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Serious Eats Gift Guide: What Serious Eaters Wish For

Posted by Kerry Saretsky, December 19, 2008 at 1:45 PM

The Serious Eaters have spent a lot of time finding the best foodie gifts out there for our Gift Guides. But what do we really want for the holidays? Find out what made our personal wish lists after the jump.

Ed Levine: Sausage from Southside Market in Texas. It's the best smoked sausage ever. So juicy, it's guaranteed to stain your shirt. We're giving a whole mess of it away on Serious Eats over the holidays. Too bad I'm not eligible to win. from $30.99 at southsidemarket.com

Adam Kuban: Oh, I don't know. I don't really need anything. Maybe a decent chef’s knife (or a sharpening for my current knife) or a nice All-Clad sauté pan to replace my who-knows-how-many-years-old flimsy pan. $95 to $255 from Amazon.com

Alaina Browne: I love seltzer water, so I'd love to get a Fountain Jet Home Soda Maker. From $79.99 at SodaClubUsa.com

Robyn Lee: A 35-piece box of macarons from Pierre Hermé: I doubt my choice surprises anyone considering how obsessed with macarons I am, specifically the ones from Pierre Hermé because they're the best I've ever eaten. Unfortunately, I don't have any Paris connections to get me a box. I'll just stare at it longingly. And weep. From afar. 68€ from Pierre Hermé

Erin Zimmer: Ever since I studied in the Czech Republic, I've appreciated brewing traditions. I'd love to say "fermenting" was one of my hobbies. And when I get really nerdy into it, I'll branch into kombucha, mead, and other liquid science projects. $69.95 at www.shopbrewhorizons.com

Raphael: A Thermal Immersion Circulator so I can get my Sous Vide on. Or, alternatively, if Santa thinks I was extra-nice this year, he can always get me a streetcart. $939 from PolyScience

Kerry Saretsky: The Valentine's-pink Cook for the Cure KitchenAid Aritsan Stand Mixer. And some fresh black truffles instead of coal. $299.99 from KitchenAid.com

Michele Humes: My youthful days of scorning the microwave are long behind me. I don't want to have to make ganache on one more rickety double boiler; I don't want to amass another full sink of dishes just to reheat my lunch. Santa, baby, bring me a Panasonic NN-SD377S. $115.69 at Amazon.com

Gordon Mark: Oh, for me, a donation in my name to either charity:water or City Harvest.

Tam Ngo: The Pacojet and homemade basil sorbets are a pipe-dream, sigh, I know. I'd happily settle for some hands-on kneading or a case of Boyer Brut. $3,950 from Advanced Gourmet Equipment & Design

Linnea Covington: I want the Betty Crocker silicone heart muffin "pan" so I can make love muffins for everyone. And, who doesn't like heart shaped yummies? $15.99 from amazon.com

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