Gramercy Food & Cocktail Smoker

A smoky cocktail is a good excuse to make staying in feel like an occasion. The Gramercy Food & Cocktail Smoker is a handheld infuser that uses wood chips to add cool smoke to drinks and prepared food indoors. Its sweet spot is the finishing touch: a cocktail, some charcuterie, or a cheeseboard that gets a little more attention than usual.

The kit includes wood chips, a cleaning brush, replacement parts, and a black velvet storage bag, so the accessories have somewhere to live besides the kitchen junk drawer. The smoker itself combines aluminum with sturdy plastic, with a chamber designed to hold the wood chips. We like that the bundle covers both the smoky bit and the cleanup afterward.

This suits the friend who takes hosting seriously but still wants to play with their food. It gives drinks or cheese a smoky twist right at the table, a small flourish instead of another elaborate recipe, and then you get back to the conversation.