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Gift Ideas for Home Cooks

A gift for a home cook should match what they love to make: weekend pasta, pizza in the garden, a slow stew or ice cream for the children. This page gathers 10 ideas for people who cook at home, from cast iron and kitchen tools to a cookbook that changes how they cook. A Le Creuset casserole is the kind of pot that gets passed down, and a Thermapen thermometer takes the guessing out of a roast. Someone who likes projects will enjoy a Marcato pasta machine, an Ooni pizza oven or a sous vide stick, and a Ninja CREAMi turns frozen fruit into ice cream. Smaller, everyday helpers include a Microplane zester and a nesting bowl set, and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat teaches the reasons behind good cooking. Prices start at €82. If the cook has a wishdo wishlist, look there first: people who cook a lot often know exactly which tool is missing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Most ideas on this page cost between €82 and €178, and a typical one sits around €178. A zester or a thermometer is a small gift that gets used every week; a cast iron pot or a pizza oven is a bigger present for a birthday or the holidays.
Look for something that opens a new kind of cooking rather than another pan: a pasta machine, a pizza oven, a sous vide stick or an ice cream maker. A cookbook that explains technique, such as Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, also suits an experienced cook.
Yes, if it matches how they cook. A book about technique is useful for anyone, while a book about one cuisine suits someone who already loves it. Check the language of the edition: many popular cookbooks are sold mainly in English.
Check their wishdo wishlist if they keep one: cooks often add the exact pot or tool they have been eyeing. Reserve it there so friends and family see it is taken. If there is no list, a quick look at their kitchen shelves before the occasion helps.