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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great gifts for cold climates
Car battery jump starter 
[b]Car ice scraper/brush
Portable snow shovel for the car[/b]

Handy gifts
Set of Allen wrenches
Jeweler’s screwdriver set
Nonstandard batteries that fit smoke alarms
Multi tool that cuts through thick plastic blister packaging
Label maker 
Duct tape of different colors

Random entertaining stuff that is good to have on hand, but does not occur to people to buy
pie server
cheese knives
serving tongs
big platters and serving bowls
tiny spoons and forks for charcuterie
cocktail napkins and holder
Large serving utensils
Wine chiller[/quote]

these are great ideas! actually even better if in not-so-snowy climes--you never know when  you might need the snow scraper![/quote]

Speaking of cheese knives, has anyone ever bought/used a butter spreader with the little holes (Williams Sonoma has one). Looks cute but wonder if it's useful and also I hate to say many people nowadays buy tubs of whatever is not actually butter...[/quote]

A few years ago, I just gave up on the whole cold-butter struggle and started keeping my butter in a butter dish on the counter. (Used one of those butter bells with the water as a first half-measure, but I hated it.) I usually slice off a reasonable amount, but I’ve put out a whole stick before and taken up to a month to use it, and no problems so far. I do prefer salted butter for toast, which may factor in a little to the longevity. [/quote]

My idea gift, which doesn't exist AFAIK (a company was selling them in the UK some years ago but had problems with their roll out product and stopped) is a butter keeper that keeps it spreadable in hot AND cold temps. I have an old house, the kitchen is the coldest part (luckily small, so it warms up if I'm cooking or baking and does not have eat in space). I use a DIY version of the water bell in summer (but only keep a small amount out at a time), in the winter I sometimes put on the radiator with a folded towel underneath (so it doesn'tactually melt) or else just nuke a small piece for a few seconds, but a precision butter temp maintainer thing is the single use appliance I dream of. [/quote]

Can you just use one of those little zester kind of knives that make the little strips?[/quote]

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