What Reddit recommends for Home and kitchen.

“My mini food processor and immersion blender”

“Microplane . You’ve citrus zest, hard cheeses, garlic, ginger, nutmeg, chocolate etc.. Makes life so much easier, I just got a knew one and the sharp blades are so satisfying.”

“If he doesn't have the following, then these would be good gifts: Thermapen One OXO Digital Scale with pull out display Leave in Wireless Probe Thermometer for roasting High End Fish Spatula- for everything Carbon Steel Pan - great for eggs, steak Volrath NSF Rated Rubber…”

“Thermapen Edited: corrected Thermopen to Thermapen.”

“Came here to say this. I have a stainless bench scraper and If you make pasta or any kind of dough it is a game changer.”

“Safety mandolin with the guard so you don't need to make a blood sacrifice every time you use it.”

“I feel like it’s become rare enough in the western kitchen to be worth mentioning: mortar and pestle . Yes it makes a difference and for some applications it’s definitely worth it!”

“Coffee grinder for spices”

“One thing I got recently that's worth it if you make a lot of mashed potatoes is a potato ricer. I thought it would be a waste of money but was impressed with how much easier it made making fresh mashed potatoes. I've heard people also use them to make spaghettieis (a German…”

“A Sous Vide. Hear me out. When I first got it, it was a secret santa gift (you could get cheap ones for $50) because I kept hearing how good it cooks steaks. Well, I'd been cooking steaks for 30 years. It had NOTHING on what I could do with salt and 30 minutes. So it sat on a…”

“Rotary grater . I can grate a huge block of cheese in minutes, with very little effort. Also you can use it for vegetables like potatoes”

“Citrus press . Sounds kind of dumb and I resisted buying one for the longest time but I go through a couple lemons/limes a week since I don’t like bottled juice as much and it’s way less annoying/more efficient than hand squeezing.”