gift for the Asian cuisines lovers! I use it almost every single day. You can program it to cook regular rice, brown rice, sushi rice, mixed rice, porridge, etc. Never have to burn another pot of rice on the stove or wash up the sticky pot! The bowl of this rice cooker is super non-stick! Perfect for someone who loves rice but hate washing dishes!
This stylish and unique Cast Iron Teapot set is perfect for the clumsy tea lover! I used to have many sets of ceramic and glass teapots and somehow, they don’t last long in my kitchen! I have a cast iron teapot since my college year and I still use it until now! Beside being unbreakable, I also love the heat retention of the cast iron.
For the sophisticate whisky and cocktail sipper who like to keep their drinks perfectly chilled without diluting it too quickly, you’ve come to the right place. I personally love these ice molds and use them all the time. Check out this cocktail, it’s perfect for the holiday too!
A fine gift for the adventurous foodies! Take them to experience the Japanese tea ceremony without a plane ticket! There are many benefit of drinking matcha green tea. I found that the tea ceremony is very therapeutic as well.
For the serious cupcake bakers who love taking their cupcakes to the next level but hate fondant decorations (a.k.a.: ME)! This complete Russian Piping Tips Set has everything you need, and then some. I’ve tried a few of these piping tips and totally love them. So easy to use and the result are gorgeous. You can check out my recipe and tutorial here: Chocolate Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream Flowers
These Bubble Waffle are one of the latest trend on snacks! You can serve them as is, turn them into a cone for ice cream, or break them apart and add to other desserts. No matter how you serve them, they are fun to eat and very delicious. Plus, who needs boring regular shaped waffles when you can eat Bubble waffles? Check out my recipes here: Chocolate Bubble Waffle Cone Ice Cream and Classic Hong Kong Bubble Waffle
French Mille Crepe Cakes are the most gorgeous and most fascinating (probably most time consuming too) cake trend in the baking world. That’s why the infamous crepe cake bakery can sell their cake at almost USD$100 and people still line up for it! I like to make my own as I can control the flavor and ingredients that I use. With this Crepe Maker, it’ll make the whole process much easier! Check out my Mille Crepe Cake creations here: Unicorn Rainbow Mille Crepe Cake, Mango Mille Crepe Cake, and Vanilla Mille Crepe Cake
We all can use a little bit more flavor in life! This Himalayan Salt Plate is so much fun to use and add so much flavors to your food! You can cook it on the stove, in the oven, or even on the grill! You can serve your food directly on the salt plate as well. It’ll be a nice conversation starter to any party!
11) French Pastry Cookbooks: Modern French Pastry, Patisserie French Pastry Master Class, Bachour The Baker
For the baker who is ready to take the next challenge! You’ve got to check out these cook books and cook along! You might be the lucky taste tester someday when you give these cookbooks as a gift! Not a bad return, right?
For the baker who is ready to take the next challenge! You’ve got to check out these cook books and cook along! You might be the lucky taste tester someday when you give these cookbooks as a gift! Not a bad return, right?
It’s a perfect starter kit for someone who loves science and loves to ask why all the time! Just kidding! This is a fun starter kit to get into the molecular cooking. It sure is fascinating and exciting to get your hands on these fun tools! A perfect starter kit to cook with the curious kiddos as well.
I love my infrared thermometer and I do use it quite often. I use it when I temper chocolate, make my ice cream base, or when I make candies (yes, ditch the candy thermometer, that thing is a pain to wash!) or when I want to look cool and professional in the kitchen. But seriously, it’s so convenience that you won’t go back to the traditional thermometer!
14) Kitchen Scale
You might not think much of kitchen scales (unlike their cousins, a.k.a. bathroom scales), but it is a must-have in my kitchen. There are quite a few recipes that calls for weighting ingredients (especially in baking) rather than using measuring cups for precision. I measure all my ingredients when I make the French Macarons! When I need to divide batters for multi-layer cakes, or bread dough for buns, having a kitchen scales will make your life much easier. If you know someone who loves baking or getting serious about baking, this will make a wonderful gift!
If you want to make someone really happy, you can’t go wrong with gifting a KitchenAid mixer! I use mine often and they truly last for a long time, definitely worth the investment, in my humble opinion. Since it’ll probably be sitting/residing on your (or the lucky someone’s) kitchen counter (it’s way too heavy and bulky to store in the pantry or move around), I suggest that you pick a color that matches the rest of your/their kitchen appliances. I tested out both the Bowl-Lift style (Professional Series) and the Tilt-Head style (Artisan Series), I would definitely recommend the Professional Series. Not only it is more powerful, it's also more steady compared to the Artisan series. Best of all, it has a bigger capacity on the Professional Series.
I hope you enjoy my recommendations. They are all unique and fun gifts that foodies will enjoy! Which one is your favorite so far? Leave me a comment below and happy shopping!
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These are some awesome gift ideas! Thanks for sharing, Amy.
ReplyDeleteNice assortment of gift ideas.
ReplyDeleteWonderful gift ideas Amy! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday last week!
ReplyDeleteThe waffle maker and rolling pin!! I must have!!! LOVE!!!
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