Gifts for home cooks and foodies

From a knife they'll use every day to a hot sauce lab in a box. The best foodie gifts are either brilliantly useful or a total adventure.

Updated 29 October 2026 · Picked by the Hunch gift hound · How we pick

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1. Fun
Chilli lab in a box
Grow, ferment and bottle their own hot sauces. Bragging rights included.
Make-your-own hot sauce kit · about £28
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2. Experience
A night out that ends in carbs
Hands-on pasta workshop with a local chef, wine often included.
Fresh pasta making class · about £65
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3. Splurge
The knife they'll use every day
A properly sharp, beautifully balanced knife. Upgrades every meal.
Japanese chef's knife · about £60
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4. Splurge
Neapolitan pizza in the garden
Hits 500°C in 15 minutes. Turns every summer evening into a party.
Portable outdoor pizza oven · about £199
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5. Useful
Passport for their spice rack
Twelve spice blends with recipe cards from around the world.
World spice tin collection · about £24
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6. Useful
Their next bake-off moment
A beautifully photographed baking book with bakes that look harder than they are.
Showstopper baking book · about £18
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7. Treat
Twelve brownies, zero effort
Gooey handmade brownies posted straight through their door.
Letterbox brownie box · about £22
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8. Fun
Herbs for their next G&T
Seeds and pots for mint, basil and lemon thyme.
Grow-your-own cocktail garden · about £18
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9. Experience
Leave with a bag of their own truffles
A chocolatier-led class making truffles and bars.
Chocolate making workshop · about £55
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