Christmas gift ideas for the old man cave

With all the cool games, sports, movies, TV shows Skype and live chats going on in hyper speeds these days and in the future. The new Xbox one console from Microsoft will modernize the old man cave. This powerful entertainment system makes instantly switching between playing and reviewing with friends via Skype the latest and greatest version of games like Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed, or Madden NFL-25 a snap.

I believe we will all agree there is one undeniable fact, men regardless of age or interests all crave their favorite snacks. After all, men do need to keep up their strength and ninja like reflexes while showing off their gridiron skills, battling their nemesis, or racing around the world of GTA5. All that hooping, hollering and jumping up and down like a mad man is hard work, requiring frequent replenishing of calories too keep up a man’s competitive edge, right.  

In the spirit of doing what we can to keep potential mess making to a minimum, buy your man a hotdog cooker like the Waring Pro, HDG150 professional hot dog griller. Grill up to six hotdogs in six minutes, bratwurst, smoked sausages, and Kielbasa takes a little longer. Cooked to perfection every time, and as an added bonus, your man can easily warm his favorite hotdog buns or roll atop the hotdog grill polycarbonate cover without the need of fussing over an outdoor gas or charcoal grill.

While we are on the subject of keeping the mess out of the microwave, here is a great gift idea for you. Buy your man a real popcorn machine, the Great Northern electric popcorn popper that uses the perfect size 8-oz kettle. Popping large amounts of popcorn couldn’t get any easier.

How easy you ask, only 5-easy steps.

1. Plug the Great Northern electric popcorn popper into a standard 120-volt household receptacle.

2. Flip the switch that turns on the deluxe 860-watt 8-oz popcorn kettle, and give it a few minutes to heat up.

3. Use just enough oil generously covering the bottom of the kettle say about 1/8-inch or the thickness of a slice of the individually rapped American cheese, we like Coconut oil, into the pre-heated kettle and let the oil heat up.

4. Add one 8-oz cup full of popping corn into the pre-heated kettle and turn the switch on that powers the built in stirring thingy that keeps the popcorn moving for better popping.

5. after the popcorn finishes popping, (when popping sound slows to more than 5-seconds between pops). Go ahead, dump the kettle full of popped corn, turn on the warmer, and then watch the smiles as he and his crew enjoys the best homemade, movie style popcorn they ever tasted.    

Cleanup is easy too; just follow the care and cleaning instructions that come with the popcorn popper and nacho cheese warmer for the easiest and quickest method.

Like the hand and glove thing, there are certain snack and beverages that simply go great together. Cold beer for many an old man is a must. Where for our underage man cave visitors and tea totters soft drinks are more to their liking. As our old Nan and his guests enjoyed huge quantities of spicy cheese-smothered nachos, walking tacos, hot buttered popcorn and other such junk foods on game day, movie night and a gaming marathon. We should take steps to ensure they always have a ready supply of their favorite hot and cold drinks.

This year buy your old man a mini fridge that will be the envy of all his friends, and keep them out of your kitchen in the bargain. The Danby stainless steel beverage center holds up to 120 12oz beer and soda cans. Behind a lockable full view glass door, that both keeps the kids out of the old man’s cold beer, and looks great in the wet bar.