Great gifts under $25
Here are some wonderful gifts for less than $25 to delight your friends and family!
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AdHoc "Tutto" Pump Oil / Vinegar SprayerWhy It's Cool: Beautiful European design, sprays a beautiful fine mistOccasionally life hands you lemonade when you thought you only had lemons … right? When we started testing oil pump spray bottles, we looked at several and, after testing,...
Tovolo Flexible Cutting Mats (Set of 4) - T33Why It's Cool: Sturdy enough to stand up to a dishwasher without curling, yet flexible enough to deliver your chopped food to a bowl or panWe all have cutting boards of various sizes and materials … and sometimes we have and stick with one favorite … that large professional wood board is a favorite: looks like a...
Tovolo Pancake Pen V2.0 - T39Why It's Cool: Delivers batter exactly where you want it--whether in a mold or on your griddle.When I first read about the Pancake Pen in Cooks Illustrated, I thought...really? We don’t have kids and so we don’t spend much time making pancake shapes. But Cooks...
Carré Olive Wood Salt Dish and SpoonWhy It's Cool: Beautiful presentation at the table while avoiding the possible corrosive effect of salt on metalWe love serving whole grains of salt at the table--you get a burst of flavor and a great crunch... and for those watching their salt intake, you use less because what you're using...
Trudeau Stainless Steel Cheese MarkersWhy It's Cool: Beautiful Stainless Steel memory jogger to remind you and your guests what cheeses you're servingIf you love cheese, then you probably love serving cheese to friends and family. We often have a cheese course in lieu of a sweet dessert. But it also makes a delicious prelude to...
True Picnic Stix Wine HoldersWhy It's Cool: Keeps your wine glass, govino or bottle from tipping over—great for concerts in the park or picnics at the beachOne of the great joys of summer is concerts in the park. Just grab a blanket or a couple of low-backed chairs, a bottle of wine, and your favorite foods to snack on. Then sit...
Fox Run Outset Wood Chip Soaker - F31Why It's Cool: Easily and thoroughly soaks your wood chips for smoking without mess or waste.Regardless of your preferred smoking flavors - driven in no small part by your geographic origin and your food preferences, the common denominator is that your chips need to be...
Progressive Zip Slicer - P14Why It's Cool: Zips through a lot of small round things (grapes, cherry tomatoes, etc) in one quick movement... saves time with great results!So we recently learned something we didn’t know: small round things are not good to let toddlers put in their mouths. Duh! But small round things, in this case, include healthy...
Chef'n Hullster Tomato Huller (Corer) - C33Why It's Cool: Cleanly and easily removes the hull (core) from the tomato, so it's ready to use!It almost tomato season, it’s almost tomato season, it’s almost tomato season!! I keep telling myself that, as I wait for the tomatoes to ripen in our garden. We actually had...
Oxo Measuring Beakers - O30Why It's Cool: Measure small amounts of liquids and spices without spillingSetting up your mise-en-place before you start cooking is one of those steps that can make you a more efficient (and often calmer) cook. But what do you do about all those small...
