How many of you make up your own gift baskets to give during the holiday season? Every year I do 3-4 of them to give to various family members or friends and this year is no exception. While I’m not expert at doing it, I do find it a lot of fun, but it can be challenging on finding the right products too.

My mother is a big coffee drinker and loves having the best coffee accessories to go along with it. So, this year one of her gifts will be a coffee lovers gift basket that I’ll be putting together myself. Here’s what I’m putting together.

Coffee Lover’s Gift Basket

1 Gift Basket
2 Bags of Ground Coffee
Set of Stainless Steel Coffee Scoops
2 Coffee Mugs
Bottle of Flavored Creamer
Pack of Stir Sticks
K-Cup Filter

If you didn’t want to go that high in expense, you could simply do one bag of coffee, one coffee mug and a pack of coffee scoops.

One of the reasons I’m adding stainless steel coffee spoons to the gift basket is because for years my mom has only used regular spoons to measure out her ground coffee. Well, that’s not good because they’re not accurate. If you read ground coffee packages, they are always measured out in 1 tablespoon and 2 tablespoon measurements.

The 1EasyLife Endurance Stainless Steel Coffee Scoops Set (aka measuring spoons) is what I will be putting in mom’s gift basket, because they include those hard-to-find 1 Tbsp. and 2 Tbsp. scoops. Sure, you can easily find the 1 Tbsp. but you’ll rarely find the 2 Tbsp. scoop.

One of the reasons I love that particular set is because they are made out of food-grade stainless steel. We are totally getting away from plastic where chemicals can leech into your food & beverages. Next, the measurements are engraved into them and won’t wear off over time. Third, stainless steel holds up & looks beautiful for many years! It doesn’t warp or lose it’s shape like plastic! They are dishwasher-safe and are guaranteed to not rust, bend or break.

I think they’re beautiful with their “mirror finish” and I know my mother is going to appreciate them once I give them to her. You can pick up your own set by shopping on Amazon and they’re super affordable too!

I’ve got all of my goodies together and I’ll be heading out next weekend to find the perfect basket to present them in. Once I get her basket done, I’m thinking about making up a second one with a combination of coffee & tea for my neighbor.

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Have you all been seeing the new’s reports lately about improperly cooked foods making people sick? A few weeks ago I saw an hour long story about it on TV and frankly, I learned a lot by watching that particular program. I admit, for the most part, I’m very careful when preparing, cooking, baking or grilling food for my family. I do everything I can to make sure everything is clean and that our foods are cooked to the appropriate temperatures.

With all of that said, I knew it was time for me to get a digital thermometer and when I was offer the chance to review the Instant Read Thermometer Mister Chefer with LED Backlight I jumped right on it! I’m super excited to tell you a little bit about it today.

This one digital thermometer can be used while you’re grilling, with meats in the oven, while candy making and all sorts of other things you may be cooking or baking. One of the things I love about it is that it’s super easy to use! No learning curve needed with this one! The digital display is really easy to read, even without my glasses on!

You get an accurate reading within seconds! Plus the meat thermometer can accurately measure temperature in the range of -58 F to 572 F. There is an auto on/off button and if you forget to turn it off (after 10 minutes of inactivity), don’t worry, it will auto-shutoff to save your battery power (batteries included).

We’ve used it several times since receiving it: twice while grilling steaks, three times while baking poultry and I used it the other day when I was making some homemade fudge (for candy-making) and it worked perfectly each & every time!

When it comes to cleaning it, I don’t recommend submersing it in water. I take a clean wet cloth with a little bit of antibacterial liquid soap to clean my probe, rinse it and then I towel dry it. Super easy! There is a hanging lanyard that is attached to it, so I have mine hanging on a little hook inside my one cabinet door, to keep it handy but you could certainly store your’s in a drawer.

If you don’t own a meat thermometer, I highly recommend this one because it can be used when baking baked goods and for candy making too. Plus, it’s compact in size and doesn’t take up a lot of room. Finally, I found it to be extremely accurate with it’s temperature readings and I love that LED digital display. Yup, it’s a real winner in my book!

If you’re looking to purchase the Instant Read Thermometer Mister Chefer with LED Backlight and Talking Function – Best Digital Thermometer for Meat, Fish, Turkey, Steak, Grill, BBQ, Candy, Milk, Water, Food and Kitchen Cooking You can find it on Amazon and get it for a great price! I think every household should have a meat thermometer like this one, plus with the holidays coming up, it makes an affordable gift!

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