For the one who cooks the Sunday roast: the juice groove board
The groove catches the juices from the meat, the table stays clean. It is the board for big gatherings and family meals, with or without a catch tray.
Christmas at the workshop
Kitchen gift idea: 8 handmade gifts for those who love to cook
Looking for a gift for someone who loves cooking, entertaining, or simply beautiful things? Here are eight ideas chosen from the workshop's shop, in Alsace: end-grain cutting boards, folding knives, the workshop balm.
- 8 ideas
- 1 copy of each piece
- 23 Nov. › 29 Dec.at the Koïfhus, Colmar
Unique piecesEngraving availableHandmade in Alsace
See the 8 ideas
A gift to keep
The best kitchen gifts are the ones you never buy for yourself
The best kitchen gifts are the ones you never buy for yourself, and then use every day. A handmade wooden cutting board is one of them: in end grain, it is kind to knives, takes on a patina over time and lasts for years.
All the boards come out of my workshop in Dambach-la-Ville. They combine beech, ash, cherry, maple, hornbeam and black walnut, wood from French forests: no two are alike. The piece shown for each idea is available today; if it sells, another of the same type takes its place.
The selection
8 handmade kitchen gift ideas
Sorted by use, from the big Sunday board to the small gift that goes with it.
For the one who cooks every evening: the plain board
The everyday format, about 40 cm, steady on the worktop: vegetables, meat, bread. The gift that gets used the very next day.
For the one who loves to entertain: the tapas board
Long and narrow, it runs across the table at aperitif time, laden with charcuterie, cheeses or crunchy vegetables.
For the lover of good bread: the board with handle
Pick it up with one hand, set it down in the middle of the table: for the morning bread, the evening cheese. It is easy to put away.
For the cheese platter: the drop board
A free-form shape, made to be passed around the table. It is as good for cutting as for presenting.
For the one who never goes anywhere without a knife: the Massu folding knife
A traditional Alsatian pocket knife, 8 cm blade, handle shaped by hand. For picnics, the market or the kitchen.
For the wine lover: the corkscrew folding knife
The same Alsatian knife, with a corkscrew: the gift for the one who always opens the bottle.
The small gift to go with it: the workshop balm
Organic plant oils and beeswax, nothing industrial: everything needed to feed a wooden board and keep it beautiful. The perfect companion to a board given as a gift.
Personalisation
The extra that changes everything: engraving
Each board can be fitted with an engraved plaque, fixed to the edge: a first name, a wedding date, “Grandma's table”. You enter the text on the board's product page when you order; allow a few extra days for the engraving.
This is what turns a beautiful board into a personalised gift: from then on, it belongs to one person only.
Budgets
A kitchen gift for every budget
Each product page shows the exact price of the piece. As every board is unique, the selection changes as pieces are sold.
For Christmas
Delivered to your door, or at the Colmar Christmas Market
- Delivery in France from€3.60
- Collection from the workshopFree
Every piece ships from the workshop in Dambach-la-Ville. Delivery in France from €3.60, free collection from the workshop. For Christmas, do not wait too long: each piece is unique, and once it is gone, it is gone.
Colmar Christmas Market
23 November 29 December 2026
Koïfhus, first floor
Place de l'Ancienne Douane, Colmar
- Monday to Thursday: 11 am to 7 pm
- Friday to Sunday: 10 am to 8 pm
The workshop is also setting up at the Colmar Christmas Market. The pieces on the stand are for sale on site and are not online: two ways to give, two selections.
Koïfhus dates and opening hours
Frequently asked questions
What budget should you plan for a handmade kitchen gift?
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What to choose for someone who already has everything in the kitchen?
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What gift for a man who loves to cook?
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Find the gift to give
The available pieces are online, each with its reference, wood species and dimensions. Once it is gone, it is gone.
