Presents for foodies

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DH has developed a real love of cooking and want to get him something related for Xmas. I’ve uncovered a couple of things (mentioned on a podcast!) which look good but any other suggestions? I know a lot of restaurant supplier etc are now doing cook at home type sets which might work well.

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rooted spices

If I were doing that for my DH, I would choose a theme and buy a recipe book, equipment and key herbs/spices to go with it. More personal and way cheaper.

Check out The Spicery. You could get a curry or taco legend kit which includes a recipe book and all the spices needed for said recipes.

Was also going to suggest The Spicery. They are brilliant. I bought DH a load of stuff a few years ago and am getting some for DD this year as she'll be off to uni in a few years and needs to learn to cook!

I'm making a hamper filled with all sorts of stuff that I think may be difficult to get for a while after Brexit.

Does he have good knives? Could start building up a collection.

Complete foodies in our house, favourite things have been...
Baking tins
Good knives
Serving dishes
Tapas book and quality chorizo, paprika, paella rice, dried spices etc
Quality oils
A salt pig

Last year, somewhat prophetically as it turns out, I got DH a sourdough basket and prover, and a book on how to make sourdough bread. . .

I got DH the how to be a curry legend set from The Spicery last Christmas it comes in a lovely tin and was a big hit. I’m hoping they do a similar sale this year as he wants the taco kit. There will be some discount links on the referral thread.

I can recommend both the Hawksmoor and Dishoom cookery books - great recipes! Some people (myself included) are superstitious about knives as gifts - but you will obviously know if your husband is one of them!

Thank you, weve got good knives and had the spicery before. Dishoom cookery book with relevant spices likely to be good-we tried their bacon naan rolls recently... a microplane would be good too...
he’s not a baker-that’s me(!)