GIFT IDEAS Food lovers and cooks will eat these things up

There are hundred of items to choose from.
By MARY-KATHRYN CRAFT
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
For the food lover in your family or circle of friends, focus on the kitchen when choosing gifts for the holiday season.
There are hundreds of handy gadgets and tools out there designed to making cooking easy and adventurous.
We selected a handful of trendy, fun and useful kitchen-related gift ideas.
FONDUE POT
The cheese-melting, bread-dipping craze from the 1970s is still making a comeback. Fondue pots, complete with sauce dipping bowls and forks, are available at most kitchen specialty shops and department stores. Find pots made especially for desserts and cheese or spring for a larger pot that will cook meats and veggies, too. Electric fondue pots are also an option.
This gift will come in handy for winter entertaining.
Cost: $14.99 (at Target) to $149 (at Williams-Sonoma).
Where to find: Target, Wal-Mart, Williams-Sonoma; www.target.com, www.walmart.com, www.william-sonoma.com, www.bedbathandbeyond.com.
AUSTIN SPICE COMPANY'S CHILE GRILL
The flat, carbon steel grill has small holes just big enough to hold jalapeno peppers vertically. It fits on top of a gas or charcoal grill. Stuff peppers with cheese or other ingredients and roast. The grills will hold one or two dozen peppers and come shaped like armadillos, peppers, pigs and the state of Texas.
Cost: $24.95 to $49.95, depending on size,
Where to find: www.gourmetfoodmall.com or www.austinspice.com.
ARCTIC TWISTER
For the kids, there's Black and Decker's ice cream mixer, which allows you to swirl in favorite nuts, candies and other treats.
Add store-bought ice cream, sherbet or frozen yogurt to the machine and toss in toppings.
Turn the machine on, and pump out a soft, blended serving of ice cream and extras.
Cost: $45 to $55.
Where to find: Wal-Mart, Target, Bed Bath & amp; Beyond, Sear's or www.arctictwister.com.