Great gifts under $25
Here are some wonderful gifts for less than $25 to delight your friends and family!
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Dreamfarm Peeler ("Sharple") - D23Why It's Cool: Peeler with a cover to protect your hands and a ceramic ball to keep its blades sharp!A peeler? … What could possibly make a simple peeler a Cool Tool?! Everybody has a peeler, or 3, among their basic everyday kitchen tools; we take them for granted, and the...
Brainstream BeepEgg - B10Why It's Cool: Get perfectly cooked eggs...and a morning serenade!One of our favorite easy, healthy breakfasts is a soft boiled egg--the perfect protein, all within its own container. But … getting the timing right has always been a challenge:...
Planit Products Premium Baking Liner - P40Why It's Cool: Non-stick baking pan liners that are dishwasher safe and wash up clean and fresh every time.One of the best developments in cooking is the reusable non-stick sheets that you can use to line your baking pans. Of course the primary benefit of non-stick anything is that...
Planit Products UK Pizza Crisper - P41Why It's Cool: Sturdy enough to hold one-handed, non-stick and let's air circulate for crispness.Every meal does not have to be a ‘from-scratch’ production: sometimes takeout, prepared foods, frozen foods, and leftovers can be tasty, quick-n-easy solutions, when...
Triangle Pepper CorerWhy It's Cool: High quality tool that works to remove the seeds and ribs from your peppers and chilisPeppers of almost any kind are wonderful and add a lot of flavor to any meal. But peppers come fully equipped with seeds and ribs, which are usually unwanted in any dish. The...
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...
