Cool Gifts for Young Chefs

Do you have a talented young chef on your gift list this year? Or just a kid who’s happy to hang out in the kitchen? No matter what your kid’s skill or interest level, we’ve got some cool gifts for young chefs that will amaze and delight them this holiday season. With the right gift, who knows? You might just find yourself earning breakfast in bed on the day after Christmas after your young chef has been busy in the kitchen. Here are a few gifts for young chefs to get you started:

1) Knife set

If your kids are going to work in the kitchen, it’s important for them to learn good cutting and knife safety skills. Instead of giving them a butter knife to make sloppy and dangerous cuts, give them a knife that will get the job done – with adult supervision and the proper instructions.

2) Safety gloves for kids

As long as your kids are going to use a knife, you might as well make sure their small hands are well protected. These gloves are built to protect kids’ hands from slicing or grating accidents. Note that this is not a fail-safe shield to prevent them from any and all injuries; it’s just a good layer of protection against the easily avoidable cuts. Plus they look cool – they make you feel like a knight.

3) Goldfish measuring spoons

We love just about everything from Kuhn Rikon’s Kinderkitchen line but these measuring spoons are particularly adorable. They’re shaped just right so that they fit into jars and containers with small openings. Oh, and the “fishing line” holds them all together so you won’t lose them.

4) Personalized apron

Your kid can be the first celebrity chef in the family, with his or her own personalized apron. (Extra bonus – the kids will know whose apron is whose.)

5) Fruit slicer

This one is fun for small kids who want to help with food prep and are too young for knife skills. Put them to work with this tiny turtle and you’ll have perfectly sliced apples in minutes. Having a party? Let your young chef go to town and create a whole fruit plate.

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6) Cookie Cutters

What better way to celebrate the holiday (and beyond) than to have your own cookie cutters? Remember that cookie cutters aren’t just for cookie dough. You can use them to cut fruits or sandwiches. They’re also indispensable when it comes to making bento box lunches.

7) Recipe cards

Maybe it seems hopelessly retro, but we love being able to pick up and file away actual recipe cards. Your kid could have fun writing out his own favorite recipes, or you could have family and friends write out recipes for your kids to collect.

8) Prep bowls

We love these “pinchable” silicon prep bowls. When you “pinch and pour” them, it’s easy to get out every drop, even for sticky ingredients like peanut butter or molasses. The gripping base helps prevent your small chefs from making messy spills.

9) Batter dispenser

Do your kids make pancakes? If you’re tired of the mess and dribble of pancake batter going everywhere, check out this batter dispenser from our friends at OXO. There’s a little valve in the spout that keeps the batter from leaking between squeezes. The dispenser rests on a base that keeps the dispenser balanced in a nice non-leaky fashion between batches.

10) Silicone oven mitts

We’ve got oven mitts in all shapes and sizes, but the ones we (and the kids) consistently reach for are these silicone oven mitts that are sleek, functional, and fun. Plus they come with a bonus spatula. Come to think of it, this one’s not a bad gift for Mom either. Hint, hint.

Need a few more gifts for young chefs? Don’t miss our Last-Minute Kitchen Stocking Stuffer ideas.

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