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Use this list of 21 clever kitchen gifts for mums who love to cook to buy something brilliant that your mum will love.
I’ve included helpful kitchen tools, gadgets and electronics that truly help make cooking a joy. All perfect ideas for Christmas, birthday, Mother’s Day gifts or just a gift to say, ‘hey mum, I love you!’
THE BEST KITCHEN GIFTS FOR MUMS
Whether your mum is Master Chef level or an enthusiastic weekend cook (is anyone enthusiastic about cooking on weekday evenings?!), a brilliantly clever gift in this list is guaranteed to be a welcome addition to her kitchen.
I’ve compiled this list based on what I find most useful in my family kitchen. I am an eternal seeker of kitchen gadgets and electronics that make cooking easier and better.
Before diving into the full list of 21 kitchen gift ideas, I thought I’d highlight my absolute favourite kitchen gadgets that I’ve added to my kitchen this year.
I use these kitchen tools and electronics most days of the week and couldn’t be without them. They would all make perfect gifts for mums who love to cook.
MY TOP FIVE COOL KITCHEN GADGETS FOR 2023
My absolute top five favourite kitchen gadgets are currently:
- Clongs Tongs
- Chopula
- Garject garlic press
- Ninja Foodie 9-in-1 PossiblePan
- Instant Pot Vortex Air Fryer.
So that was my top five kitchen gadgets, and now keep reading to see my full list of 21 kitchen gifts for mums who love to cook and see if you can spot the perfect gift for your mum.
21 CLEVER KITCHEN GIFTS FOR MUMS WHO LOVE TO COOK
- Instant Vortex Plus with ClearCook – 5.7L Air Fryer
- Dreamfarm Garject Self-Cleaning Garlic Press
- Dreamfarm Clongs Tongs
- Dreamfarm Chopula
- Ninja CW102GYUK Foodi 9-in-1 PossiblePan
- Hand Crafted Marble Rolling Pin
- KitchenAid No Mess Citrus Squeezer
- KitchenAid Cordless 7 Speed Hand Mixer - Almond Cream
- Joseph Joseph GoAvocado, 3-in-1 Avocado Tool
- Joseph Joseph Elevate Knives Store 5-Piece Knife Set with in-Drawer Storage Tray
- OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner
- Joy | Recipe Journal | Papier
- OXO Good Grips Vegetable Chopper With Easy-Pour Opening
I can't even begin to list all the reasons why I love my Air Fryer. It is simply the best kitchen gadget I've bought in a long time. I use it daily for air frying, baking and roasting. It would be this if I could choose one kitchen gadget to keep above all others. Use it for air frying, roasting, baking, warming, and baking bread. It is amazing!!
Simply the best garlic press I have ever used, no horrid garlicky smelling fingers afterwards and such a time-saver.
Clongs tongs by Dreamfarm are absolutely genius - as are several of their other kitchen gadgets. I have had a pair for several months and they are just the best tongs ever. The real genius is that the bit that touches the food doesn't touch the kitchen work surface, so you have less to wipe up and don't need to worry about hygeine issues when cooking. These are a brilliant gift idea for mums who love to cook.
I love my Chopula so much that I now have two of them. This is another genius invention from the DreamFarm team.... a spatula that has a side that can slice food as you cut it, plus the spatula end doesn't touch the kitchen worksurface, so it's less messy.... and it is so flexible it is really easy to use. Any mum who loves cooking would love this clever, unusual take on kitchen tongs.
I have an ever growing collection of Ninja Foodie pots and pans, this one is an absolute essential that gets used most days of the week for cooking part of a family meal.
Marble rolling pins are a must-have tool in every baker's kitchen. They look elegant, and their heavy weight and cool surface make them ideal for rolling pastry and dough evenly and with ease.
Whether squeezing lemons for cooking or limes to make margaritas, the ideal citrus squeezer does not make a mess. That is why I love this KitchenAid squeezer. All the juice is contained and has a spout to make pouring easy. I also like that it sits neatly on the kitchen counter rather than tumbling to the side.
A brilliant upgrade to a hand mixer is a cordless hand mixer. No more getting annoyed with the cord when you mix up cake batter. The mixer has seven speeds and is rechargeable. It comes in several colours, including red, black and pale green. My favourite is this chic almond cream colour.
Avocados may be delicious, but they are slippery little fruit to prepare. This Joseph Joseph is a live-saver when you want to mash up an avo swiftly!! This neat little tool cuts, de-stones and slices. No more wrestling with avocado stones or catapulting them across the kitchen when they finally loosen.
These kitchen knives by Joseph Joseph have weighted ergonomic handles and a knife block rest to ensure they stay upright on the kitchen counter. The five knives are made with Japanese stainless steel no less! There is a bread knife, chef's knife, Santoku knife, Serrated knife and paring knife.
The brilliant thing about this salad spinner is its pump action, which requires much less effort than the salad spinners you have to wind. This isn't the most exciting kitchen gadget ever, but it is super useful for mums who love to prepare delicious salads.
Take it back to the old school by giving a recipe journal as a gift. This is the most beautiful journal - it comes in various colours - that can be used to scribble down recipes or concoct new ones.
This little kitchen gadget is genius. Yes, you can buy a food processor with lots of whizzy attachments, but if you want to chop vegetables quickly and easily and not have loads of cleaning up afterwards, this is the gadget to have. I recently bought one, and it makes chopping onions - one of my least favourite chores - a dream.
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Luci is the founder of Mums Make Lists. She has written about all aspects of organising family life for ten years. Her main areas of expertise are family finance and budgeting, simplifying housekeeping and family admin and kids’ party planning. Read more.