The best Father's Day gifts - gifts for your dad or any father figure in your life - are the ones he'll actually use. If your dad likes to spend time in the kitchen, forget the "World's Best Dad" license plate (even if he is!) and get something practical. Instead, buy something practical. The gifts below include durable kitchen tools, specialty condiments, upgrades to the coffee counter and bar cart, and more things we think will brighten his days on Father's Day, his birthday, throughout the holidays, and all those normal days when he's making breakfast and dinner for you.
A few upgrades to his outdoor cooking equipment
Whether your dad is a grill master or just likes to sit in a lawn chair and drink craft beer, he might like an excuse to spend time with you in the backyard this summer. A simple pizza oven or a particularly stylish anniversary limited edition of our favorite charcoal grill (available in delightful retro colors like "hot rod yellow," "restaurant green" and "rock 'n' roll blue ") may be the right choice. A new fire pit might entice his children or grandchildren to play with him and promise him marshmallows. Or if the sound of "Steel Dan" is missing from his backyard, we're here for your dad. We've just tested the best outdoor speakers and our favorite would make a great gift. Need more ideas? Choose a top-of-the-line cooler for the craft beers mentioned above, or an outdoor wine glass for storing wine under the stars without worrying about broken glass.
If your dad is a quality rather than quantity type of guy, he'll teach you to calculate the "cost per use ratio" for each purchase, an equation that will absolutely fail at any prom dress (sorry, never wear it again), but works perfectly on a piece of quality cookware, like a Le Creuset Dutch oven, or a piece of wood that can hold an iPhone. an iPhone board. Give the gift of a kitchen product that will last a long time and make perfect food, such as a shiny new chef's knife (and a sharpener to keep it in good condition) or the best waffle maker in the game. Or choose new cookware:Our cast iron pans or carbon steel pans, which are just as versatile as cast iron, but lighter in weight. If he makes the best omelet in the game, then upgrade his non-stick pan to a ceramic one. Or get him our favorite All-Clad stainless steel skillet.
