A list of amazing kitchen gifts for those with priority allergies. Most people with food allergies spend a lot of time cooking. It is the only way that many can be assured that their food is safe for them. This holiday season why not get those you love a gift that they will use everyday. Getting great kitchenware can help to alleviate the stress and time it takes to have to cook for yourself everyday.
We have scoured the web for the best culinary themed gifts for those with food allergies. These are items we have in our kitchen ourselves. They make our lives so much easier cooking everything our family of 6 eats every day, for all meals.
Some of the small appliances give us back the foods we missed. Air fryers in particular made our weekend dinners easy and fabulous. We really missed french fries that tasted like they do at a restaurant, now we can make them at home.
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For The Beginner
Learning you have food allergies can be rough when you haven't learnt to cook from a young age. These gift ideas will help the new to cooking master meals like a pro! If someone you love is learning to cook and has food allergies or is new to a restricted diet check these out.
Immersion blender
An easy way to mix soups and sauces without risking putting them in a blender is to use an immersion blender. Most blenders are not suited to blending hot foods. An immersion blender is great to get a perfectly velvety soup like our Allergy Friendly Roasted Tomato and Garlic Soup.
Electric Hand mixer
Beginners may not have the room or need for a full stand mixer but an electric hand mixer is one that is perfect when just learning to cook. From making allergy friendly buttercream icing to shredding chicken easily a hand mixer is the perfect tool for a home cook learning the ropes.
Toaster
When you are new to allergy friendly eating you do not realise all the places that cross contact with allergens can occur. One place often overlooked is a shared toaster. Having a toasted just for allergy friendly bread products is essential.
Colander
Perfect for rinsing vegetables, drainage potatoes or gluten free pasta a colander is something every beginner cook should have. This metal colander is perfect for all the needs of a beginner allergy friendly cook.
Vegetable Peel
A good vegetable peeler is a must for anyone starting to make their own allergy friendly meals. If they are making soups or veggies with dairy free ranch dip they need to have a sturdy peeler.
Budget Friendly
Things are expensive these days and these gifts won't break the bank. These kitchen gifts will however make a difference for those who have to cook everyday. These gifts seem like splurges but are really budget friendly.
Veggie chopper
Looking to get the perfect dice for your veggies in a jiffy? A veggie chopper like this is exactly what you need to get it done. This is not only a budget saving choice over a food processor it is also a huge time saver. Our tip is to use a veggie chopper like this to get all you onions and celery chopped for the week, portioned, and frozen to speed up your meal prep.
Meat Thermometer
No more guessing if your dinner is cooked all the way through. With an easy to read meat thermometer you can tell if your food is cooked to a safe temperature with ease. We love our meat thermometer as half of our household is colour blind, so cooking until a certain colour is achieved isn't an option.
Dry Measuring cups and spoons
It seems as though you can never have enough measuring spoons and cups to measure out spices and baking ingredients. These are a great gift for any level of allergy friendly home cook.
Microplane zester
Perfect for getting just the zest off the citrus to flavour your allergy friendly bakes and meals. It would be an underestimation to say we love ours. I cannot imagine living without it. A microplane zester is one of the things in our kitchen that was a game changer in helping us save time and add loads of flavour to our food.
Cookie sheets 3 Set
Great cookie sheets that are only used for allergy friendly foods are a kitchen essential. They are perfect for heating foods, keeping allergy friendly pancakes warm, baking holiday cookies, of cooking smashed potatoes.
The Allergy Friendly Baker
It is rare that those with multiple food allergies can have commercially baked goods. So few allergy friendly bakeries exist that often those with food allergies often have to make their own cakes and treats. Bits and bobs to help take your baking from hobby to bakery level makes a great holiday gift.
Candy Thermometer
For the experienced baker who loves making their own candies and allergy friendly caramel a candy thermometer is a must have. The digital display models are our favourites.
Cookie scoop 3 set
Often classified as ice cream scoops, this three set of scoops is perfect for measuring our uniform cookies or muffins, like these double chocolate muffins. With an easy scoop design these scoops are one of my favourite pieces of baking equipment.
Anti fatigue mat
This is really perfect for any allergy friendly baker or cook who spends a lot of time in the kitchen. An anti-fatigue mat helps to keep you from feeling the time you spent making dinner so you are not expending as much energy on the cooking.
Cupcake carrying case
Every allergy friendly baker has been asked to bring cupcakes or a cake to an event at some point or another. Many who live with food allergies will tell you they bring their own food wherever they go. This cupcake carrier is perfect for them to bring baked goods, like allergy friendly chocolate cupcakes, they can eat to the party. The great part is the insert flips to accommodate a cake.
Butane Torch
For the baker who is beyond beginner and loves to brown their vegan meringues by hand this butane torch as a gift is fantastic. Whether it is to brown marshmallows on a s'mores ice cream cake or torch the top of an allergy friendly creme brulee this kitchen torch is the right tool.
Cooking Timesavers
The time it takes to make food everyday can be overwhelming when you have food allergies. Making all your meals day in and day out when you can find something to help and ease the pain and stress, is a blessing. Choosing something as a kitchen gifts to help give them back some time away from constant cooking is always a great gift.
Instant Pot
Instant pots are the perfect way to cook dinner quickly and hands off. This Instant Pot does so much more than just pressure cooking. It also doubles as a slow cooker, sous vide, and rice cooker among many more functions. If you only have one appliance this is it!
Slow Cooker
When you have to cook dinner every night a slow cooker can help you balance the load. They help to make dinner easy by popping in the ingredients in the morning and letting it do the cooking, with check-ins from you. We love a programmable model so it will switch to warming mode and not over cook our dinner with recipes like slow cooker leg of lamb.
Casserole dish
Making an all in one meal for the family is often key when you are cooking every night for the family. Casserole dishes are essential for these recipes. Perfect for meals like an allergy friendly shepherd's pie, which is a meat base topped with mashed potatoes and baked. Having a few casserole dishes can save time when one is in the wash and another is needed to make dinner.
Spice grinder
If you love to make your own spice mixes a spice grinder is a must. When purchasing allergy friendly herbs and spices if you get them in large quantities, like we do, having the spices whole keeps them fresher longer. We can grind our spices in batches so they will not lose flavour over time. These are also a great gift for anyone who keeps a small herb garden.
Glass storage containers
The ultimate way to store leftovers or for meal prepping lunches. Glass containers are great as they freeze well, can go into the fridge to thaw and then in to the oven or microwave. These are our favourite way to store our leftovers and easy to thaw individual portions for when we are too tired to cook.
Stocking Stuffers
Instead of the usual food treats opt for an inclusive option of non-food trinkets. For those with food allergies pack their stroking with kitchen gadgets. Here is our must have list for small items we cannot live without in our kitchen.
Bench scraper
If you have seen any cooking video in the last couple of years you will have seen one of these bench scrapers. Most use them to save the knife blade from dulling by using it to scoop chipped ingredients. A bench scraper can also be used to cut dough and measure it.
Spatula
We can never seem to have enough spatulas. We love these ones because they can be used in different ways on a number of different cooking pan materials.
Mortar and pestle
Great for hand grinding spices or making pastes. Make sure to break in your mortar and pestle by grinding rice. As the stone is porous it is always best to keep this an allergy friendly only set.
Kitchen Shears/Scissors
Kitchen scissors and shears are really popular this year. They can be used to cut herbs, and small foods quickly or open packages. A great addition to any kitchen.
Cutting gloves
These are great for beginner cooks learning knife skills safely. Cutting gloves are also a great gift for teens who aren't yet super confident in their knife wielding in the kitchen.
Oil Sprayer
Perfect for air frying and grilling. Great for anyone who needs to use specific food oils due to food allergies. This oil sprayer can be filled with whichever oil is safest for you.
Kitchen Scale
A kitchen scale is great when making recipes that are not in cups and ounces. Many baking recipes are measured in weight especially with allergy friendly baking to get the texture just so.
Generous Gifts
These are items they won't buy themselves. Something that is a bit of a luxury and would make their lives a lot easier in the kitchen. If they cannot be treated to a nice dinner out why not choose something a bit posh to help them out instead.
Dutch Oven
Great for using from stove to oven a dutch oven is perfect for a variety of dishes. Allergy friendly meals or bread can be made in this versatile piece of equipment. We use ours a couple times a week.
Stand Mixer
The best small appliance for kitchens is a stand mixer. When you are doing a lot of baking in an allergy friendly household you need a stand mixer. They allow you to set the food to mix while you are preparing the next step of the recipe. Great for making holiday cookies like mint chocolate oatmeal cookies.
Food Processor
Whether you want to speed up food prep or want to make cooking easier, a food processor is a must. This appliance is one that should be in all kitchens to help take the load off when cooking. This is the perfect gift for anyone making allergy friendly pestos or pie crusts.
Air Fryer
A fabulous gift for anyone who is missing restaurant quality french fries with their allergy friendly meals is an air fryer. This item will open the door to more than just fries, it is a quick way to add variety in their dinners. Air frying vegetables, like carrots with thyme, and meats is a great way to use safe ingredients for those with food allergies and keep meals flavourful.
Vitamix Blender
A high speed blender is a big purchase for many. It is a great way to make sauces and smoothies. For anyone who wants to make them at home a Vitamix blender just for their allergy friendly foods is perfect. A dairy free blueberry milkshake is spectacular when made in a high speed blender.
Sometimes, food allergies are really severe and it is important to check with those you are buying for that the kitchen gifts are suitable for them. Not all products are perfect for everyone, like any gift they are better suited to some than others. This list is a suggestion of products we like and things that have made our lives a bit easier with food allergies.
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