11 Kitchen Gifts for Christmas – Kitchen Essentials

With Christmas just around the corner, you should get ready to treat yourself and your loved ones with special gifts. This year we are making several gift guide editions and first in line is reserved for the chefs and cooking enthusiasts. See our 11 Kitchen Essentials below.

1 – 3-Ingredient Cocktails

Versatile and party-ready cocktail recipes.

Organize the best Christmas and New Year’s Eve party using some of the recipes in this cocktail book. Just like the name says, it consists of cocktails that require just three ingredients. Besides the full colors photography of cocktails, you will find 75 party-ready recipes.

BUY | $9.49

2 – OXO Steel Press & Pour Insulated Cocktail Shaker

Continuing with cocktails, here’s one more kitchen must have- a quality shaker.

This shaker from OXO is easy to handle and won’t get your hands cold when shaking. This is achieved thanks to its double-wall construction that takes care of insulation. It comes with an 18-oz capacity and a button located at the top so you don’t have to remove any part in order to pour the drink into the glass. 

BUY | $29.95

Check out the Stanley Adventure Happy Hour Shaker

3 – Breville Smoking Gun

Gives your food the natural smoked flavor.

A perfect gift for both amateur and pro chefs. Breville Smoking Gun is easy to use, it lets you customize the airflow and how intense the smoke is. It comes with a 17.5-inch extender hose, batteries, and replacement smoke screens. Thanks to its size, it is smaller than a typical smoker grill and doesn’t take much space when storing it. The burn chamber is made of stainless steel and is suitable for loading smoking materials like wood chips.

BUY | $135

Also interesting: How To Smoke Meat Like A Boss!

4 – The Chef and the Slow Cooker

Ideal for chefs experimenting with cooking techniques.

This book from Hugh Acheson explores slow cooking and consists of 100 recipes. You’ll find classic American recipes as well as separate sections for jams and desserts. The book covers dishes for any part of the day and includes delicious signature meals like pho with chuck and rib eye, chicken broth, cowboy beans, pork shoulder braised in milk and many others.

BUY | $14.99

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5 – Sriracha Seasoning Stix

Spice up your everyday meals.

If you like the taste of Sriracha chili sauce then you’ll love these seasoning sticks. They will shorten the cooking process allowing you to skip the marinating and seasoning part that often takes too much time and ends up leaving a messy kitchen. These sticks, on the other hand, dissolve directly in your food in around 2 minutes, leaving a great flavor.

BUY | $14.99 

Also check out: Weak Knees Sriracha hot sauce

6 – Sthetix Wood Cutting Board (Cuts of Beef)

Learn more about beef and what parts of cow produce what types of cuts.

Sthetix has a collection of four informational cutting boards and today we present you Cuts Of Beef. First of all, the board is made from environmentally friendly 100% rubberwood with a natural oil finish. It’s solid, easy to clean and won’t dull your knives. Besides this one, you can get three more- kitchen conversions, know your knives and essential spices for your kitchen.

BUY | $16.95

7 – W&P Design Cocktail Canteen

A perfect addition to your kitchen shelf.

We know W&P Design for their DIY drink kits and in the recognizable space-maximizing manner, they designed the Cocktail Canteen. In this relatively small kit, you’ll find everything you need for making cocktails. It consists of a collapsible jigger/shot glass, bar spoon, mini funnel, dropper bottle, insulated shaker and a combination of zester and peeler.

BUY | $49

8 – Caphalon Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron 12″ Pan

This cast iron pan is pre-seasoned, resulting in a smooth surface that won’t stick.

Caphalon Cast Iron Pan can be used on any kind of stovetop, whether you have a gas, electric and even induction top. Also suitable for the oven. The advantage of cast iron for cooking is that the material holds the heat and is suitable for slow cooking techniques.

BUY | $27.85

Check out Nest Homeware Cast Iron Cookware

9 – Circulon Sunrise Tea Kettle

Fits 6 cups of water.

Circulon Sunrise Tea Kettle is designed both with style and functionality in mind. When the water boils, you will hear a pleasant whistle. As for the materials, the body features a stainless steel construction and a bright enamel exterior. Available in several colors.

BUY | $15.99

10 – BrewStation 12-Cup Dispensing Coffee Maker

For a cup of freshly brewed coffee in the morning.

The Brewstation coffee maker has a capacity of 12 cups. It has a removable water reservoir, can make ice coffee and comes with an adjustable auto shutoff. Thanks to an internal heater, the machine can keep the coffee at the same temperature for hours, so you can refill. You can customize your taste by choosing some of the options – bold, regular, small batches.

BUY | $49

11 – Titanium Plated 13 Piece Knife Block Set

A knife set that contains super sharp titanium-plated blades.

The knives in the set have ergonomic and comfortable handles, a high-quality long-lasting construction and are dishwasher safe. In the set, you get an 8″ chef knife, 7″ Santoku knife, 8″ slicing knife, 5″ utility knife, 3.5″ paring knife, 3″ curved paring knife and a 4.5″ steak knife. Everything comes packed in a wooden storage block that protects the blades and allows you to easily access them.

BUY | $42.99

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