| Picnic baskets are the best way to eat outdoors, and | | | | various dips, or a couple bottles of wine. |
| the great outdoors is the best place to eat. So why | | | | Picnic baskets are usually made from a wooden |
| not get a picnic basket as a gift for someone you love | | | | weave, such as willow or maple strips. They can also |
| or care for? Or how about one just for yourself? | | | | be made of rattan and solid wood with hinges and |
| Picnic baskets are great for taking to a baseball game, | | | | flaps. Others are made of nylon for full durability and |
| a public park, private garden, or just your living room on | | | | longevity. |
| a rainy day! They come in all shapes and sizes, all | | | | Picnic baskets range in price from about $10 for a |
| styles and tastes. You can buy them packed with | | | | simple, vintage-style, empty basket for full |
| dinner plates, bowls, silverware, mugs, corkscrews, | | | | customizability, to $200 or more for a picnic hamper. A |
| picnic blankets, cutting boards, glassware, and much, | | | | picnic hamper is a huge basket with handles to be |
| much more. | | | | carried by at least two people. The hamper can be |
| Or, if you need a way to pack the food itself, you can | | | | packed with dinnerware, napkins, and other objects, |
| buy a picnic basket that is already full of food. They | | | | along with a gigantic assortment of food that is sure to |
| come very simple, containing just the basic like cheese | | | | please your entire palate. |
| and crackers and a bottle of wine, or very luxurious | | | | No matter what you're looking for in a picnic basket, |
| and decadent. Gourmet picnic baskets can include, | | | | the possibilities are endless. So why not? Get outside |
| smoked salmon, caviar, a wide variety of cheeses and | | | | and dig in! |
| crackers, breads, jams and jellies, fruits and vegetables, | | | | |