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The 41 Best Gifts for Vegetarians

The 41 Best Gifts for Vegetarians

Cookbooks, condiments, and a secret weapon pair of scissors for your favorite meat-abstainers.
The Ultimate Le Creuset Gifting Guide

The Ultimate Le Creuset Gifting Guide 

Spoiler alert: don't buy a $20 cocotte. 
I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without This Casserole Tote

I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without This Casserole Tote

Carry your casseroles, pies, and sides in style this holiday season.
21 Actually Cute Folding Tables

21 Actually Cute Folding Tables

Here’s how to make space without cramping your style.
Cook Your Way Around the World With Condiments

Cook Your Way Around the World With Condiments

In Preserved: Condiments, a supergroup of cookbook authors team up to turn the spotlight on supporting actors.
In This Maine Kitchen, the Stove Is Small, But the Flavors Are Big

In This Maine Kitchen, the Stove Is Small, But the Flavors Are Big

In Erin French’s newest cookbook, she brings the outdoors into the home kitchen.
I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without Extra Sheet Pans

I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without Extra Sheet Pans

Treat yourself to a fresh set of baking trays before the chaos of holiday cooking sets in.
57 Great Gifts for The Person Who Has Everything

57 Great Gifts for The Person Who Has Everything

Useful tools, food-shaped housewares, and space-saving glassware top our list of this year’s most unique gifts.
22 Eco-Friendly Gifts for a More Sustainable Kitchen

22 Eco-Friendly Gifts for a More Sustainable Kitchen

Our favorite paper towel alternatives, plastic bag replacements, reusable totes, and more.
47 Gifts for Gardeners That Are Actually Good

47 Gifts for Gardeners That Are Actually Good

Put down that planter. You can do better. 
19 Gifts for Your Friend Who Thinks Everything Is Underseasoned

19 Gifts for Your Friend Who Thinks Everything Is Underseasoned

Mini hot sauce bottles, pocket-sized sea salt tins, and other gifts to help them savor the flavor wherever they go.
Welcome to Yewande Komolafe’s Bustling, Food-Filled Lagos

Welcome to Yewande Komolafe’s Bustling, Food-Filled Lagos

In a new cookbook, the writer explores the home cooking of the Nigerian diaspora.
Skip Culinary School and Start Here With Sohla El-Waylly

Skip Culinary School and Start Here With Sohla El-Waylly

With El-Waylly’s new cookbook, you’ll learn how to wield a whisk just as well as a knife, and do so while having a boatload of fun. 
52 Gifts for Coffee Lovers, Espresso Drinkers, and Cold Brew Devotees
21 Food Subscription Boxes That Make Great Gifts

21 Food Subscription Boxes That Make Great Gifts

It doesn’t get much better than monthly deliveries of cheese, coffee, or pasta.
The Best Gifts for Teachers

The Best Gifts for Teachers 

When an apple just won’t cut it.
Nik Sharma’s Veg-Table Puts Produce at the Center of Your Table

Nik Sharma’s Veg-Table Puts Produce at the Center of Your Table

The award-winning cookbook author puts vegetables under the microscope to teach you how to coax the best out of greens, gourds, alliums, and more. 
47 Gifts for Bakers, Pie Lovers, and Cake Decorating Pros

47 Gifts for Bakers, Pie Lovers, and Cake Decorating Pros

Whether they're old pros or just picked up the habit this year, we have the right gift for every baker in your life.
37 Etsy Gifts We Love (Yes, There Are Mugs)

37 Etsy Gifts We Love (Yes, There Are Mugs)

Speckly ceramics. Olive wood spoons. And table linens, because you can never have too many. 
Make the TikTok-Famous Tahdig From This New Iranian Cookbook

Make the TikTok-Famous Tahdig From This New Iranian Cookbook

In their new cookbook, Roya Shariat and Gita Sadeh share recipes full of the warmth and fun that has gained the duo so many fans on TikTok.
The 72 Best Housewarming Gifts for People Who Love to Cook and Eat

The 72 Best Housewarming Gifts for People Who Love to Cook and Eat

Make your friends’ new homes cozy with pretty platters, sweet-smelling candles, and a cast-iron pan that will last well beyond their next move. 
The 44 Best Gifts for Tea Lovers

The 44 Best Gifts for Tea Lovers

Stovetop or electric kettle fanatics, fans of high-caffeine matcha or low-key chamomile—don’t worry, we’ve got every type of tea lover covered.
The Best Cooking Gifts for People Who Insist on Doing Things the Hard Way

The Best Cooking Gifts for People Who Insist on Doing Things the Hard Way

Traditional tools and grandiose gadgets for home cooks who would never serve store-bought pasta.
The Best Pan Scraper Is Actually a Plastic Putty Knife

The Best Pan Scraper Is Actually a Plastic Putty Knife

Here’s what happened when I used a cheap drywall tool on my dirtiest dishes.
Let This Be the Thanksgiving You Give All Your Guests Take-Out Containers

Let This Be the Thanksgiving You Give All Your Guests Take-Out Containers

Don’t give away your precious food storage containers just because you’re hosting. 
This Gadget Makes Pro-Level Wok Cooking a Breeze

This Gadget Makes Pro-Level Wok Cooking a Breeze

Wok hei is hard to come by using an American stove. An induction wok will get you close though.
I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without an Electric Warming Tray

I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without an Electric Warming Tray

Never suffer through cold turkey and stuffing again.
The 88 Best Gifts for Dads Who Like to Cook

The 88 Best Gifts for Dads Who Like to Cook

And we promise none of them are whiskey stones.
I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without This Predictive Thermometer

I Can’t Do Thanksgiving Without This Predictive Thermometer

Knowing exactly when my turkey will be done keeps me from frantically flying around the kitchen.
The Best Enameled Cast Iron Skillet

The Best Enameled Cast Iron Skillet

Welcome to the world of cast-iron cooking without all the maintenance.