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[Kerry Beal]

It's that day again - by now I assume most folks have had a chance to tear into their pressies and find out what they got.

Always interested to hear what goodies people received.

I didn't ask for a thing for my kitchen this year as I tend to get what I want when I decide I need it during the year. So this year I've been buying myself all sorts of cocktail gadgets and ingredients (you can't move in my living room for all the bottles of booze on the floor). Perhaps my next purchase should be a huge liquor cabinet. It would be faster than waiting for my hubby to build me one!

So the only thing I received that would be vaguely kitchen like was a box of liquor chocolates - a little like ice cubes to Eskimos - but from a favourite patient - so I'll enjoy them with friends.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

I got: a set of three silicon brushes for the pastry drawer, a 24" silicone-bearing turntable for cake decoration, eight Spanish-style blown glass red wine tumblers with stubby stems (very neat), and a bottle of Amarula liqueur. Oh, and an extra fridge. It was a good year.

[ElsieD]

I scored big time this year. We opened our gifts last night and I'm still agog. Kitchen gifts I got from my swell hubby:

SousVide Professional Chef Series Immersion Circulator by Polyscience
Infrared Thermometer
Brod & Taylor folding proofer
Essential Pepin
Bodum Burr Coffee Grinder
IPad Holder for kitchen use Ricardo 2 in 1 measuring cup/scale
Fine Cooking 2011 Annual Collection DVD

Merry Christmas, everyone, wherever you are.

[Genkinaonna]

I got money, which I'll be using to pick out my OWN kitchen gifts...lol...I also got a meat slicer, which I actually opened early, since my dad (the one who bought it for me) wanted corned beef on the 20th for his birthday.

Merry Christmas to all my friends on eGullet!

[robirdstx]

Merry Christmas all! I have three new cookbooks - Avec Eric, Robb Walsh's Tex-Mex Cookbook, and Lisa Fain's Homesick Texan.

PS And a fondue set from my in-laws.

Edited by robirdstx, 25 December 2011 - 10:54 AM.

[patrickamory]

So far, a Super Benriner, an iGrill and Neelam Batra's 1000 Indian Recipes.

[Anna N]

A gorgeous Zojirushi induction rice cooker, the book "Cook like a Chef" and a gift certificate to one of our better grocery stores. A fine Christmas.

[eternal]

Picked up an Orange-X juice press for the lady. I really wanted something that didn't have a motor but I'm afraid it might require too much strength for her to use.:(

[tug]

I got a black chef's jacket with my name embroidered on it. I'm an "Executive Chef" apparently :) Also a matching black and white apron and a Shun Utility knife with my intials engraved on it.

I love my husband.

[kayb]

Not a lot of kitchen stuff, but I did get a set of mixing bowls from my daughter, since I threaten to steal hers every time I cook in her kitchen. Oh, and a way-cool trivet made of wine corks by my youngest daughter; big enough to set a sizeable casserole on!

ETA: Merry Christmas/Happy Chanukah, everyone! My biggest Christmas present arrives next week, when my granddaughter comes for a four-day visit, along with her mom!

Edited by kayb, 25 December 2011 - 02:56 PM.

[hsm]

I received an Emile Henry ceramic grilling/baking stone for the oven. Haven't tried it out yet, but it looks promising. The pizza stone formerly in the oven had seen better days, so nice timing. And from unrelated sources, a bottle of port and a box of Godiva truffles. I think we're set for next week.

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas!

[rotuts]

Wow Tug

such thoughfull things

good for You and Yours

[Anna N]

Forgot to mention these ice cube trays. The ice cubes seem to last much longer than my ordinary cubes and it takes just the two trays to fill my in-freezer ice bin. Love 'em.

[David A. Goldfarb]

My wife gave me The Family Meal by Ferran Adria.

[LindaK]

Big kitchen gift: a Lello gelato/ice cream maker. I guess it's time for me to learn something about making ice cream.

Most interesting among the small items: a silicone ladle. Sort of a cross between a spatula and a ladle. This could turn out to be a genius gadget--and I've never heard of such a thing before!

[andrewk512]

Lots of cookbooks:
Noma
Eleven Madison Park
Mourad New Moroccan
Rustic Italian
VOLT ink.
and
Molecular Gastronomy - Exploring the science of flavor

[Goatjunky]

A set of cuisanart pans, a ninja, three attachments for my kitchenaid, ruhlmans charcuterie book.. and my favorite..a basket put together by so non foodie bff that includes olive oil, balsamic vinegar, spice grinder and about 10 little gorgeous tins of spices from a spice shop in SF she went to. She totally did her homework and i cant wait to experiment. She says she benefits because i then feed her. I also got cash that i think will be used for a smoker. Now to research what kind

[curls]

Eleven Madison Park cookbook and a Silpat (full sheet pan size).

[gfweb]

Panini press.
Now where in the world am I gonna store it?

[Tri2Cook]

A waffle maker, a few assorted cocktail glasses, a couple of nice super-hot hot sauces (I'm an occasional pain-junky with that stuff) and a big container of a really nice olive oil. Not directly kitchen related but I got the e-reader I wanted. It also reads pdf files so I'm assuming I can make my own recipe files and uae them on the reader... so it kinda ties into the kitchen.

[mgaretz]

From my wife: Cuisinart griddler (grill/pannini press), (same issue as gfweb - where am I gonna store it?), large Lodge cast iron skillet, Essential Pepin.

Got myself a set of Tojiro Japanese knives: a santoku (Damascus finish), a gyuto, a sujihiki and a honesuki.

[Zeemanb]

Eleven Madison Park cookbook and a Silpat (full sheet pan size).

Lol, almost EXACTLY the same here!

EMP Cookbook and a silicone pan liner, but one with little indentations specifically for making macarons. I am very excited to see how it goes with that....

[Shelby]

I have enough gift certificates to Amazon to buy half a sous vide machine.....that's a big purchase for me and I'm not sure about it.

I need to study up to see which brand is the best.


Or maybe I'll chicken out lol.

[mm84321]

I got a few cookbooks, including Michel Bras and Yannick Alleno's "Terroir Parisien". Along with a very nice set of Mauviel cookware:

Can't wait to start cooking from the books and breaking in the new pans!

[Country]

Nothing. I already have too much stuff, so it's nice to not get more.

[LaneL]

Modernist cuisine!

[andiesenji]

I received gift cards, which will be spent sometime in the future when I decide what I simply "can't live without!"

A surprise gift arrived in the mail a few days prior to Christmas - a pomegranate seeder-gadget, from a couple of eG members who are also "gadgeteers."

It's really nifty!

Otherwise no kitchen stuff this year - like others, I have no room until I shift some things or sell or donate some.

My favorite Christmas present was a visit with my daughter and her family in Livermore, CA. I was treated to dinners and lunches in several restaurants. I'll have to get her to send me the names so I can post about them.
The food was just about perfect in each place, all different.

[pastameshugana]

DW got me "Fois Gras Wars" by Mark Caro. It looks interesting, but I've got a half-dozen books ahead of it in the lineup this month, so it'll be a bit till I get to it.

My 'big' present was a Saeco super-auto espresso machine I bought for myself a couple of months ago - so no surprise there!

[KatieLoeb]

I gifted a friend with a programmable slow cooker and Healthy Slow Cooker cookbook. Does that count? I haven't gotten all my presents yet, so I might still have something to report back...

[Peter the eater]

I got a black chef's jacket with my name embroidered on it. I'm an "Executive Chef" apparently :) Also a matching black and white apron and a Shun Utility knife with my intials engraved on it.

I love my husband.

Oooh, that's cool. I suspect he's worthy of the love.