The 50 Worst Food Gifts in the World

From bacon mugs and fat magnets to pizza forks and motorized ice-cream cones, 50 food-related gifts no one should be giving this holiday season

By Ashlea Halpern

December 3, 2013

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One hazard of being a so-called food person—or “foodie,” if you must—is that everyone buys you food-themed presents. Some of them are great; most of them are not. For every Le Creuset dutch oven you might score from a soulmate, we're guessing you get five pairs of Tabasco-themed boxer shorts from various aunts, uncles, and clueless secret Santas.

Since unfriending everyone in your life with bad taste seems a bit harsh, we instead recommend casually emailing them a link to this slideshow, featuring 50 of the world’s worst food gifts. Some are edible, others wearable, and all preposterous and unnecessary. If lame gifters still don't take the hint after that, unfriend away.

1/50
1. Ceramic Bacon Cooker
$15, qcidirect.com
2/50
2. Jagermeister Shotmeister Shot Dispenser
$300, amazon.com

3/50
3. Handy Gourmet Fat Magnet
$6; amazon.com
4/50
4. “Licence to Grill” Oven Mitt
$22, stuartgardiner.co.uk

5/50
5. Perfect Drink App-Controlled “Smart” Bartending System
$50, brookstone.com
6/50
6. Orange Felt Carrot Backpack
$145, etsy.com

7/50
7. Sip-N-Spoon
$13 for set of 6, diply.com
8/50
8. Sipatiniz Spill-Resistant Martini Party Glasses
$80 for four, amazon.com

9/50
9. The Authentic Twinkie Maker
$30, hammacher.com
10/50
10. The Dog Dicer
$13; dogdicer.com

11/50
11. Eat Fit Dumb-bell Cutlery
$145, thecheeky.com
12/50
12. Ross Patten Rice Cube
$15, uncommongoods.com

13/50
13. Pizza Fork
$8, stupidiotic.com
14/50
14. Trudeau Toast Tongs
$9; organizeit.com

Courtesy Outlaw Trading Co.
15/50
15. Bacon Soap
$14; outlawtradingco.com
16/50
16. Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker
$24; walmart.com

17/50
17. Obol, the Never-Soggy Cereal Bowl with SpoonIt
$15; brookstone.com
18/50
18. Lumigram Fiber Optic Placemats
$100 each; lumigram.com

19/50
19. The Dipr Cookie Dipper Spoon
$3; thedipr.com
20/50
20. Motorized Ice Cream Cones
$10 each; thisiswhyimbroke.com

21/50
21. Banana Clamp
$3, stupidiotic.com
22/50
22. 25-Pound Texas-Shaped Fruitcake
$250, gladysfruitcakes.com

Courtesy of Brookstone
23/50
23. SnackMan Motion-Activated Treat and Candy Dispenser
$40, brookstone.com
24/50
24. Meowy Christmas Coffee Tray
$45, cafepress.com

25/50
25. The Pop-Up Egg Maker
$30, hammacher.com
26/50
26. Norpro Nonstick Cake-sicle Pan
$15, amazon.com

27/50
27. Presto Pizzazz Pizza Cooker
$60, bedbathandbeyond.com
Courtesy of BigMouth
28/50
28. BigMouth Inc. Toilet Mug
$10, amazon.com

Courtesy of Sunbeam
29/50
29. Sunbeam Tasty Treats Dozen Donut Maker
$25, sunbeam.com
30/50
30. Brass Knuckle Meat Tenderizer
$15, stupid.com

31/50
31. The Wine Sippy Cup
$10, givesimple.com
32/50
32. The Messless Chocolate Milk Mixing Mug
$18, hammacher.com

Courtesy of stupid.com
33/50
33. Bacon Wallet
$12, stupid.com
34/50
34. Old-Fashioned Hot Dog Roller
$30, walmart.com

35/50
35. Stacy Borocz’s Baguette Slicing Board
$80, uncommongoods.com
36/50
36. Mama Walker’s Breakfast-Flavored Liquors in Blueberry Pancake, Maple Bacon, and Glazed Donut
$13 each, theliquorbarn.com

Courtesy Think Geek
37/50
37. Dragon Meat
$10, thinkgeek.com
38/50
38. 3-Tier Stainless Steel Chocolate Fondue Fountain
$45, walmart.com

39/50
39. Jobar International Boil Over Silicone Lid Safeguard
$9, amazon.com
Courtesy Spatulart
40/50
40. Spatulart Fried Egg Nylon Flex Turner
$10, jet.com

41/50
41. OXO Good Grips 3-in-1 Avocado Slicer
$14, kohls.com
42/50
42. Fork Chops
$5, theforkchopstore.com

43/50
43. Self-Stirring Mug
$19, thinkgeek.com
44/50
44. Pizza Cone Kit
$17 for set of 6, homedepot.com

45/50
45. Gummy Bears Sweater
$39, mrgugumissgo.bigcartel.com
46/50
46. StufZ Burger Stuffer
$10, walmart.com

47/50
47. Stone Wave Microwave Magic Cooker
$7, amazon.com
Courtesy of Mix Stix
48/50
48. Mix Stix Drum Stick Cooking Spoons Set
$10, retroplanet.com