To take the guesswork out of buying gifts this year, we at ND North News asked our friends at The Grommet for their latest and greatest practical gift suggestions for 2021.
These guides are geared towards specific interests. You’ll be able to find something for even the toughest person on your Christmas shopping list.
Top 5 Gift Sets
1) Grilling Spice Gift Set
Fire up the grill with some new flavors. This set of grilling spices was curated to help take grilled proteins and veggies in a tasty new direction. It includes three of Curio Spice Co.’s signature (and unique) spice blends along with applewood smoked sea salt from Maine and recipe cards for inspiration. It’s all directly sourced from growers and farms to ensure freshness and purity.
2) Coastal Kitchen Seafood Tools Set
With this oyster shucker, shrimp deveiner, and crab cutter gift set, you have all the tools you need to host a serious seafood fest—and do it with less hassle and mess. The shrimp cleaner deveins, peels, and butterflies shrimp in one motion. The oyster knife has a bent tip to better open shells, and the crab cutter cracks crab shells quickly and easily. All the tools have a stainless steel blade and recycled plastic handle, and help give back to the ocean. For each gift set sold, 10 square feet of oyster beds are replanted.
3) Weekend Tea Gift Set
Vahdam Teas: Weekend Tea Gift Set - Singapore
4) Cookies - Set of 3
“The Cookie” is Salt of the Earth Bakery’s original recipe—rich chocolate chips in buttery batter with flaky Maldon sea salt. Crunchy, briny sea salt from Bali boosts the flavor of plump raisins and oatmeal in The Wild Oat. In the Chocoholic, three kinds of chocolate converge with a dash of Maldon sea salt. Pack of 3 boxes of Salt of the Earth Bakery Cookies.
5) Cold Brew Tea Gift Set
Make your afternoon tea an iced one with a cold brew tea gift set. Cold brewing is a slow and gentle way to infuse tea that creates more intense flavors and aromas. This set has everything you need to brew your own at home, including organic and orthodox loose leaf teas. This means the tea is hand-picked and processed according to traditional practices and it is all sourced from small-scale, non-industrial tea farms. Brewing is easy—just steep the tea overnight in the container, strain, and enjoy.