Best Holiday Gifts for the Gourmet Cook for Under $30

Looking for some affordable kitchen gadgets to give as holiday gifts? Well look no further. I love kitchen gadgets and have found a few great little accessories that will cost you less than $30. This makes them perfect for friends, family, coworkers, and almost anyone you need to give a good, but inexpensive gift to.

A good kitchen gadget should be useful, durable, and definitely be used on a regular basis. All of these great little kitchen gadgets make cooking fun and easy. Best of all they serve useful purposes to almost any cook, whether they are a foody or merely trying not get supper on he table for their family.

The Microplane "The Better" Box Grater is a fabulous gift for the kitchen that come sin well under $30. No one ever remembers to buy a good grater. I had the same $1 grater I bought at the Dollar General in college until it rusted so badly I thought it might be a health hazard to actually use it. The Microplane "The Better" Box Grater is a fabulous little kitchen gadget that protects your hands while grating any food in your kitchen. It has a Slider attachment that protects fingers and knuckles from being grated themselves! The slider attachment also gives added control. Just think, no more holding on to that tiny nub of cheese trying to grate it! The slider can do that for you. All you do is place food against the blade, then you close the door. Now, it slides up and down along the metal channels. My favorite feature of the Microplane "The Better" Box Grater is that it is Dishwasher safe. No need to worry about rust with this super nice product. You can expect to pay $25 for a The Microplane "The Better" Box Grater. I found mine at Bed Bath and Beyond, but I have seen them at almost every kitchen store.

Have someone who loves to BBQ, grill, or marinade meat? Well try giving them the Mr. BBQ Stainless Steel Silicone Basting Brush. I first saw an item like this on the Food Network. They were listing all the benefit s to silicone over the traditional wooden handles and natural bristle brushes. The main one I heard was how clean you can get a silicone brush. Nothing like brushing a little BBQ sauce on a piece of raw chicken to get you thinking about sanitation! The Mr. BBQ Stainless Steel Silicone Basting Brush has a stainless steel handle, which you probably figured out form the title, and a silicone brush head. It is rust proof and will not corrode. The Mr. BBQ Stainless Steel Silicone Basting Brush measures a huge 17 inches long and is dishwasher safe! Now, let a wooden handled basting brush try to top that . you can buy the Mr. BBQ Stainless Steel Silicone Basting Brush at Linens and things for about $10.

Coming in at number three on this small gadget kitchen gift buying guide is the Prago Pasta Machine. Everyone loves pasta. It seems like every time I turn on the TV someone is making some fresh pasta. It seems so easy and my better half was dying for one. So, I found this affordable easy version, the Prago Pasta Machine. You can Make fresh, homemade pasta in minutes. Literally. It Includes a double cutting head that makes perfect fettuccini and spaghetti. The rollers adjust to multiple thickness settings so you can make a variety of pastas. It is Made from chrome plated steel. You can also clamp it to your table, which is very handy when you are putting the fresh pasta dough through the feeder. A Prago Pasta Machine will cost you about $25. It comes with a recipe book and some of the parts are even dishwasher safe.