8 Super Thoughtful Gifts for the Gourmet in Your Life

A good meat thermometer is vital for preparing expertly-cooked dishes. If they’re still using an analog thermometer or an early digital model, it’s time to treat them to an upgrade. Yummly’s wireless Smart Thermometer helps them cook meat exactly to their liking — and track it all from their phone up to 150 feet away so they can handle whatever else life throws at them. On top of that, they can use the app to tap into personalized recipes that’ll help them take their roasting and grilling to a new level.

Your gourmet might have a decent knife, but do they have top-shelf, personalized cutlery? Hook them up! Not only is Benchmade’s Station Knife one of the best all-purpose, American-made kitchen blades available, but their customization program allows you to add lettering to both sides of the blade and select from a bevy of color and material options for the handle.

Getting them the Yummly? Why not give them something to use it on with a selection of the highest quality sustainable, grass-fed American Wagyu beef? Brasas’ two-shipment-a-year meat sampler comes from the mindful farms of Genesee Valley Ranch in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Even if your recipient is a star baker, shaping perfect cookies one-by-one can be a pain. Make their life a little easier with this cookie press that can create six different shapes and two-tone creations as well. Easy to load and use, it’s a fun tool for budding bakers too.

Yes, your gourmet already has a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet (and goes on about how it’s the secret to achieving a perfect sear). So, it’s a given they’ll love a larger-format version. FINEX’s 18-inch griddle is a game-changer when it comes to cooking larger cuts and multiple items at once. Plus, its stainless-steel coil handles cool quickly for easy stovetop-to-oven transfers. On top of that, it’ll look great sitting out in their kitchen.

This supersized pour-over setup is an excellent choice for coffee enthusiasts who want to share the love (or just enjoy an exceptional amount of caffeine). The package includes the elegant Stagg EKG Electric Kettle, a pour-over funnel, and a generous carafe that holds just under a liter of coffee. It’s a great way to wow guests after dinner or during a long weekend brunch.

Your foodie care about the environmental impact of meat and produce sourcing. But they may not think of their cooking tools as a part of the waste cycle. Take care of that for them with these eco-friendly, dishwasher-safe recycled wood-and-paper utensils that won’t scratch precious cooking surfaces.

We all know it: The worst part of cooking is cleaning up after the meal. You can help your giftee over that particular hump with a complete starter cleaning kit from Branch Basics. These powerful cleaners keep their cooking surfaces squeaky clean but without harsh chemicals.