Foodie gifts for men

Back to his roots
• Hand-forged Bear Jaw or Antler Carving Set from Artisian Eric Seguin, price available upon request (eseguin.com)
He'll feel like an artist too, when carving the Sunday roast or holiday bird with this one-of-a-kind, artisanal, carving knife and fork. Using found materials—animal bones and antlers—each set is uniquely beautiful, and will be his, and his alone, something he'll want to hand down the generations.

Gadgets
• Nintendo DS Lite and Personal Trainer: Cooking, $150
Cooking and computer games... together at last! It's his dream come true. And yours too, if it gets him into the kitchen, and you into a tub full of bubbles.

Bells and Whistles: Your own private cooking instructor, 245+ recipes from more than 30 countries, combines interactive cookbook and cooking demonstration. Messy hands? It even responds to voice commands, includes an extensive reference of cooking terms, pictures and demonstration videos, and so much more.

• Krups TT 6190 Toaster, $79.99
Never ask for breakfast in bed again. This sexy, stainless number will beckon him into the kitchen before you leave dreamland. Wake up to the aroma of perfectly toasted bread or bagels.

Bells and Whistles: LCD screen with countdown function, 9 levels of even browning, high-lift lever for removing small items, removable crumb tray, bagel function lets you brown the exterior evenly while keeping the interior soft, defrost function lets you toast frozen items in one easy step.

• Electric Digital Fryer by Masterbuild, $200 (sobies.com)
Your days of sweating and fretting in the kitchen may be a thing of the past. Make the holiday bird his project. Men can't resist a project. Chores, they hate, but a project? Well, now you're tapping into something primal!

Bells and whistles: Digital thermostat control, stainless steel heating element, 28 quart aluminium inner pot, aluminium non-stick bailing basket, in stainless steel or black with a countertop-safe outer shell.

• Electric Smokehouse by Masterbuild, $349.99 (sobies.com)
It seems all the cool kids are smoking these days, so let him have his fun. Soon you'll be enjoying house-smoked delicacies such as smoked salmon, smoked duck breast, smoked ham, smoked….well, you get the picture.

Bells and whistles: Sleek black steel outer construction, thermostatically controlled for perfect low heat, push button precision digital control panel (show me a man who doesn't love precision and who can resist a push button!), 24-hour digital timer with auto shut-off, 100% insulated for energy efficient cooking, air damper for better smoke control, wood chip tray slides for easy ash removal and the wood chip loader makes adding wood chips convenient and safe without opening the door, 2.53 cubic feet with four smoking racks.


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