LOS ANGELES, June 16 — Your dad loves the good life. His simple pleasures include a glass of wine and a juicy steak. He’s territorial in the kitchen and at the barbecue. Here are a few Father’s Day gift ideas for the food-loving dad in your life that stray from bumper sticker coffee mugs and packs of undergarments.
Master of the Grill: Foolproof Recipes, Top-Rated Gadgets, Gear & Ingredients Plus Clever Test Kitchen Tips & Fascinating Food Science, by America’s Test Kitchen
Recipes from America’s Test Kitchen undergo rigorous product development and testing. More than three dozen full-time cooks work in a 2,500 square-foot test kitchen outside Boston, tweaking recipes up to 70 times to come up with the optimal combination of ingredients and measurement. You can bet that a similar rigor was used to write the latest outdoor cookbook from the brand. Recipes span meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and pizza while cooks offer tips on how to grill the juiciest burger, moist barbecue chicken and tender ribs. Recipes are also accompanied by step-by-step shots.
Retail price US$29.95 (RM122.80)
Award winning wine under US$10
On a budget? If you happen to have a dad in your life who loves wine, pick up a bottle of La Moneda Reserva Malbec from Chile which scooped one of the 31 top medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards, a major international wine competition in London. Winning wines were chosen from 16,000 submissions that were tasted blind by a panel of 240 judges, including 69 Masters of Wine and 26 Master Sommeliers. Judges praised the La Moneda for its notes of “freshly crushed black fruit, creamy vanilla yogurt and pepper spice.” Have more money to splurge? Consult the full list of winners here.
Help dad up his barbecue game with this stunning accessory. Made with natural salt deposits found in the Himalayas, the dense crystalline composition is said to add complex flavours to foods. The board can be heated on the grill and used to sear seafood and meats, but it can also double as a chilling board for fruit, crudités and cheeses. The board can be cleaned and is meant to be used repeatedly until it eventually diminishes with use.
Retail price US$39.95
Monogrammed steak brand and carving board
Get dad a gift that makes him think of you every time he goes to his happy place, and gift him a carving board that can be customised with a message or personalised with his initials. The board is made from sustainably harvest New England birch and features a well to catch the all-important meat juices. Dad can also leave his mark on his meaty artwork with an iron brand hand-forged by a Texas cattle rancher.
Retail price US$69.95
This one’s for the commuter dad in your life. The smart mug plugs into the cigarette lighter of his car, and will keep his coffee or tea hot at the desired temperature. The mug comes with a 12V power adapter plug and shuts off automatically at 160 degrees F (77C).
Around US$30 —AFP-Relaxnews
