Kitchen Stocking Stuffers for Foodies & Gifts for Cooks

Check out these eighteen awesome stocking stuffers that any food lover will appreciate, along with some thoughtful gifts for those who love to cook and bake.

Each item is geared to make the time spent in the kitchen even better, perfect for anyone who enjoys whipping up something delicious. From cool gadgets to unique ingredients, these gifts are bound to spark creativity and bring a little more joy to cooking and baking!

Let’s talk Stocking Stuffers for a minute

I don’t know about you, but as hard as finding the perfect Christmas present is, I think finding the perfect stocking stuffers is infinitely harder. I have high standards for my stocking stuffers. They have to be useful.

It’s so easy to stroll the aisles of stores and fill your cart with mini-gifts, thinking that ‘mini’ makes them the perfect stocking stuffer. All with the end goal of just filling up that stocking. Raise your hand if you can relate. 

But nothing is worse than cleaning out your junk drawer in June and finding several of your ‘mini’ stocking stuffers languishing there, ultimately bound for the Goodwill box or trash can.

I’ve finally figured out that buying fewer, more useful stocking stuffers is better than filling the stocking with useless tchotchkes. Although my fewer gadgets may cost a bit more than my knick-knacky fillers, I can be more confident that they will actually be used and not just become dust collectors. I’ve realized that I have wasted a lot of money on useless stocking stuffers.

18 Really Useful Stocking Stuffer Gifts for Cooks:

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I bought myself these little Pot Steam Vents because I was done with my pots boiling over. I kept trying to set the lid just so, balancing it on the pot edge to allow the steam to vent but still keep as much heat in the pot as possible. Inevitably, the lid would shift, and the liquid would boil over—inevitably, just after I had cleaned the stovetop.

Baking cookies is so much easier (and neater) with cookie scoops. This is a set of three, but if you only want to get one, choose the middle size (1 ½ TB). Not only will your hands stay cleaner, but it is also nice when all your cookies are the same size!

I have had this Smart Funnel for over 20 years! It is used regularly in my kitchen and with my toiletries, like shampoo, lotions, and soap. It is dishwasher-safe and is truly one of my favorite gadgets. I have a ‘Favorite Things’ Christmas party, and this was one of the gifts I gave one year.

I was given one of these rechargeable lighters in my stocking last year, and boy, has it come in handy. I was glad I was finally able to stop purchasing disposable lighters.

I have been using Crisbee Pucks and Stiks for a long time and apply the seasoning to my cast iron after every use. I keep a lint-free piece of paper towel in my drawer, and I use my Stik to wipe down my skillets after cleaning and slightly reheating them. 

I use this chain-mesh scrubber to clean my cast iron. The mesh gets off any bits of food without the need for soap. After cleaning it with this scrubber, I set my cast iron on a warm burner to dry completely before I apply the Crisbee seasoning.

I received these in my stocking this past Christmas. One holds my iPad in the kitchen, and the other props up my phone in my office. When I think of ‘useful,’ this little gadget surely makes the list of ‘Useful Stocking Stuffer Gifts for Cooks.’ These phone stands come in a pack of 2.

Your favorite cook may not have realized that they really need a pair of cut-resistant gloves. But once they have them, they will never know how they managed without them! I never use my mandoline or grater without donning a glove, and I’ve saved many a knuckle and fingertip!

I have a collection of vintage spoons, forks, and knives that I like to use when serving certain foods and gifting with jars of preserves. These would be a lovely addition to any collection.

What cook doesn’t love a new and pretty dishtowel? You can’t have too many, I believe.

I recently discovered this 11th favorite stocking stuffer for cooks! And I can’t believe I didn’t find this little ‘gadget’ sooner.  One of my all-time LEAST FAVORITE cooking chores is peeling garlic…but…not anymore! My mom recently gave me one of these little tubes, which has changed my outlook on peeling garlic.  This little gadget makes it SO EASY to remove the thin, papery garlic skin and makes an EXCELLENT stocking stuffer.

A good pair of kitchen shears will always be handy. It’s important to be able to take the shears apart for washing.

This Pampered Chef Mix n’ Chop makes chopping and sauteeing ground beef, chicken, and pork a breeze. This handy tool also simplifies mashing avocados for guacamole and chopping eggs for egg salad.

I have tried multiple garlic crushers in my day and am flat-out sold on this garlic rocker. There is zero waste, and you can go back over your crushed garlic as often as you need to get it as fine as you need. Put your peeled garlic on a cutting board and rock over it with this handy tool. Pair it with the garlic peeler above for a very useful stocking stuffer!

I have a variety of whisks, but this is the whisk I reach for every single time. Why? There are two excellent reasons why this is my all-time favorite whisk. One…the individual little prongs get into the corners of the pot or bowl better than the balloon whisk, and Two…you don’t get clumps of batter stuck inside as you do with a balloon whisk. That #2 is a big one!

When I queried my readers about their favorite stocking stuffers for cooks, this Jar Opener was one of the suggestions. I just bought three of them to give as gifts this Christmas.

After spending too many years with dull knives, I now REALLY appreciate having those kitchen essentials sharpened regularly. Treat your favorite cook by giving them a gift certificate for knife sharpening.

If your favorite cook likes to bake, they probably have dealt with hardened brown sugar. These little brown sugar bears keep brown sugar soft. I use them in both my dark and light brown sugar.

So there you go, my friends, 18 Completely Useful Stocking Stuffers for Foodies or Gifts for Cooks…that won’t end up in the junk drawer.  Bookmark it or pin the following image to refer to this page.

And before you leave, since you know, I am a fan of crowdsourcing…I’d love for you to share your ideas for stocking stuffers for foodies and gifts for cooks.

Thanks for making my day by SHARING!!