Twelve Foodie Days of Christmas: Day 10 – For the Iron Chef
Now, we all know that it’s not the tools, it’s the Chef, but, we can all agree that a good set of tools can’t hurt! When it comes to preparing dinner for one or catering Christmas dinner for the entire extended family, we could all use a few kitchen elves to help us get things done. We’re nearing the final stretch of our Twelve Days of Foodie Gifts, and Day 10 is all about pleasing the Iron Chef on your list. “Allez Cuisine!”
Knives @ Knife
If sharp and stylish describe the chef on your list this Christmas, a knife might make the perfect gift. At Knife, rows upon rows of knives lay across red velvet showcases. With a variety of sizes, weights, and bevels available, no food is safe from the precision of these blades. For the culinary student or the family cook, we’re sure this extension of themselves will lead to a new bravery in the kitchen (and maybe in general). Big budgets and small can be spent on some silver that’ll really dazzle.
Paderno Spirooli Spiral Vegetable Slicer @ Juicers 4 Life ($44.99)
Lovingly known as the “spiralizer,” this kitchen tool is as fun as it is useful. Swiftly turning a variety of veggies in to thick or thin ribbons, this easy machine can be responsible for everything from raw zucchini pasta to curly fries. That means it’s perfect for the health conscious or junk food craving foodie on your list. The best part will be the way friends and family will quickly flock to help you make dinner. Just be sure not to get caught up, and spiralize more veggies than you can eat.
Photo by: Fat Free Vegan
Live Edged Woodcraft Cutting and Serving Boards
Want a gift that’s natural, environmentally friendly, handmade, and, artistic? We know it sounds impossible, but Live Edged Woodcraft is making cutting and serving boards that are presenting food professionally and artfully. Their variety of food safe and reclaimed wood products mean not losing presentation marks with your judges. These make great hostess gifts and ensure good looking Christmas spreads to come.
Photo courtesy of Live Edged Woodcraft.
Prize money or no prize money, these tools will help your Iron Chef shine. Come out and find more foodie gifts on our Kris Kringle Crawl shopping and eating tour, or grab a gift certificate to give your culinary connoisseur a day out of the kitchen.
Photography by: Eva Lampert
Get caught up on the 12 Days of Foodie Giveaways:
Day 2: For those who like it HOT!
Day 3: For the Toast of the Town
Day 5: For the Spice in Your Life