10 Yuletide Gifts for the Culinary Student in Your Life

December 12, 2011 •Le Cordon Bleu •San Francisco • 0 Comments

10 Yuletide Gifts for the Culinary Student in Your Life

If someone special in your life doesn’t ask for PS3 games or designer clothes, then there’s a good chance they are culinary college students. Take a look at this holiday gift-buying guide for the culinary student in your life.

1. Gourmet Artisan Salts
   Ever heard of Himalayan Pink? How about Fleur de Sel de Guerande? No? Chances are that your California culinary school student would love a gift of these and other artisan sea salts from around the world. Just don’t tell your cardiologist.
2. 10-Inch Non-Stick Frying Pan
   This versatile gift is good for anything from a quick sauté to roasting nuts. Its best use, however, is for omelets. The 10-inch surface is the perfect size for light and fluffy omelets.
   
3. Le CreusetFrench Oven
   These enameled cast iron cooking pots will help your culinary student make the dishes of her dreams. For the stovetop or oven, the Le Creuset French oven is the Cadillac of cookware.
   
4. Pressure Cooker
   When your culinary college student doesn’t have time to cook it slow in the French oven, then a pressure cooker will do the trick just fine. Their high pressure-cooking environments can do the same cooking in an hour or two that would take all day in the oven.
   
5. Cooking Classes
   Sure your culinary student is already in school, but cooking classes are still an excellent idea. Find ones that match your student’s culinary preferences. Maybe a gingerbread house making class?
   
6. eBook Reader
   Whether it’s a Kindle, Nook, or iPad, an eBook reader can put your cooking school student’s entire reference library at their fingertips. Cookbooks, recipes, reviews, and all things culinary will be just a few clicks away.
   
7. Bacon of the Month Club
   This is a club for only the truest aficionados of porcine pleasure. Each month artisan varieties of bacon made with specialty curing processes and heirloom pig breeds are delivered to your student’s door. This is not the kind of bacon that you’ll find at any grocery store. It’s pork the way it was meant to be.
   
8. A Local CSA Membership
   Local. Fresh. Organic. Delicious. These are just a few benefits of membership in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. Each week during growing seasons brings a mixture of the best fruits and vegetables available in your area. Imagine the dishes your California culinary institute student will make you with this gift.
   
9. Pyrex Measuring Cups
   Forget Tupperware or grandmas tin cups; these measuring cups are for the professionals. These oven-safe, microwave-safe, and dishwasher-safe cups are versatile and practical. Liquids can be pre-measured and heated in the same cup.
   
10. Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
    There seems to be an attachment for every day of the month on these versatile kitchen hotrods. Sure they mix like no other mixer, but they also knead, grind meats, stuff sausages, whisk, make pasta, shred, and juice. It does a lot more, too, but this article is too short for the jobs this wonder machine can tackle.

This article is presented by California Culinary Academy. California Culinary Academy offers culinary arts and pâtisserie and baking training programs in San Francisco, California. To learn more about the class offerings, please visit Chefs.edu/San-Francisco for more information.

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