12 DIY Food Kits We Love for All Skill Levels

For the easiest way to make lacto-fermented pickles at home, grab this DIY Pickling Kit from FarmSteady. Whether you prefer deli-style full sours and half sours, classic dills or fiery hot pickles, simply provide fresh cucumbers, dill and garlic and pair them with this kit that contains everything else needed to create a half-gallon batch.

For anyone who thinks there’s no better smell than fresh-baked cinnamon rolls, this FarmSteady kit is a sweet little weekend project. It comes with everything you need to whip up a batch of warm, gooey cinnamon rolls from scratch, making it a fun gift for brunch lovers, home bakers or anyone who enjoys a cozy kitchen moment. Just add a few pantry staples and get ready for sticky fingers, plenty of cinnamon sugar and a seriously delicious payoff.

For anyone who's ever dreamed of making fresh pasta from scratch, FarmSteady’s Semolina Pasta Making Kit makes it surprisingly fun and approachable. The kit comes with the essentials you need to mix, roll and shape your own homemade pasta. The best part? You'll end up with fresh pasta that tastes far more impressive than the effort it takes to make it.

Xiao long bao, or soup dumplings, are delicious to eat and equally fun to make when you have the right tools. The Chinese Soup Dumpling Kit gives you all the equipment you'll need to make your own, including a bamboo steamer, dumpling dough roller, a filling spatula and parchment paper rounds, along with a secret ingredient: agar agar powder. You'll be a soup dumpling master in no time with easy instructions and simple recipes.

Making your own sourdough bread has become all the rave in the past few years and isn't stopping anytime soon. Join in on the fun with this commercial-quality DIY kit. All the specialty baking equipment is included, including a proofing basket, bread lame, bench scraper and more. You'll also receive instructions on how to grow your own sourdough starter as well as a recipe to use with your tools to create delicious and tangy bread.

Some like it hot and for those that do, this hot sauce kit delivers. Filled with a variety of hot peppers, apple cider vinegar and spices paired with a variety of recipes and bottles, this box is fun to experiment with (and perfect for gift-giving).

You’ll find no corn syrup or food coloring in this DIY root beer kit. Instead, you'll receive a blend of sarsaparilla, birch bark, juniper berries and ginger root — the ingredients that go into real artisan root beer. Step-by-step instructions help you mix up the special blend, and in a few hours, you'll have hand-crafted soda.

Make your own Instagram-worthy rainbow bagels at home with this cooking kit from FarmSteady. In the box, you'll find a baking mix, yeast and gel food coloring to create these vibrant breakfast and brunch staples. Grab the kiddos to join in on the fun! They'll love eating their own creations.

There's nothing like fresh homemade tortillas and tortilla chips. This kit from Miami restaurant Taquiza comes with a tortilla press and masa, the main ingredient in fresh tortillas. At their restaurant, they make them and fry them like puffy chips called totopos, so naturally, the kit also comes with guacamole, salsa and queso for dipping. After all the ingredients are gone, the tortilla press can still be used for years to come.

Making pretzels is no easy feat, but this kit makes it simple to have delicious crisp on the outside and soft on the inside pretzels with your choice of salt, everything bagel seasoning or cinnamon topping in 90 minutes. And what's a pretzel without a good dip? The kit also includes ingredients and instructions to make beer cheese, too.

Making sushi can be a fun date night (or anytime) activity, especially if you have the right tools and the freshest fish. This kit from New York's Blue Ribbon Sushi comes with seasoned sushi rice, seaweed and a bamboo sushi mat, plus grade "A" tuna, salmon, hamachi and shrimp. Spicy mayo, scallions and all the fixings round out the kit which will yield four to five rolls. The sky's the limit with additional add-ons like fresh uni, caviar, toro, a sushi knife and more.

There's nothing like fresh fried churros straight from a food cart. With this kit, you can make the cinnamon sugar fried dough at home with a few simple steps. The kit includes a special churro piping bag, made to use over and over again, churro mix that just needs water, plus cinnamon sugar and a mix to make a chocolate dipping sauce.