Cooking gift ideas list: The best kitchen gifts for the budding chef

Cooking can be a fine art that takes a lot of time and patience that some people simply have the knack for. While their skills may be top-notch, having a helping hand never hurts, which is why kitchen gadgets are always a welcome gift.

We've found the best of the best when it comes to unique gift ideas for the self-confessed foodies in your life. In this lot, we're sure you'll find something special to give your resident chef.

Bon appétit!

NOTE: Prices are accurate at time of publishing.

Made out of temperature-resistant glass, the Ecolution popcorn popper can have the snack ready in a matter of three minutes or less.

It's simple to use, too: just measure the kernels in the measuring tool on the lid, pour them into the popper, place them in the microwave and you've got yourself the perfectly cooked home popcorn. It doesn't need any additional butter or margarine, but feel free to add as much as you like on top of the lid before placing it in the microwave – this will evenly melt and spread the butter over the popcorn while it pops.

To match their foodie aesthetic, these tasty-looking coasters will certainly add a bit of flavour to any table. The wooden sandwich coasters come with eight in the pack, and each with a different ingredient – two slices of bread, lettuce, cheese, tomato, onion, beef patty and a fried egg. The silicone fruit coasters include slices of watermelon, kiwi fruit, lemon, lime, orange, dragon fruit and starfruit.

Help them add personality to their dishes with these friendly-ish salad servers.

Not sure what to cook or order for dinner? These dice will make up your mind for you. Coming with six wooden dice, have fate decided whether you're having a pizza or a burger – AKA the most impossible decision to make.

This is cute kitchen gadget will hold the spoon while you prep the rest of your (no doubt) delicious meal.The Little Mermaid, where Sebastian the crab explores the kitchen and tries to avoid the seafood chef. Live your Disney fantasies, or just use it as a well designed and useful cooking tool.

We've all been there, bought something with every intention of cooking it, then putting it in the fridge and simply forgetting about it. When you eventually get to it it's no longer fresh enough to use. The way to combat this is to seal your food, and the best way to do so is with the Inkbird Vacuum Sealer.

This high tech sealer has four settings depending on what you are sealing – dry mode for dry foods, pulse mode for bread and chips, moist mode for meat and fish, and canister mode for containers and open bottles. It can keep foods fresh and delicious for up to eight times longer than other storage methods.

These are more than just a novelty gift for the meat lover in your life – they're actually a really useful tool. Made from solid stainless steel, these will help carve up and shred the freshly cooked meat in no time. It is heat resistant of up to 600-degrees Celsius, and is dishwasher safe, so it's an easy clean up. Best of all, it comes with an in-built bottle opener and knife, so your barbies are completely taken care of.

No matter what your preference in pasta shape, length, thickness or consistency, the Marcato Atlas 150 Pasta Machine can achieve it for you. This base model can make lasagne, fettuccine and tagliolini pasta, and is compatible with other Atlas 150 accessories to make an additional 12 types. There are also nine positions to crank the pasta maker, so its thickness is as you prefer.

Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Maurad are renowned chefs based in London known for simple, yet exquisite recipes. While they are fairly simple to make, the meals in this book pack a punch that will impress any guest you cook for.

Who would have thought you could make a soup or curry in the same machine and at the same time as you grill your meat and veg? Davis and Waddell have made their own steamboat hotpot with teppanyaki grill to make your entire meal all in the one device. It's non-stick and comes with an oil drip tray and a glass lid, so you can see what your cooking and know it's healthy for you.

Author Margarita Carrillo has created more than 700 recipes with the help of some internationally renowned Mexican chefs to make Mexican at home better than your local.

Pizza ovens are becoming more and more popular, and if you're looking to join the party, this Ooni Koda gas oven has everything you need and more. Measuring 62cm x 39cm x 29cm, it's large enough to cook your favourite pizza, all while being portable. It just needs a connection to gas, and once ignited it will reach a heat of 500 degrees Celsius to cook your pizza in just 60 seconds – from start to finish, it's likely faster than getting a pizza delivered and is bound to be tastier.

If you're looking for a gift to help them make their own food from scratch but they don't have the room for any large appliances, this should be at the top of your list. This yoghurt making kit comes with a glass jar, cooling jar and recipe book – that comes with 12 yoghurt recipes that can be tailored for lactose-free or vegan dietary requirements.

To celebrate 100 years of the iconic spread, over 40 recipes have been included so you can love your Vegemite from breakfast, lunch and tea.

Who would have thought this would be the career trajectory of Snoop Dogg? Well, it is, it's real, and it's actually got excellent reviews. Included are 50 recipes from the rapper from a variety of cuisines. I wonder what the secret ingredient is…

Everyone loves taco Tuesday, right? Why not make it that extra bit fun and special with a tortilla bowl maker. Simply place your tortilla wrap into the machine, wait between one to three minutes, and it will be shaped into a bowl to hold all your fillings.

These beautiful hand-painted dishes are a great option for a baker. Both the pie dish and square baking dish are microwave and dishwasher safe. They are also both large enough to give quality portions of desert, with the pie dish measuring 26.5cm and the baking dish 20cm.

If you're after more cookware as beautiful as this, there is a whole range with the same design, including dinnerware, serving bowls, dishes and platters and other kitchen accessories.

This coffee table book will have your guests salivating at all the irresistible sushi and Japanese cuisine pictured.

Twist and crush all the garlic you need with the help of this guy. He's BPA-free and dishwasher safe too.

Everything you need or want a breadmaker to do, this one does. Made by quality cookware brand Sunbeam, this smart breadmaker has pre-set menus you can select based on the type of bread you're cooking. More experienced? You can program up to eight of your own recipes.

Those standard and traditional rolling pizza cutters always seem to get stuck in the crust or not cut all the way through. Avoid the hassle and cut like a pro with this rocker blade cutter.

One of the more modern cooking crazes is replacing carb-heavy foods with healthier options – think cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles. Now you can make a new alternative at home with your own spiraliser. Simply place your vegetable of choice on the teeth of the holder, crank the handle, and it will spin out a pasta-like shape.

Included are three different blades that produce different cuts of the vegetable: spaghetti, fettuccine or ribbon cut. This is a great option to eat all the foods you love, but with a healthy twist.

One of the things that everyone knows about bread is that it needs time to proof. This is the beginner's basket when it comes to bread making. The shape and structure of the 9-inch basket supports the bread while absorbing excess moisture without creating any excess clean up. Also included is a dough scrape, whisk, storage bag, linen cloth and bread lame, so all you need to do is mix the ingredients and bake it – so simple!

Save all the cleanup, swapping boards and mixing up ingredients with this bamboo cutting board with four separate containers. You can cut all the food you need for your recipe while keeping them separate in their own container. It also comes with four different graters, which can be placed above the fourth container to grate directly into.

Baking can be a hard science to master. Different ingredients can react to others, so you need to add them separately and at the right temperature – it's a lot to think about when all you want is a dessert. Social media star Fitwaffle – also known as Eloise Head – has simplified it for us, including 75 recipes that only need up to five ingredients, and 55 that need three! You can easily put together delicious cakes, puddings, pies and tarts with this book, no matter what level of experience you have.

No matter what knife you have, or how blunt it has gotten over the years, the Britor knife sharpening stones are an easy and effective way to get them back to brand new. The kit comes with two stones, it's simple to use – simply soak the stones in water for about five minutes, lock in place the first stone to sharpen in the bamboo base, clip the guide to the knife and start sharpening.

Truffles are certainly one of the fancier ingredients, often added to already delicious dishes to give them that extra umami flavour. Help them add it to their home recipes with this three-pack of truffle oils.

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