Gift Ideas for the Home Baker #giftguide

The holidays are upon us and everyone is looking for the best gift ideas for their friends and family. While some may deem kitchen gadgets and cooking implements as boring or even back-handed gifts – a Home Baker sees them as treasure! When you love to bake and have a true passion for making fantastic treats and breads, you love to get your hands on all those cool tools to take your recipes to the next level. Here are a few of my favorite items to give (and receive) as a passionate home baker!

From stocking stuffer level to high end appliances, I have put together a list of gift ideas that you may not have thought of.

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For the Bread Maker:

A Bakers Couche – sometimes called a Bakers Canvas works in two ways. It allows you to turn any baking sheet into a multi loaf proofing, shaping and baking pan (they are oven safe). But you can also just use it as you main cover over bowls and pans to protect doughs that are proofing.

A Bread Slicing Guide – one of the toughest things to do once you’ve baked your beautiful bread, is slicing it into to pretty even slices freehand. A slicing guide makes is super easy.

A Deli Slicer – this might seem out of place, but it make slicing bread so much easier, especially if you are making multiple loaves at a time. You are able to make much thinner uniform slices, more quickly using a slicer.

For the Sweet Treat Creator:

Decorative Baking Pans – the easiest way to step up your cake baking game is to use decorative baking tins to make interesting shapes and designs.

Piping Kit – this is a simple frosting piping kit, with tips and bags for a beginning cake decorator. You can also find much more elaborate sets.

A multi-tiered Cooling Rack – any home cook will tell you the biggest problem they face with a home kitchen – NEVER EVER enough counter space. This multi level cooling rack solves that problem.

A Food Grade Airbrush – when it comes to decorating desserts, airbrushing is a very popular trend. Being able to turn each dessert into a work of art is a true gift.

A set of Portion Scoops – the best way to have desserts come out all looking the same is to use premeasured portion scoops. This set of scoops has all the most common sizes include.

For the Sourdough Master:

Cast Iron Dutch Oven – this is crucial for getting that perfect crusty outer layer while maintaining the soft chewy inside.

Danish Whisk – this specialized whisk is an absolute game changer for bringing all sorts of doughs together, especially sourdough.

Baker’s Lame – if you ever wanted to make all those fancy designs on top of your bread, you need this baker’s lame to cut the precision lines in the proofed dough.

For the any Home Baker:

A French Rolling Pin – this style of rolling pin makes rolling out crusts and doughs so easy, as you get way more control and surface area.

A Cake Stand – every home baker wants to be able to showcase their hard work. I highly suggest getting a convertible cake stand that can be used for travel as well just different types of displaying.

A Kitchen Scale – almost all serious bakers know that you need to be adding your ingredients by weight and not by volume. Since baking is much more science based than general cooking, you need to have optimum ratios.

A Stand Mixer – everyone knows a good baker wants a stand mixer…it just makes life easier.