Gift Ideas for People Who Love to Cook (2023)

Fancy Olive Oil

Any serious cook will agree: Not all olive oil is made equal. That’s why an easy gift for foodies is premium olive oil, like this one from Lucesca. It comes in a weighty, well-designed glass that looks great when unwrapped, but the olive oil itself is also extremely high-quality (according to our chef friends).

Buy Lucesca Olive Oil at Lucesca $45

Garlic Roaster

This adorable mini cast iron pot is made for a specific purpose: roasting whole garlic. Besides yielding some delicious roasted garlic to serve with charcuterie or to incorporate into dishes, the pot also creates an amazing aroma throughout the kitchen while it works — and it’s priced low enough for White Elephant parties.

Buy Bazaar LM-ents Garlic Roaster at Amazon $26.99

Cooking Classes

Cooking classes are one of our favorite gifts for foodies — no matter their skill level — and we always suggest going with Masterclass (instead of trying to source a local class). A single subscription to the learning hub gets your giftee cooking courses from titans of the culinary world like Wolfgang Puck, Gordon Ramsey, Thomas Keller, and Alice Waters.

BONUS: Masterclass is offering a two-for-one deal right now: Sign up for a subscription for yourself and you get a free subscription to gift to someone else.

Buy Masterclass $10/month

A Better Thermometer

Another great gift for meat-lover foodies is this smart thermometer, the Meater. The clever device connects to your smartphone or tablet and lets you monitor temperature from anywhere. It also comes with recipes, guides, and notifications to help you nail any meat dish.

Buy Meater Plus Smart Thermometer at Amazon $79.95

Better Salt

Despite its ubiquity in the kitchen, salt is sometimes not considered as much as it should be. If you want to introduce your giftee to salt’s true variety, give them a gourmet sampler like this one from Thoughtfully. It includes 18 different salts, from black Himalayan salt to truffle salt to espresso salt.

Buy Thoughtfully Salt Sampler at Amazon $35.99

Fresh Herbs Every Day

Indoor herb gardens are another easy way to elevate your giftee’s kitchen. And they’re easy to gift too: Good ones, like this Click & Grow, are under $100 and easy enough for anyone to figure out successfully, yielding fresh herbs like basil, rosemary, and cilantro.

Buy Click & Grow Indoor Garden at Amazon $74.95

Premium Meats

Meat quality can make or break a meal, and, unfortunately, most supermarkets don’t carry the best cuts. That’s where a premium delivery service like Porter Road comes in. You can send your beloved foodie high-quality pasture-raised meat, providing a better base for their favorite carnivorous dishes.

Buy Porter Road Meats $7+

Steak Knives

Speaking of meat: Your foodie giftee might need some better knives to dig into their creations. These steak knives from Wüsthof are sure to do the trick, not only cutting better than most steak knives but also impressing any discerning foodie guests.

Buy Wüsthof Steak Knives (4) at Amazon $285

The Trendiest Pan

One of the trendiest kitchen items of the last several years got an update in 2023 when Our Place came out with the Always Pan 2.0. Like the previous model that became famous on TikTok, the Always Pan 2.0 is a multifunction non-stick pan that you can use to bake, steam, fry, saute, sear, and much more. Plus, it’s arguably the best-looking pan on the market.

Buy Our Place Always 2.0 Pan at Amazon $105

A (New) Cookbook

Physical cookbooks are another easy gift idea for foodies, but we recommend finding a new cookbook to avoid giving them something they already have on the shelf. Veg-table, released by author Nik Sharma in October of this year, fits the bill. The acclaimed book helps readers get better at cooking vegetables — and teaches a few science lessons on veggies as you go.

Buy Veg-table $29.49 at Amazon

The Happiest Cookbook on Earth

Shopping for someone who loves cooking and Disney? Get them The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook. The best-selling cookbook features author Ashley Craft’s take on 100 dishes you’ll find across Disney parks worldwide, ranging from Star Wars Land’s blue milk to Jack Jack’s Cookie Num Nums from Pixar Pier.

Buy Disney Parks Cookbook at Amazon $11.99

A Pasta Maker

Most of us — even serious foodies — just buy pasta from the grocery store, but making your own can be very rewarding. If you want to treat any Italian-inclined chef to a fun new toy, consider this best-selling manual pasta maker from KitchenAid.

Buy Kitchen Aid Pasta Maker at Amazon $149.95

Pizza Oven

We love pizza ovens as a gift idea for just about anyone, but they’re an easy home run with foodies. This ooni Karu oven is one of the best-selling options on the market, using wood, charcoal, or propane to cook pizzas up to 12 inches.

Buy ooni Karu Pizza Oven at Amazon $299

A Pizza Stone

If you can’t swing the pizza oven, consider getting them a pizza stone like this one from Hans Grill. The highly-rated cordierite stone tool turns any barbecue into a pizza oven, providing a flat, head-absorbent spot to cook a pizza.

Buy Hans Grill Pizza Stone at Amazon $39.99

Hot Honey (For That Pizza)

Pizza ready? Now your loved one will need some Mike’s Hot Honey to top it off. The spicy honey has a cult following, and for good reason: It adds a delicious bit of hot sweetness to any dish, but it tastes especially good on ‘za.

Buy Mike’s Hot Honey at Amazon $8.32

Truffle Hot Sauce

Another great topping sauce to gift this year is Truff; a gourmet hot sauce infused with black truffle. We like this two-pack for gifting, which includes the brand’s classic hot sauce and an even hotter version (aptly named “hotter sauce”).

Buy Truff Hot Sauce at Amazon $34.99

A Nice Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie boards make great gifts for just about anyone: Most people don’t have a dedicated board, but will certainly make use of it during parties or quiet evenings at home. We like this one from Royal Craft Wood. It comes highly rated on Amazon, features a quality bamboo build, and has a great layout with serving compartments and hidden utensils.

Buy Royal Craft Charcuterie Board at Amazon $24.97

A Culinary Blow Torch

Culinary blow torches are a super fun way to add some searing to desserts (like creme brulee), as well as meats, veggies, and baked goods. But many home chefs don’t think of a torch for themselves, making it a great holiday gift. We suggest this one from Sondiko: It’s affordable and boasts 4.5/5 stars with more than 43,000 reviews on Amazon.

Buy Sondiko Culinary Blow Torch at Amazon $16.99

Crepes at Home

Everyone — but especially foodies — appreciates a good crepe, which is why we love this easy-to-use Moss & Stone crepe maker as a gift. It’s very affordable, very highly reviewed, and also works for cooking up tortillas, blintzes, egg rolls, chapati, and other foods.

Buy Moss & Stone Crepe Maker at Amazon $11.99

A Trip

The best way to inspire a foodie? Get them on a plane somewhere new. There are a couple ways to gift travel: One is to buy flights yourself and present your giftee with the receipt. Another way is to grab an airline gift card, such as this one from Delta.

Buy Delta Gift Card at Best Buy $50+

Fancy Olive Oil

Any serious cook will agree: Not all olive oil is made equal. That’s why an easy gift for foodies is premium olive oil, like this one from Lucesca. It comes in a weighty, well-designed glass that looks great when unwrapped, but the olive oil itself is also extremely high-quality (according to our chef friends).

Buy Lucesca Olive Oil at Lucesca $45

Garlic Roaster

This adorable mini cast iron pot is made for a specific purpose: roasting whole garlic. Besides yielding some delicious roasted garlic to serve with charcuterie or to incorporate into dishes, the pot also creates an amazing aroma throughout the kitchen while it works — and it’s priced low enough for White Elephant parties.

Buy Bazaar LM-ents Garlic Roaster at Amazon $26.99

Cooking Classes

Cooking classes are one of our favorite gifts for foodies — no matter their skill level — and we always suggest going with Masterclass (instead of trying to source a local class). A single subscription to the learning hub gets your giftee cooking courses from titans of the culinary world like Wolfgang Puck, Gordon Ramsey, Thomas Keller, and Alice Waters.

BONUS: Masterclass is offering a two-for-one deal right now: Sign up for a subscription for yourself and you get a free subscription to gift to someone else.

Buy Masterclass $10/month

A Better Thermometer

Another great gift for meat-lover foodies is this smart thermometer, the Meater. The clever device connects to your smartphone or tablet and lets you monitor temperature from anywhere. It also comes with recipes, guides, and notifications to help you nail any meat dish.

Buy Meater Plus Smart Thermometer at Amazon $79.95

Better Salt

Despite its ubiquity in the kitchen, salt is sometimes not considered as much as it should be. If you want to introduce your giftee to salt’s true variety, give them a gourmet sampler like this one from Thoughtfully. It includes 18 different salts, from black Himalayan salt to truffle salt to espresso salt.

Buy Thoughtfully Salt Sampler at Amazon $35.99

Fresh Herbs Every Day

Indoor herb gardens are another easy way to elevate your giftee’s kitchen. And they’re easy to gift too: Good ones, like this Click & Grow, are under $100 and easy enough for anyone to figure out successfully, yielding fresh herbs like basil, rosemary, and cilantro.

Buy Click & Grow Indoor Garden at Amazon $74.95

Premium Meats

Meat quality can make or break a meal, and, unfortunately, most supermarkets don’t carry the best cuts. That’s where a premium delivery service like Porter Road comes in. You can send your beloved foodie high-quality pasture-raised meat, providing a better base for their favorite carnivorous dishes.

Buy Porter Road Meats $7+

Steak Knives

Speaking of meat: Your foodie giftee might need some better knives to dig into their creations. These steak knives from Wüsthof are sure to do the trick, not only cutting better than most steak knives but also impressing any discerning foodie guests.

Buy Wüsthof Steak Knives (4) at Amazon $285

The Trendiest Pan

One of the trendiest kitchen items of the last several years got an update in 2023 when Our Place came out with the Always Pan 2.0. Like the previous model that became famous on TikTok, the Always Pan 2.0 is a multifunction non-stick pan that you can use to bake, steam, fry, saute, sear, and much more. Plus, it’s arguably the best-looking pan on the market.

Buy Our Place Always 2.0 Pan at Amazon $105

A (New) Cookbook

Physical cookbooks are another easy gift idea for foodies, but we recommend finding a new cookbook to avoid giving them something they already have on the shelf. Veg-table, released by author Nik Sharma in October of this year, fits the bill. The acclaimed book helps readers get better at cooking vegetables — and teaches a few science lessons on veggies as you go.

Buy Veg-table $29.49 at Amazon

The Happiest Cookbook on Earth

Shopping for someone who loves cooking and Disney? Get them The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook. The best-selling cookbook features author Ashley Craft’s take on 100 dishes you’ll find across Disney parks worldwide, ranging from Star Wars Land’s blue milk to Jack Jack’s Cookie Num Nums from Pixar Pier.

Buy Disney Parks Cookbook at Amazon $11.99

A Pasta Maker

Most of us — even serious foodies — just buy pasta from the grocery store, but making your own can be very rewarding. If you want to treat any Italian-inclined chef to a fun new toy, consider this best-selling manual pasta maker from KitchenAid.

Buy Kitchen Aid Pasta Maker at Amazon $149.95

Pizza Oven

We love pizza ovens as a gift idea for just about anyone, but they’re an easy home run with foodies. This ooni Karu oven is one of the best-selling options on the market, using wood, charcoal, or propane to cook pizzas up to 12 inches.

Buy ooni Karu Pizza Oven at Amazon $299

A Pizza Stone

If you can’t swing the pizza oven, consider getting them a pizza stone like this one from Hans Grill. The highly-rated cordierite stone tool turns any barbecue into a pizza oven, providing a flat, head-absorbent spot to cook a pizza.

Buy Hans Grill Pizza Stone at Amazon $39.99

Hot Honey (For That Pizza)

Pizza ready? Now your loved one will need some Mike’s Hot Honey to top it off. The spicy honey has a cult following, and for good reason: It adds a delicious bit of hot sweetness to any dish, but it tastes especially good on ‘za.

Buy Mike’s Hot Honey at Amazon $8.32

Truffle Hot Sauce

Another great topping sauce to gift this year is Truff; a gourmet hot sauce infused with black truffle. We like this two-pack for gifting, which includes the brand’s classic hot sauce and an even hotter version (aptly named “hotter sauce”).

Buy Truff Hot Sauce at Amazon $34.99

A Nice Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie boards make great gifts for just about anyone: Most people don’t have a dedicated board, but will certainly make use of it during parties or quiet evenings at home. We like this one from Royal Craft Wood. It comes highly rated on Amazon, features a quality bamboo build, and has a great layout with serving compartments and hidden utensils.

Buy Royal Craft Charcuterie Board at Amazon $24.97

A Culinary Blow Torch

Culinary blow torches are a super fun way to add some searing to desserts (like creme brulee), as well as meats, veggies, and baked goods. But many home chefs don’t think of a torch for themselves, making it a great holiday gift. We suggest this one from Sondiko: It’s affordable and boasts 4.5/5 stars with more than 43,000 reviews on Amazon.

Buy Sondiko Culinary Blow Torch at Amazon $16.99

Crepes at Home

Everyone — but especially foodies — appreciates a good crepe, which is why we love this easy-to-use Moss & Stone crepe maker as a gift. It’s very affordable, very highly reviewed, and also works for cooking up tortillas, blintzes, egg rolls, chapati, and other foods.

Buy Moss & Stone Crepe Maker at Amazon $11.99

A Trip

The best way to inspire a foodie? Get them on a plane somewhere new. There are a couple ways to gift travel: One is to buy flights yourself and present your giftee with the receipt. Another way is to grab an airline gift card, such as this one from Delta.

Buy Delta Gift Card at Best Buy $50+