Best gift cards for foodies who already own every pan and gadget

You know the type. They weigh their beans, own two cafetières and have firm opinions on oat milk that they'll share whether you asked or not. Buying for them is easy, as long as you don't try to pick the coffee.

A Cawa Gift Card goes straight to the source: beans, ground coffee and brewing kit, with values of €5, €10, €15 and €20. It's a handy one for a birthday, a thank you or a colleague who keeps the office machine going.

If they drink it at home and grab one on the way to work too, the All-in-1 Choice Gift Card lets them spread the amount across more than one shop. Some goes on a new bag of beans, some on a proper mug, the rest on a pastry with the morning flat white.

With coffee people, choice is the way to go. Their taste is specific, and it's rarely the same as yours.

Sort this one by what they drink, not by what you want to spend. The wine fan, the whiskey fan and the craft beer fan all have their own shelf and their own favourites, and most of them already know the bottle they're after.

A SuperValu Gift Card covers the bottle and the food that goes with it: a good red, a wedge of cheese, a loaf of brown bread for the table. That's the practical route, because they pick the wine they like rather than the one with the nicest label.

An M&S Gift Card suits the person who likes the nibbles as much as the glass: crackers, olives, a box of chocolates for after.

Whiskey works the same way. A whiskey fan can usually name the distillery, the age and the cask, so give them the budget and let them choose. The same goes for the beer fan. They know the brewery, and you don't need to.

Tins, trays, a stand mixer, good flour. Bakers get through a lot of kit and even more ingredients, especially around Christmas cake season or when the Halloween barmbrack is on the go.

A Lidl Gift Card covers the flour, butter, sugar and eggs that disappear by the kilo in a baker's house. SuperValu does the same job if there's one around the corner from them.

For the kit, a Homesense Gift Card is the one for loaf tins, mixing bowls, a cake stand or a nice set of tea towels. They browse and pick the piece they actually need.

That's the thing with bakers. A keen baker already has a view on which tin, which brand and which size, and buying it for them is a gamble. The same goes for anyone who likes to cook: they know their own kitchen, and there's only so much room in the drawer. Nobody needs a fifth spatula.

Even people who love to cook have weeks when they can't face it. That's when a night off beats any gadget.

A Just Eat Gift Card is for the curry, the pizza or the chipper on the evening nobody wants to wash a pot. Of all the cards here, this is the one that keeps them on the couch.

Would they rather sit at a table? A Milano Gift Card means pizza, pasta and a glass of something with someone else doing the washing up. A Nando's Gift Card does the same for a plate of chicken and a few sides.

They also work well as a dinner party gift. Bringing a takeaway card to the friend who just cooked for eight is a thank you they'll use the very next night.

Can't tell whether they're more coffee, wine or takeaway? Then don't choose. The All-in-1 Choice Gift Card lets them spread the amount over the places they like, anywhere from €10 to €500.

You can send it as an e-gift card by email within minutes, or hand it over as a physical card in a gift box with your own message. At checkout you decide whether it comes to you or goes straight to them.

For more cards that go out by email, have a look at our e-gift cards. Pick the amount, add a message, and let the foodie do the tasting!