‘Something for Everyone’ Holiday Gift Guide 2022
By Merilee A. Kern, MBA
If you’re anything like me—a savvy shopper indelibly on the hunt for great gifts and gets that can be bought online with all of the comfort
and convenience e-Tail affords—you can probably relate that finding unique, worthy and especially “ah-inducing” giftables can take a
tremendous amount of time and effort. So in the spirit of easing and expediting your shopping escapades, here are a cross-section of
tasty holiday gift picks that can all be purchased lickety-split with a few keystrokes.
*** KITCHEN & COOKING GADGETS ***
Ooni Fyra’s 12-inch Wood Pellet Outdoor Pizza Oven from Ace Hardware!
Looking for a great way to amp up those soirees, make family time way more fun or to just express culinary creativity?
Then fire up Ooni Fyra’s 12-inch Wood Pellet Outdoor Pizza Oven for authentic, stone-baked pizza—ready in
60 seconds flat. This portable outdoor pizza oven is powered by eco-friendly wood pellets to create the subtle, smoky
flavors of a built-in, wood-fired oven. The Ooni Fyra isn’t a one-hit wonder, either. Far beyond pizza, you can use
your outdoor oven for cooking perfectly seared steak, chargrilled fish, and chicken wings, or to roast vegetables and
fruit crumbles. Or, if bread-based nosh is more your speed, the Ooni Fyra’s built-in Cordierite baking stone
locks in heat—helping to bake flatbread, focaccia, calzones, and naan to perfection.
Featuring a removable chimney, the product includes a stone baking board, wood pellet burner, fully insulated
door and an Ooni Fyra Manual and Essentials Guide that includes tips and recipes for new owners to take advantage
of. The oven reaches temperatures of 932 degrees Fahrenheit in just 15 minutes, with the door permitting maximum
heat retention. A viewing slot helps you better monitor the cooking process. Its detachable, two-piece chimney also
includes an adjustable air vent to assist with temperature control. Ooni Fyra’s 39;s lightweight setup encourages
customers to “get out and go” with it, as it can easily be| transported to tailgate parties, picnics, and elsewhere.
GoBQ Portable Charcoal Grill
The GoBQ Charcoal Grill is the world’s first and only portable grill made of fire and heat- resistant fabric that can withstand
peak temperatures of more than 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit. It folds up quickly to the size of a small duffle bag, which can fit in a
backpack or be stored in a drawer—and is even TSA-friendly. Weighing in at only 9.2 pounds, the GoBQ Charcoal Grill is lightweight,
extremely compact and incredibly fast, and easy to set up. It also cools down seven times faster than metal, so you can quickly be on
your way to the next stop.
For all of that ultra-portability, you don’t sacrifice valuable grilling space. With 182 square inches, users can fit 24 hot dogs, 15 burgers,
a whole flank steak, or two racks of ribs across its grates. Plus, the GoBQ Charcoal Grill’s 7 inches of lid clearance allows you to smoke
an entire chicken. While competitive grills intended to be portable can be too bulky to carry more than a few feet, are too small, include
rickety grates, or come without a lid, this GoBQ product is the best of all worlds and doesn’t sacrifice functionality for portability. It’s the
ultimate grill for camping, tailgating, boating, picnics, the beach, road trips, or any outdoor journey, and makes an awesome gift for that
special griller in your life.
Kitchen Appliances from Vinci Housewares
Do you know someone whose kitchen appliance game needs a boost? Vinci Housewares has you covered. For one, its Hands-Free Citrus Juicer
is the only countertop appliance of its kind, featuring patented, pressure-sensitive, and rind-thickness detection technology that squeezes fresh juice
without a mess in just 10 seconds. The device also eliminates the bitterness that comes with other juicers when breaking the fruit’s rind. The Hands-Free
Citrus Juicer, which has an impressively small footprint, is the perfect start to a healthy morning —ideal for when recipes call for fresh juice and perfect
for crafting delicious cocktails at home. This item features a BPA- free, Tritan plastic juicer bowl and a juice reservoir that holds up to 12 ounces.
Another great option is Vinci’s Express Cold Brew Coffee Maker. Constructed to eliminate the long, 18 to 24- hour wait of traditional cold brewing
coffee methods, this product brews and fully extracts delicious cold brew coffee in as little as five minutes. Simply fill the carafe with room temperature water,
add medium (drip) ground coffee to the filter, select your brew strength and enjoy. There are four settings to choose from, ranging from light to extra bold.
The compact Express Cold Brew Coffee Maker won’t take up much-coveted refrigerator space and is drinkable for up to 10 days. The California-based company
was founded by a team of engineers dedicated to making unique products that fulfill the brand’s promise of quality, durability, and functionality.
Basquettes Culinary Tool for the Oven and Grill
Give your favorite cook or grill master the only tool that can be used in both the oven and on the grill: Basquettes. This hugely versatile device can be used
to air-fry, crisp, roast, rotisserie, dehydrate, grill, smoke, and cool—turning your oven into a high-capacity air-fryer and grill into a fast smoker. The Basquettes
innovation replaces eight single-use, space-hogging gadgets and can quickly become the healthier, faster, and easier go-to for crafting daily meals, snacks, and
party food. Its patent-pending and fat-draining design enables users to cook multiple layers of food with 50 percent less grease and in a fraction of the time, while
also eliminating the need to tediously flip individual pieces of food. Banquettes are PFOA- and PTFE-free, scratch- and corrosion-resistant, and the stainless-steel
construction means the baskets are safe for dishwashers and metal grill tools. This inventive, stackable basket set is comprised of two multi-functional and multi-
positional nesting baskets, each of different heights, which feature removable and adjustable tops. Plus, the device’s patent-pending intertwining legs allow the |
baskets to be stacked and flipped in any direction and in one easy motion. Basquettes is the perfect present for both novice and experienced chefs and a great gift for the person who has everything.
Author Merilee Kern, MBA
Merilee Kern, MBA is an internationally-regarded brand strategist and analyst who reports on cultural shifts and trends as well as noteworthy industry change makers, movers, shakers, and innovators across all categories, both B2C and B2B. This includes field experts and thought leaders, brands, products, services, destinations, and events. Merilee is Founder, Executive Editor, and Producer of “The Luxe List” as well as Host of the “Savvy Living” lifestyle TV show that airs in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Atlanta, and other major markets on CBS, FOX, and other top networks; as well as the “Savvy Ventures” business TV show that airs nationally on FOX Business TV and
Bloomberg TV. As a prolific lifestyle, travel, dining, and leisure industry voice of authority and tastemaker, Merilee keeps her finger on the pulse of the marketplace in search
of new and innovative must-haves and exemplary experiences at all price points, from the affordable to the extreme. Her work reaches multi-millions worldwide via broadcast
TV (her own shows and copious others on which she appears) as well as a myriad of print and online publications.
Connect with her at www.TheLuxeList.com; www.SavvyLiving.tv; Instagram: www.Instagram.com/MerileeKern ; Twitter:www.Twitter.com/MerileeKern /
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/MerileeKernOfficial ; LinkedIN: www.LinkedIn.com/in/MerileeKern.
***Some or all of the accommodations(s), experience(s), item(s) and/or service(s) detailed above may have been provided or arranged at no cost to accommodate
if this is review editorial, but all opinions expressed are entirely those of Merilee Kern and have not been influenced in any way.***
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