Stuck with what to get dad for Father’s Day? Food never fails! Check out our edible gift guide for inspiration.
Todenham Manor Farm is selling a big box of meat that should be a firm favourite for dads who love their barbecue (see above). Called 'The Cave Man Box', it's stuffed with with two 6oz burgers, a pair of 8oz sirloin steaks, two 6oz rump steaks and a choice of traditional sausages. It's been put together by expert butchers using traditional methods of hanging and cutting to produce the best quality meat.
Price: £46.99
Steak branding iron
This personalised steak branding iron is "the perfect gift for all men who enjoy taking charge of the barbecue". Sure, it doesn’t serve a practical purpose, but how cool would it be to eat a steak branded with ‘charred by dad’ written on it? It comes with a full set of letters to be slotted into the frame (we’ll leave the message up to you), and then all you need to do is heat it up on the barbecue before pressing into your steak.
Price: £30
It's vital that Dad has something to cook that meat on, and this fire bowl might be the answer, as it's a little more versatile than your average barbecue. You can use it to either to just heat the garden at the end of a long summer night, or earlier on to cook up hot dogs and burgers.
Price: £99
Who doesn't love a steaming hot mug of coffee? Fathers are no exception to the rule, and having a machine to do the hard work for him is just the ticket.
Use the loveFOOD coffee machine kitchen test to help decide on the best one.
Prices range from: £34.99 to £315
For a dad with green fingers as well as a love of spicy food, this hot chili and sweet pepper growing kit will be ideal. It comes with habanero, jalapeño and cayenne chili varieties, plus corno di toro rosso, etiuda and California wonder sweet pepper.
The pack also contains pots and peat, so he'll have everything he needs to get started.
Price: £13.50
Cheesemonger of the Year Andy Swiscoe is of the opinion that cheese makes a great Father's Day gift. He offers tips on selecting cheeses here. Why not supply a few wedges with a big box of crackers?
It's also good, he says, to serve a slab of fruitcake with any crumbly fresh cheese.
Price: Depends what you pick and where you buy.
Another perfect gift for a BBQ lover. These 'bear paws' look exactly like they sound and are designed to claw at large cuts of meat, shredding them down for your burgers and wraps. They’re an absolute must for pulled pork fans, and also come in handy when tossing salads. And as Firebox, who sell the claws, say: "You can pretend to be Wolverine’s smalled-clawed cousin" with these paws.
Price: £14.99
Does your dad like pies? Then consider buying him the Pie Pops kit, a bizarre invention which allows you to bake mini pies in a flash. Just use the cutter to press out the top and base of the pie from a sheet of dough, add your desired filling, seal the two sides together (remembering to wedge a lollipop stick in the bottom) then bake on the custom baking sheet. You can even display your mini pies on a stand when they’re done.
Price: £31
Held in the West Midlands (Stourbridge), this brew a beer day begins with an introduction to brewing techniques and takes you right through the process from preparation to tasting. Be prepared to mash, boil and pitch your own beer which will be bottled, personalised and presented to you at the end of a hard day’s work. A tasting session at a CAMRA award-winning pub and a platter lunch is included in the price.
Price: £99
British wine can be brilliant, so encourage your dad to make his own tipple in the back garden. This grapevine gift set comes with two ready-to-plant grape vines (one red, one white) to get a mini vineyard going, and the varieties have been specifically chosen to suit our climate. They can even be grown in pots, and full care and cultivation instructions are included.
Price: £44
This is a classic lovefood article that has been updated
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