13 Gifts Our Editors Want for Themselves

This is the simplest and best way we could think of to get you some cool holiday gift suggestions: it’s a list of all the stuff we want.

1. We love the imperfect—or, shall we say, “organic”—shape of this handmade stoneware serving bowl. Mondays “Everything Bowl,” $35

2. Bottle opener or jewelry? It’s the former, but we’d wear it. Fort Standard Crest Bottle Opener, $60

3. Ben Jacobsen harvests this flaky, briny finishing salt along the Oregon coast. Jacobsen Salt Co. Flake Finishing Salt, $13

4. Leave it to the Danes to design a thermal carafe that’s both super useful and super sleek. Stelton Vacuum Carafe, $75

5. If only our stockings had looked like these when we were little… Nadzhida’s Jurab Stockings, the Bootstrap Project, $60

6. The classic Whirley Pop is at once a kitchen tool and a toy. A teaspoon of oil, some cranks of the handle, three minutes on the stovetop, and you’ve got popcorn for 4 to 6 people. The Original Whirley Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper, $20

7. This heavy-duty wax apron is tough enough to handle home chores outside of the kitchen, plus it comes with a mini can of wax for touch-ups. (“Heavy-duty” doesn’t have to mean “ugly.”) Birdkage “Barley” Waxed Mini Bib Apron, $94

8. The good folks at Portland’s Olympic Provisions suggest that this salami be enjoyed with “copious amounts of Riesling, good music and good friends.” Done and done. Olympic Provisions Saucisson d’Alsace, $10

9. Kristin Donnelly, a former editor at Food & Wine magazine, makes these organic lip balms in her home kitchen. And we’ll never turn down an Old Fashioned. Stewart & Claire “Old-Fashioned” Lip Balm, $6

10. Yes, trivets can be cool. Japanese Brass Trivet, $72

11. We realize that $40 is a little silly for hand soap, but that’s why this is a gift, right? The finely milled Pumice in this scrub is the only thing that truly makes us feel clean after a long night of cooking…and scrubbing dishes. Aesop “Reverence” Aromatique Hand Wash, $39

12. For the hostest with the mostest, discerning taste included. Circle Horn Servers, $55

13. Enjoy a Moscow Mule the way it’s meant to be enjoyed: in a copper mug. (And then invite us over for one, okay?) Hammered copper Moscow Mule mug, $34