44 Best Gifts for Foodies in 2024: For Everyone Who Loves to Eat and Cook
Unique ideas that will impress all the food lovers!
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We know shopping for foodies can be tough. What cool kitchen gadget or classic cookbook don't they have?! Thankfully, here at Good Housekeeping, we're well familiar with all things food and cooking. From testing the best knives to the best fridges and everything in between to constantly coming up with the best recipes ever, it's easy to say we're food obsessed. So to help make your holiday shopping easier, we've pulled together the best gifts for foodies, curated by our food editors and experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute's Kitchen Appliances & Innovation Lab.
Our list includes luxury gifts for those who love to cook, unique ideas for those who love to eat (looking at you, cheese lovers) and inexpensive gift ideas that will really impress them – hello, out-of-this-world hot sauces! It also includes unique tools to take their cooking to a new level. While you won't find any gift baskets on here, just know: all the picks are items we'd be happy to receive ourselves, and ones we've bought for family and friends. Plus, there are a ton that really stood out from years of testing and tasting. And we definitely couldn't forget some food experience gifts that are sure to wow.
Our Top Gifts for Foodies
- Two Tumbleweeds Foodie Dice, $24 on Amazon
- Shiitake Mushroom Log Kit, $30 on Uncommon Goods
- My Family Cookbook, $30 on Uncommon Goods
- Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug, $116 on Amazon
- MOMOFUKU Chili Crunch Variety Pack, $42 on Amazon
For more gift ideas foodies would love, check out our best wine advent calendars and our best gifts for coffee lovers, too.
Most foodies are excited to serve home-grown food, and with this super-simple, mess-free mushroom log, it's easy as ever. Year after year, it's consistently a best-seller with our readers!
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Bokksu will deliver authentic Japanese snacks, candies and teas straight to their door every month (you can also select a one-time option). It also comes with explanations and informative texts about what's inside.
This petite pick still whips up fluffy waffles in minutes, perfect for the foodie in your life with a tiny kitchen.
Allow them to indulge in the finest artisanal cheese from Italy, Spain and France. Each month, they'll receive three samples from one of the countries to enjoy on their own or paired with wine!
At just 6 years old, Mr. Cory, or Cory Nieves, created his eponymous cookie business. These two dozen cookies are homemade and Mr. Cory donates a portion of his proceeds to his community.
Pair one of Davids Tea's themed tea sets for various seasons and holidays with their Nordic mug so gift recipients can have somewhere convenient to brew the loose leaves.
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This mug can be set to a preferred temp so coffee and tea lovers can enjoy their drinks at the ideal temperature without fear of it cooling. If they prefer a shot of coffee, the brand's smart cup was named the best heated mug for espresso.
Coffee connoisseurs will appreciate this scoop and bag clip that you can customize with a special note. "Absolutely love it. I wanted something for my coffee loving husband!," one Etsy user wrote.
This fun-flavored fest of vinegars will elevate everything from salad to cocktails. How versatile!
No one will ever overcook meat again with this smart thermometer that connects straight to an app on your phone.
Knopf Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly
Knopf Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly
Consider Sohla El-Waylly's debut cookbook an intro to all the techniques and cooking tips your budding chef would ever need.
Pizza stones are an excellent and inexpensive way to make restaurant-style pizza at home. This one's enameled for easy clean-up and has handles for easy transferring in and out of the oven. In our oven testing, it cooked a pizza that had a crispy bottom, air bubbles in the dough and a nicely browned top.
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Friends prefer to wear their love of food? Gift them a pair of these Croc accessories.
These dice that tout different proteins, starches, cooking methods and more are a good way for your friends to shake up their dinner plans when they're stuck on what to make.
The classic California-based candy company has perfected their peanut brittle recipe: crunchy, creamy, sweet and even a little bit salty. What foodie wouldn't want to snack on a box or three of this crunchy candy!
Founders Vanessa and Kim Pham developed these seriously flavorful noodles inspired by their mom's recipes, and they're full of bold flavor, serious spice and covered in sauce.
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This chef's knife is a stunner and comes in black as well. It's super sharp, relatively lightweight and has a comfortable handle that sits in the palm of your hand well. In our tests, we were able to make paper-thin cuts of ripe tomatoes without bruising the outside as well as glide through onion layers for dicing and slicing.
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Like a waffle maker, but for churros and empanadas. It comes with four removable non-stick plate and a dough cutting circle to ensure perfect amounts of dough every time.
The perfect gift for all the pasta fans in your life. US-based noodle company has teamed up with BIPOC-owned Diaspora Co. which produces ethically sourced (and delicious) spices.
There isn't really anything that you can't cook in this versatile pan. Whether you're looking for the crispiest seared chicken or golden-brown pancakes, this pre-seasoned cast iron skillet does it all, which makes it the perfect all-in-one gift.
Nicole (she/her) is the senior director of the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen & Cooking Lab. She oversees all content and testing related to kitchen products, food, and recipes. She has worked at GH since 2019, and is a trained cook, published recipe developer, and seasoned product tester with nearly 15 years of experience. She has worked in test kitchens for national magazines and kitchen appliances brands, where she also helped develop products for the home cook. She earned a degree in journalism from SUNY New Paltz, graduated with a Grand Diplome in Classic Culinary Arts from the French Culinary Institute, and studied culinary nutrition at the Natural Gourmet Institute (both now part of the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City.)
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