Top 10 Kitchen Gadget Gift Ideas

Is there a budding chef in your life, but you are totally stuck on what to give them this Christmas? Let's take a quick look at the top selling kitchen gadgets and tools according to Amazon.com this year.

1. KitchenAid's Artisan Series Mixer - The standard for mixers, KitchenAid continues its series of minimalist refinements and attachments for their classic mixer, that goes well beyond a mere mixer in the variety of chopping, kneading, and, well, mixing tasks. A "must have" for a serious cook.2. Oster 4207 Electric Wine Opener - For the oenophile (that's wine lover, for the uninitiated), the electric wine opener from Oster takes the struggle out of removing corks from wine bottles. Not as showy as pulling out your sommelier cork puller, but much more handy than fighting and destroying the cork.

3. The Hillary Nutcracker - Okay, this one may not be for everyone, but you have to admit that whoever came up with the idea of casting Hillary Clinton as a nutcracker has a great sense of humor.

4. George Foreman Next Grilleration grill - George Foreman came up with a heck of an invention with his original grill, and he continues to refine the design with the features on this baby. If you haven't ever used a George Foreman Grill, you should give this gadget comes with 5 removable grill plates for making waffles, cooking paninis, grilling, baking, and griddle cooking.

5. Cuisinart ICE-20 1½ Quart Ice Cream Maker - as close to handmade as they come, the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker delivers delicious ice cream without the muscle power in crank models.

6. Cuisinart GR-4 Grill - A copycat of the Foreman Grill, with similar features and price point.

7. Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper - A return of a classic popcorn popper, with the satisfaction of controlling the stirring process for evenly popped popcorn. Fun for the entire family.

8. Silpat Non-stick Silicone Baking Mat - If you are concerned with fat, but don't want to give up baking cookies or other flat goodies, eliminate the need for greasing up the baking pan with this easy-to-clean liner.

9. Back-to-Basics TEM Egg and Muffin Toaster - A pretty slick device, the Egg & Muffin Toaster cranks out two muffins and a poached egg simultaneously for that quick breakfast sandwich.

10. Calphalon Commercial Every-Day Pan - A nice modification of the wok, giving more flat surface to work with for frying, but retaining the tall walls and curved surfaces for stir frying, this is a great compromise and replacement for needing a wok and a frying pan to clutter the cabinets.

One of these is sure to fit under the tree this Christmas for the cook in your life. Many are also great as wedding gifts, or for your first home. Go forth, and cook!