Present for Home Cooks

[desperatedonkey]

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Hi all!

Longtime lurker, first-time poster here! I am hoping that someone might be able to help me decide what I can get my boyfriend's parents' for Christmas.

I want to get them a joint gift this year, and as they are both really into cooking I think I would like to go down that route and get them something foodie/ for the kitchen. I did consider restaurant vouchers but they are not too keen on going out for food - they prefer to stay in and cook.

My budget would be around £30. I would say they are quite adventurous in the kitchen - they enjoy cooking Indian, Chinese and French foods in particular. They do have quite a few recipe books already, but I don't suppose they would mind receiving another one - perhaps in a set with something else? They also grow some of their own veggies and herbs already. Both are into their wines as well, if that helps.

Does anybody have any ideas on what I could get them? I am conscious that time is running out if I want to order something online!

Thank you in advance :)

You can get make your own kits, I know you can get ones for cheese, sausages, and bacon but there may be others. I've dropped hints to family for years but I get nixed.

The Flavour Thesaurus and The Science of Cooking are both brilliant books.
Wine and cheese pairing with tasting kit onlinewinetasting.club/products/wine-cheese-pairing-discoverer-series?variant=40498726666415&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkNP4_u3o9AIVb4BQBh1JWQIeEAYYASABEgLV5fD_BwE

Thank you both! I will look into these ideas now :)

His and hers aprons?
I would LOVE a make your own bacon kit!
Mandolin.
Coffee mill and beans if they are into that.

A really pretty cookbook stand - really useful when trying new recipes.

A cooking session where they're taught how to cook the food and then they eat it

Great ideas but most of these are over the £30 budget, most kitchen stuff is expensive, not saying you are not spending enough :-)

If you want a cookery book, do a mumsnet search, Ottelenghi always comes up, I bought 'Simple' off the back of this and absolutely love it. Diana Henry is also very popular.

How about some seeds for different herbs and veg, can recommend 'Real Seeds', also recommended on here.

Please don't buy aprons or tee towels if they are very keen cooks. The only other thing is a cooking magazine subscription? a bit bland but maybe appreciated? How about a sourdough cookery book?

I've bought lots of gifts (and things for myself) from here:
www.souschef.co.uk/collections/gifts-under-50

Etsy has tons of baking items that could be customized www.etsy.com/market/personalized_baking_gifts
Also a really nice cookbook with unique recipes and colorful illustration would hit the nail in the head, I think.

I bought a masala dabba spice tin from Amazon .(there is a small one on there for £9.99)Bags of spices from Morrison's and a "Curry Guy"cookbook.
I love cooking and bought this for myself .

I myself have aprons and a cookbook holder with splash guard both on my list. Over the years bought myself too many cookbooks that I don't use. I love them but have given away many as I could not resist buying one at everyplace I visited.

Someone suggested magazine subscription, that is a good idea!