Whether you need a birthday gift or Christmas gift or a graduation gift, these gifts for kid chefs are perfect for tweens and teens who love to spend time in the kitchen. Some links in this article are affiliate links that may earn me a commission if you purchase through them.
When the kid in your life has found their passion, it’s important to support it. If you need some creative gifts for kid chefs, this list is filled with fun kitchen gifts as well as practical needs.
Many of these gifts for kids who love to cook aren’t super expensive either, so share this list with their aunts, uncles, and grandparents. There’s a perfect gift for any budget here!
Whether you’re looking for cookbooks for teenagers or kids’ baking supplies, you are sure to find the perfect gifts for kid chefs. Encourage their dreams with these inspiring gift ideas.
The holiday season is stressful enough. Just make your shopping list of cooking gifts, and start your shopping for the perfect gift for your budding chef now.
Gifts for Teens Who Love To Cook
Kitchen Tools
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Stainless Steel Bench Scraper
This bench scraper is probably the most used tool I own. In fact, I own two. Use this kitchen tool to scoop vegetables into a pot or clean a counter or cut dough and so much more.
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Pizza Wheel and Cutter
Pizza is one of those meals that everyone loves to make, and you definitely need the right tools to make it.But this pizza wheel? Your budding chef will use it for so much more than just pizza. This tool is one of the most used in my arsenal.
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Wooden Pizza Peel
If pizza is on the menu, your teen chef needs a pizza peel. This is the best way to get your pizza into and out of the oven.And on top of that, this beautiful peel works great for a charcuterie board whether it's for sweets, traditional meats and cheeses, or pancakes.
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Microplane Zester
No kitchen is complete without a microplane zester. I use this for grating hard cheeses, as well as for grating ginger and zest fruit.
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Tomato Shark
Aside from the cool name of a tomato shark, this is a great tool to quickly core tomatoes and strawberries.It makes food prep go so much faster, and it's the perfect size to make it a stocking stuffer if you need one!
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Angled Measuring Cup
When I first started cooking, I had a traditional liquid measuring cup, but as soon as I discovered these angled measuring cups, I converted, and I've never looked back.In fact, I own a one cup, 2 two cups, and a four cup angled measuring cup because these are so easy to read and use.
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Magnetic Measuring Spoons
Along the same lines, I cannot recommend these measuring spoons enough. They're magnetic, so your teen chef is less likely to lose one.And at the same time, they fit into spice jars, unlike so many other measuring spoon designs.
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Nonstick Mini Donut Pan
Donuts are a super fun food to cook, and mini donuts are definitely even more fun than regular donuts. There are so many varieties to play with, and donuts are a perfect canvas for creativity.My suggestion? Get two pans because mini donuts will require a few batches, and if you cook two at once, it goes faster.
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Cookie Scoop Set
When you want to make pretty looking cookies and desserts, you need to use a cookie scoop to make them the right size and to ensure they're all the same size.This three scoop set is ideal not only for cookies but to use for shaping truffles, scooping muffins, and making even size amounts of all sorts of dough. Your kid cook will use these all the time.
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Digital Kitchen Scale
Precision can be so critical when baking, and many recipes are written in grams rather than cups. This is part of where a digital scale comes in super handy.In addition, when your teen chef wants to have dough divided equally or cake batter divided equally, this is the tool they need. This definitely will get used!
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2-In-1 Lemon Lime Squeezer
Fresh squeezed juice is always better than bottled. Your kid who loves to cook will figure this out pretty quickly, if they haven't already.This juicer is the easiest way to extract juice from lemons and limes while keeping the seeds out. Oranges need another size, but that's easy to find and get, too.
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Lame Slashing Tool
If you have a kid who loves to cook, bread is almost certainly one of the things they want to or do make. Most yeast bread loaves require slashing for them to bake off properly.A lame tool is the best way to do that. I love this one partly because it has a case to protect it (and you!) when it isn't in use and partly because it comes with extra blades as they dull over time.
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Round and Oval Banneton Proofing Baskets
Part of bread baking – especially sourdough bread baking – is forming the loaves perfectly. While some bread you bake free form and others go in loaf pans, some require special baskets.These bannetons are what creates beautiful ridges in so many breads you see (while the lame tools above create the gorgeous slashing designs). If you're serious about making bread, you need these – and two shapes create more flexibility than just a round banneton.
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Hot Chocolate Bomb Making Kit
Hot chocolate bombs are so much fun to enjoy, both watching them melt and drinking up the yummy goodness. And making them can be just as much fun with this kit.Your young chef will love impressing friends and family with their own take on the hot chocolate bomb trend. This is perfect for the kids who love to bake and decorate and show off their artistic talents
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Fun Gifts for Kids Who Love to Cook
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Personalized Embroidered Unisex Chef Coat
If your kid wants to be a chef, they need to look like a chef. A personalized chef coat easily becomes one of those meaningful gifts that lasts years.
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Embroidered Chef Hat with Custom Name
In addition to a chef jacket, a chef's toque is another classic gift for kids who love to cook that they can enjoy and use for years.Bonus? This helps keep their hair out of their face, something they'll need to get used to if they move into a restaurant kitchen one day.
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Sweat Wicking Chef Bandana
If your teen chef doesn't want to wear a toque on a daily basis, this chef's bandana may be the perfect solution. It also keeps hair out of their faces, and it's sweat wicking, which helps when it gets hot in the kitchen.This one comes in a variety of colors, which allows you to get the one to best fit their personality.
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Glass Blown Chefs Coat Ornament
Every year, I get my kids a Christmas ornament that fits what they're interested in that year.For teens who love to cook, there are so many options from a chef's coat ornament to their favorite food to kitchen tools and more. You may have years of inspiration with this idea.
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Anti Fatigue Kitchen Mat
If you've spent any amount of time standing, you know how it's surprisingly tiring. These kitchen mats are perfect for young chefs who can spend hours in the kitchen working on a dish.Plus, they're fun and cute. And they truly make a difference in how you feel compared to standing on a hard surface for any length of time.
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Cookbooks for Teens
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The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook
The book is perfect for any Disney lover. This fun cookbook is full of inspiration with recipes from the Disney Parks that are just as much fun to recreate at home as they are to enjoy on vacation.
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The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook
If your teen chef is more into Harry Potter, go for this cookbook. This is the one that got my kids fascinated by cooking and interested in exploring the kitchen.They loved making the recipes they've read about and figure out what they "really" taste like. This series has plenty of other themed cookbooks, too, so check to see if there's one for your budding chef.
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MasterChef Junior Bakes!
The 100 recipes in the MasterChef Junior Bakes! celebrate creativity, technique, and deliciousness, embracing simple to sophisticated and sweet to savory baked goods. Packed with baking guidance and know-how, insider info from MasterChef Junior alumni, and photographs from your favorite show moments, home bakers of all skill levels will be excited to bake like a MasterChef.
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Bake Up! Kids Cookbook
It isn't just cooking in the kitchen, it's baking, too. And sometimes baking is the passion of your budding chef.With 60 recipes, the baking ideas include both sweet and savory options. The chapters are organized by skill level, so the more experience they have, the more options the book provides for them to achieve successfully.
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The Complete Cookbook for Teens
Aside from the fact that a friend wrote this amazing cookbook (and she has a whole series of cookbooks I adore), this cookbook teaches so much more than just recipes.Young chefs will learn to follow a recipe, set up their workstation, clean as they go, plate a dish, and more. There’s also a glossary of cooking terminology and a comprehensive guide to staying safe in the kitchen. AND there are 120 delicious recipes for them to enjoy.
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Good Housekeeping Kids Cook!
The original Good Housekeeping cookbook was one of the first cookbooks I ever used. This version is the perfect cookbook for kids of all ages who are eager to step in the kitchen.It features more than 100 delicious, fail-safe recipes, accompanied by colorful photographs and basic kitchen and cooking how-tos.
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The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs
America's Test Kitchen brought their scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to kids in the kitchen.Using kid-tested and approved recipes, America's Test Kitchen has created the cookbook every kid chef needs on their shelf. Whether you're cooking for yourself, your friends, or your family, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs has delicious recipes that will wow.
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The Instant Pot Cookbook for Kids
The Instant Pot has become such a staple in the kitchen, but it requires different skills and techniques to have the food turn out.This book will have your child helping to prepare sophisticated, amazing meals with complete ease. All 53 of these recipes are kid approved and tested by kids.
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Absolute Best Mug Cakes Cookbook
Sometimes you want to spend hours in the kitchen making a complex dish. Sometime you want a quick dessert you can bake in the microwave as a changeup.Discover how simple it is to bake amazingly tasty cake from scratch. All you need is a mug, a microwave, and a few basic ingredients, and you'll be feasting on a delicious homemade cake in minutes.
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The Munchy Munchy Cookbook for Kids
Learn how to make over 28 different recipes, including ketchup, pancakes, and other kid favorites with simple instructions and illustrations for every step. The goal of this cookbook is to make complex cooking theories, like balancing the five tastes, accessible to kids of all ages.
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