If you’re looking for chef gifts, you need look no further than the internet. From exciting cooking tool websites to fun personal items, the chef gifts come in many shapes and sizes. A well appreciated chef gift is one that either recognizes a chef’s dedication to their craft or helps them perform their work easier. Here is a list of ten great gifts for chefs.
1. Personalized Chef Hat – A personalized chef’s hat from eat gourmet is a great gift for any chef. Two lines of personalization with up to ten characters per line make the hat a perfect accent for any culinary uniform. The personalization is embroidered, not printed, so the gift is of higher quality than most personalized chef hats available today. One size fits all. Item is made from a poly/cotton twill blend with a Velcro adjuster for size. $16.95.
2. Personalized High Quality Recipe Box – A wooden personalized alder wood box with recipe card embosser from Williams – Sonoma is a great gift for any chef. For just $69.00, you can buy this sturdy 4 ¾” x 7″ x 5″ box with room for 500 4″ x 6″ cards. The gift set includes an embosser, 100 cards, and the personalized box ready for your favorite chef’s best recipes.
3. Chef Poem Frame – With a lovely print of Terrasse de Café la Nuit by Vincent Van Gogh, a quality chef photo frame with personalized poem is available for $60.00 from Poetrygift.com. This item can also be purchased in an upgraded frame for a little more. If you don’t want to include a photo, the item can be ordered without matte area for picture. Also available is a matching cookbook holder for $30.
4. Sturdy Personalized Apron – The 2-pocket Zazz it Up 24″ to 28″ long, durable apron is a stain-resistant blend of polyester and cotton. It comes in a wide array of colors from basic black to Forest Green, Natural, Navy Blue, Red, Royal Blue, and a professional white. Price is $9.93 for 24″ long, and $11.93 for 28″ long. Personalize it for just $4.00 – $6.50 more in your choice of thread color. Buy an additional apron and get a discount on your second item.
5. A Cruet – The very best hand blown cruets come from Cruets.com. These durable cruets make wonderful gifts for chefs who appreciate the finer things in life. What’s a cruet? A cruet is an ornate glass bottle for oil and vinegar. Chefs love the look and the quality of these items, which are the very finest way to pour, serve, and store oil and vinegar, dressings, and special gourmet liquids. Price ranges $30 – $60. Other items are available with both classic and contemporary designs.
6. Tartlett Molds – Chef Gadget carries a cute set of miniature tart pastry molds by Svieco. The box contains twenty-four molds in six different shapes (four of each) in sturdy tin-plated metal. For a price of just $9.95, you get a triangle, circle, square, and smaller circle.
7. Indoor Herb garden – The stack & Grow Herb Garden Planter & Flower Pot from herbkits.com is a beautiful item that is a perfect gift for any chef. For just $39.95, the kit includes a rollable wheeled base cart tray, three open center trays, and a closed center tray with room for up to twenty plants. This item actually looks like a tower of terra cotta bowls. Herbkits also carries a full line of culinary herb seeds ready for planting so your favorite chef can put fresh herbs in their creations. The Chia herb garden is a fun way to enjoy fresh herbs. It contains four sponges, four terra cotta pots and saucers, six packets of herb seeds, a set of plant markers, and an instruction book with sample recipes. Though chia kits are often considered gag gifts, this gift is one with great taste!
8. Oven Mitt – Consider a professional oven mitt from Prochefgear.com. Pro Chef Gear carries several varieties and lengths of oven mitts in a variety of colors. The mitt in the most standard size is the 11″ Professional Series Oven Mitt in Blue, Black, Red, Green, and Black. The 17″ is of similar type, but gives an added length to protect a larger area of the arm. Mitts are also available in extra long (22 inch) and super extra long (32 inch) lengths. Also available are hot pads, gift sets, and safety pat combination items.
9. Silicone – From whimsical spatulas to Cannele pans, pans.com has a full line of silicone baking pans for a fraction of department store cost. These pans are made of a unique compound that can go from the oven to the freezer and back without cracking or melting. The surface of the pans cool easy, and it’s nonstick so there’s no need to destroy the taste of food with dusting flour. The best part is, with the versatility of silicone, molds come in an incredible variety of styles and shapes.
10. Crème Brulee Torch – The Bonjour Crème Brulee torch, available from JL Hufford, is a simple, ergonomically designed torch with a fuel level indicator that shows when it needs refilled. It can also be used to brown meringue, melt cheese, glaze tarts, caramelize sugar, and blacken vegetables. It is butane fueled, has a safety lock, and the flame is adjustable, so you get professional results for a hobby cook price. $29.95.
This holiday season, when you think of all the delicious food and culinary delights, consider this list of ten great gifts for your favorite chef. After all, don’t they deserve to be treated? Happy holidays.
