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Baristas have a lot of opinions about best way to brew a cup of coffee, but all agree that freshly ground beans are better. If Dad’s still buying his pre-ground — or if he’s still using a grinder he bought ten years ago — this relatively affordable grinder would make for a just-fancy-enough upgrade, according to Paul Schlader, the head roaster at New York City’s Birch Coffee. It has 12 grind-size settings for different brewing methods along with a “cup selector” dial.
In our gift guide for beer lovers, Andrew Burman of Other Half Brewing Co. recommended this rapid cooler from Cooper. “Having a rapid cooler for beer, wine, or Champagne is key, especially for last-minute gatherings,” Burman says. Dad will never have to clean up another exploded beer in the freezer again.
This made-in-America aluminum lawn chair is a classic. The UV-resistant webbing seat has a bit of stretch, so it’s comfortable to sit in for hours.
If he’s all but given up on using tiny bits of string, the expert-recommended Waterpik may finally be the thing that gets him to stick to a regular flossing habit.
Whether he’s a certified Italophile or simply loves to cook, this precisely calibrated pasta machine from an Italian company that’s been around since the 1930s is a classic and comes recommended by a pasta pro.
After sticking this Tom Colicchio–approved, “perfect meat every time” thermometer in his T-bone, he can monitor its temperature from his phone up to 165 feet away.
The latest Fitbit is an activity tracker, step counter, heart-rate monitor, and much more. It has various goal-oriented exercise modes for activities like running, swimming, cycling, and yoga and also offers sleep analysis.
A Twitch-streamer-approved microphone will set him apart from the other tinny-sounding podcasters — and it plugs into a USB port, so it doesn’t require advanced tech skills to set up.
This stylish radio is just that — a radio. It does AM/FM and nothing else. But as dad will tell you, that’s the point.
This utility cart will help him schlep his stuff across the sand, and it turns into a comfortable beach lounger.
The Philips Norelco 7700 is our best-in-class electric razor. “Norelco definitely leads the way with its electric rotary razors,” says Patrick Butler, senior director of creative and technical at Floyd’s 99 Barbershop.
There’s always something dashing about whipping out a nice umbrella. After testing 37 of them, we declared Davek’s wind-resistant, comfortable-to-hold, stylish-looking, fast-drying model as one of our absolute favorites.
Chiropractor David Perna of Back & Body Medical told us the Hypervolt is “used a lot by therapists, masseuses, chiropractors, and athletes alike,” adding that it is “also great for personal use to massage sore muscles” because he can hold it so the head hits the exact spot that’s bothering him.
If throwing away perfectly good food is his worst nightmare, consider this vacuum sealer that does more than just replace Tupperware — you can use it to ferment vegetables, cure meat, sous-vide, and more. Anthony Accardi, co-owner of Brooklyn’s Transmitter Brewing, says, “You can marinate something for ten minutes instead of overnight and get the same amount of flavor. I cure pastrami, bacon, and ham in it.”
“If you want to see a grown chef cry, gift them an Ooni,” Strategist food and dining writer Emma Wartzman writes. If he’s been fiddling with his pizza setup, he’ll appreciate this outdoor oven, which can get as hot as 950 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Levo II took the top spot in our roundup of cannabis infusers. And it even makes a great gift for dads who prefer baking the traditional way: “You can even get extra chef-y and play around with making non-cannabis infusions in it as well: Basil finishing oil, lavender honey, pandan coconut cream — you’ll find yourself wanting to infuse everything,” says Stephanie Hua, founder and chief confectioner of Mellows and author of the cookbook Edibles.
If he’s really into stargazing, a pair of binoculars designed specifically for observing the night sky like these from Celestron will allow Dad to see constellations much faster than setting up a telescope. They come recommended by Strategist contributor Steven John, who says the binoculars “let me see details on the surface of the moon I thought were reserved for Apollo astronauts.”
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There are two types of coffee-loving people: those who simply need caffeine to wake up and those who measure, grind, filter, and agitate to get the perfect brew. Whichever camp your recipient falls into, chances are there’s a gift out there that can improve their coffee routine. And to help you find the perfect one, we talked with dozens of baristas, coffee roasters, and other coffee nerds about their own go-to ideas. We’ve also written a lot about coffee products in the past, so we combed through all of those stories and pulled the most special items to add to this list. Below you’ll find kettles, grinders, coffee makers (including some very chic cold-brew makers just in time for iced-coffee season), coffee accessories, mugs — and, of course, coffee itself.
Shop holiday gift setIf your coffee lover prefers cold brew, MochaBox Coffee co-owners Harlin Thomas II and Floyd Sartin suggest giving them this “affordable, easy to use” cold-brew-maker. For $30, you get a handsome device made with glass and steel, two materials that are much easier to clean and last far longer than similarly priced contraptions made of plastic. They note this would be particularly thoughtful for a coffee drinker who dabbles in tea (or lives with a tea lover) because it “doubles as a nice iced-tea-maker.”
“This is my favorite dripper” for pour-over coffee, says Zachery Elbourne, the general manager of Burly Coffee in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He says the porcelain, made-in-Japan Origami dripper is “beautiful” — and we have to agree, especially because it comes in 11 colors. But the dripper is “also secretly very nerdy,” according to Elbourne, who says the coffee it produces “actually tastes different.” He says Origami makes its own filters to use with the dripper, or he suggests using the Kalita Wave 185 filters above, another barista favorite. If you’re worried it won’t be fancy enough to impress your coffee lover, Elbourne told us he has “14 different home-brewing devices,” but his Origami dropper is “the one that gets used 95 percent of the time.”
Ally Walsh, co-founder of Canyon Coffee in Los Angeles, prefers this ceramic dripper when making pour-over, which she’s been using for the past few years. “The way that it pulls the coffee out is really smooth,” she says. The company attributes this to the conical shape and spiral ridges inside, which help the water flow down in an even way. When you order, you can add a set of filters to go with.
This is the go-to home cold-brew-maker for Julia Shaw, director of marketing at Devoción Coffee in New York. “It’s super easy to use, quick to clean up, sleek-looking, and produces a smooth, full-bodied cup every time,” she says. You simply fill the mesh filter in the center with coarsely ground beans, put water in the glass compartment, and let it sit for 12 to 16 hours.
Michael Phillips, global director of education and engagement at Blue Bottle Coffee, likes this model from Hario. He calls it a go-to gift for coffee lovers in his life because “it lands squarely in the middle of the Venn diagram of coffee function, ease of use, and good design.” He also says it produces a clean-tasting cup of cold brew with no dilution needed.
When it comes to ways to brew coffee, the original six-cup glass Chemex is a classic that we named one of the best single-serve coffee makers out there. Yasmina Palumbo, a co-owner of Mud Coffee in New York City says it would make a nice gift for anyone who is (or could be) interested in the “process” of making pour-over coffee. “My partner swears by the glass Chemex,” she says. “It’s quite fancy-looking and was designed by a chemist. He loves the process of boiling the water and pouring it over, as well as the smooth flavor it renders.” John Bettencourt, the head roaster at Oslo Roasters, is a fan, telling us you don’t need to be a barista or coffee nerd to make delicious coffee with a Chemex. “It’s simple to use, elegant, and the specially made paper filters contribute to a very clean cup of coffee.”
Connie Blumhardt, the publisher of Roast magazine, recommends Hay’s Sowden Coffee Pot, which is made of colorful porcelain and features a “micro-thin” stainless-steel filter to infuse coffee grounds into hot water, similar to how you would make tea in a teapot. “It’s simple to use and produces a balanced brew,” she says. “I love the sleek design and neutral color schemes. Makes me feel like I’m in Europe.” Joe Palozzi of City of Saints Roasters is another fan of this coffee pot, and not just because of its brew quality. “While it’s similar in mouthfeel to a French press, it’s vastly easier to clean with its removable micro-filter,” he told us, adding that the pot “looks pretty good on the counter with tulips in it, too, just in case you ever stop making coffee at home.”
Connie Blumhardt, the publisher of Roast magazine, recommends Hay’s Sowden Coffee Pot, which is made of colorful porcelain and features a “micro-thin” stainless-steel filter to infuse coffee grounds into hot water, similar to how you would make tea in a teapot. “It’s simple to use and produces a balanced brew,” she says. “I love the sleek design and neutral color schemes. Makes me feel like I’m in Europe.” Joe Palozzi of City of Saints Roasters is another fan of this coffee pot, and not just because of its brew quality. “While it’s similar in mouthfeel to a French press, it’s vastly easier to clean with its removable micro-filter,” he told us, adding that the pot “looks pretty good on the counter with tulips in it, too, just in case you ever stop making coffee at home.”
Strategist contributor Matthew Kassel says the best brew he’s ever had at home comes from this playful stovetop coffee maker. It works by boiling water in the bottom chamber, then flipping the whole thing over so it filters through. When you remove the emptied part, you have a small pot of hot coffee, the perfect amount for one person, Kassel says. He also appreciates the consistency it creates: “The texture doesn’t get as muddy as French-press coffee, and it’s a little less intense than Moka coffee, which can sometimes get overwhelmingly strong.”
The Bonavita is the go-to coffee maker for industry folks. Ken Nye, the owner of Ninth Street Espresso, says it maintains the industry-standard temperature for brewing, which many other machines don’t. George Howell, owner and founder of George Howell Coffee, explains that it also creates a very smooth cup due to its flat-bottomed basket (where the grounds go) and showerlike spout, both of which ensure consistent water distribution and extraction.
While certainly a splurge, you can’t get much more solid than Breville machines if you’re searching for an espresso-maker to gift someone — and many experts agree. This one is on the lower end of the spectrum (though not the absolute lowest) and is said to be “a great entry model” by one pro.
More affordable is the Wacaco Picopresso, recommended to us by Suyog Mody and James McCarthy, the founder and the coffee educator, respectively, at Brooklyn’s Driftaway Coffee. While it’s marketed as a portable espresso-maker that’s good for travel (a fantastic gift for the person in your life who already has a fancy setup), there’s no reason it can’t be employed at home too. Its super-compact size may even be essential for people with small kitchens.
Another gift for the coffee lover on the go: this foldable brewer. It’s a suggestion from Mody, who says other options people tend to take with them when traveling (like the Aeropress below) are somewhat bulky. The Pourigami, however, is made of three thin panels that flatten for packability’s sake and expand into a triangle shape when you are ready to make coffee. “It’s super-easy to assemble and disassemble,” he says. “I’ve been traveling for the past ten days and have used it twice every day.”
Tyler Gooding of Passenger Coffee in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a huge fan of Aeropress that also made our list of the best single-serve coffee makers. “This is my go-to because it requires less fancy tools than a lot of brewers,” he says. “You don’t necessarily need a kettle or a scale. Everyone always freaks out when I say that, but trust me: If you use the scoop and water up to the correct line, your cup of coffee is going to taste great.” Passenger actually uses the Aeropress for single cups of coffee at both locations because it’s such a consistent cup — “more so than a pour-over,” Gooding says.
“This is a supercool piece of equipment,” Shaw says. “You can get hot coffee and cold brew in one device, which is super rare.” In both cases, it makes your drink in a matter of minutes (especially impressive in the case of cold brew, which usually takes at least half a day) because of a vacuum that pulls the water through your grounds with more force than a standard machine.
Award-winning barista Erika Vonie says a gift that will continue to surprise even the most jaded of coffee drinkers is a subscription to a service like Trade, which “allows you to customize the kind of beans that will arrive” based on the coffee you like, whether light, dark, nutty, or fruity. Indeed, Trade’s selection is so wide we named it the best overall subscription service on the market. Every time you try a bag, you can give it a thumbs-up or not and the company will use that information to hone in on your preferences over time. Plus the dashboard and app make it easy to change the delivery frequency, grind setting, and tasting notes.
For someone truly interested in learning more about what they’re drinking, another of our favorite subscriptions comes from Brooklyn-based Driftaway — in particular, the Explorer Coffee Kit, which ships with five bags of beans, each with a different two-ounce blend from around the world. Recipients can take notes on a provided chart about what they taste (to help zero in on their preferences) or do it alongside an expert on a Zoom call.