Megan McArdle, Columnist

The Annual Kitchen Gift Guide for a Brave New World

New look, new products, same annual tradition: helping you buy the right tool for every cook you know.

Making cooking great, all the time.

Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

The bells are jingling … the holly is sprigging … there are pine needles everywhere. That must mean it’s time for your annual kitchen gift guide.

In previous years, I’ve organized this by price, but after the political earthquakes this year, everything has been shaken up, including the gift guide. This year the organizing principle is “What sort of cook are you shopping for?” There are many, many different sorts of cooks, and our rule is “To each according to their ability, to each according to their needs …” (Unless otherwise stated, products are available at Amazon.com.)