15 Cooking Kits for Anyone Who Wants to Learn a New Skill in 2024
Updated: Apr. 21, 2024
From bagels to burrata, these cooking kits offer everything you need to whip up tasty treats.
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Here’s the thing: You don’t have to be a skilled chef or take an expensive cooking course to make your favorite foods at home. Thanks to the rise of food subscription boxes and cooking kits, you get everything you need—from the ingredients to the tools—in a convenient, delivered-to-your-door box.
Want to master the art of bagel baking? Dreaming of becoming an amateur sushi chef? From baking boxes to cooking kits for kids, these kits help you master an array of culinary delights.
Cheese Kit
The only thing that elevates a cheese board more than one of these chic charcuterie boards? A spread of homemade burrata, mozzarella, goat, mascarpone and ricotta on top. Make your own fromage with this beginner-friendly cheese making kit. All you have to provide are the meat and crackers.
Sushi Kit
Whether your go-to sushi order is a classic California roll, a refreshing veggie roll or something else entirely, learn how to make it with this highly rated sushi making kit. Inside, you’ll find all the makings of a five-star sushi chef, including a natural bamboo mat, bazooka and avocado slicer. It’s one of the best cooking kits for adults who want to take their culinary skills to the next level.
Bread Kit
Baking bread from scratch is tedious at best and downright intimidating at worst. Fear not—this bread making kit teaches you how to make a homemade loaf for dinner tonight. As one of the best cooking kits, it comes with tools for mastering your loaf like a proofing basket, bench scraper, bread lame with five blades and beyond. File it under gifts for beginner bread bakers.
Margarita Cocktail Kit
It’s five-o’clock somewhere, which means it’s time to break out the tequila. As one of our favorite cocktail kits, this make-your-own-margarita kit has the essentials for a fruity mixed drink from a cocktail shaker and jigger to a citrus squeezer and margarita recipes on tap. Now it’s time to plan a taco board night!
Confetti Cake Pop Kit
For a mini sweet treat, you really can’t go wrong with a cake pop (or two or three). Skip the coffee counter and bake up your own confetti cake pops with this cake pop kit. Not only is it kid-friendly for little ones to get involved, it’s plant-based and allergen-free, so you can feel better about indulging. It’s a win-win!
Hot Sauce Kit
Warning: This cooking kit is about to get hot. There are a lot of quality hot sauce brands, but none are as customized as making your own. With four different types of peppers including chipotle, habanero and ghost peppers plus seven spicy recipes, this hot sauce kit brings the heat to any dish.
Mochi Ice Cream Kit
Arguably one of the best Japanese desserts out there, mochi is a chewy bite of ice cream coated in sweet rice dough. Try your hand at the bite-sized treat with this easy-to-use mochi kit, which comes with green tea and cocoa options. Note: You’ll have to provide your own ice cream.
Bagel Kit
Cooking kits for kids are a fun way to get your little one helping out in the kitchen. This cute bagel kit is a win-win for both you and your kiddo: They learn basic culinary skills while you get delicious made-from-scratch bagels for on-the-go breakfasts. Just make sure to have a healthy stock of cream cheese on hand.
Mama O’s Kimchi Kit
Ah, kimchi: You either love it or you hate it. If you’re in the former camp, you can make your own with this DIY kimchi kit. Brooklyn-based chef Khadeem Oh worked with his mama to develop the kimchi paste, so you can trust it’s about to be some of the best kimchi you’ve ever tasted. It comes with a packet of kimchi paste and a sturdy jar for fermenting. We recommend using it to whip up a kimchi grilled cheese sandwich.
French Raspberry Macarons Kit
Un macaron, s’il vous plait. Bring the sights and smells of a Parisian bakery to your kitchen with this DIY cookie kit for making French macarons that are as pretty as they are delicious, thanks to the tart raspberry filling. Note that you’ll need an electric mixer and food processor for the recipe.
Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Kit
You can’t go to the mall without smelling the nostalgic, mouthwatering scent of an Auntie Anne’s pretzel. Fortunately, making soft pretzels at home isn’t as difficult as you might think—especially with this soft pretzel kit that contains all the ingredients for copycat Auntie Anne’s twists. Can you smell the buttery goodness?
Pasta Art Kit
Taste the rainbow—in the form of spaghetti, farfalle and the like with this creative pasta kit. With vegetable- and plant-based dyes, you’ll turn your everyday bowl of pasta into a colorful creation worthy of Instagram. Top it with these savory homemade pasta sauces.
Chocolate Truffle Kit
Skip the fancy chocolates and make your own truffles with this luxe DIY kit. It includes enough ingredients to make 18 luxurious truffles with delicious toppings and mix-ins like cookie crumbs, espresso and marshmallows. The hardest part is deciding who you’ll share the sweets with (if you dare).
Fon-Donuts Kit
Why settle for one dessert when you can have two? Enter the Fon-Donuts kit, which, as the name suggests, offers the makings of apple cider donuts to dip in homemade chocolate fondue. Talk about indulgent! If you need more donuts for dunking, try these donut recipes.
Fortune Cookie Kit
Yes, you can recreate your favorite carryout order in your own kitchen with cooking kits. And yes, it tastes just as good as the real thing. Start with one of these tasty Chinese food recipes and finish off your meal with a homemade treat courtesy of this fun fortune cookies kit. Bonus: You’re in control of the fortune.
Originally Published: February 10, 2023
