What is in a Picnic Basket Set?

Picnic baskets today can sometimes come with items already in them. This is what turns an ordinary picnic basket into a picnic basket set. More specifically they come with enough items to serve a certain amount of people. The more common baskets serve 2 or 4 people. There are also picnic basket sets for 6 available which are less common. Now think for a second all the items you need for a picnic. I’m sure you are thinking of a few items that come in the majority of the sets. Some of the more common items included are plates, cups, silverware, and napkins. They are all found in most sets as you would expect. The plates and cups are often ceramic but can also come in plastic in your cheaper sets. In a few sets the cups come in stainless steel with a stainless steel thermos. The silverware, like the cups and plates, also sometimes come in the form of plastic ware. When it comes to the napkins they often times come in a design to match the picnic basket. These are all items you would already need whether they were included with the basket or not. Some other items you may not have thought about as they may not pertain to your kind of picnics.

If you didn’t think of a cheese and wine picnic you probably didn’t think of these next few items. A lot of people enjoy having cheese and wine at their picnics. It was this reason that picnic basket sets sometimes incorporate items like wine glasses, bottle openers, cheese cutting board and knife. Some of the more lavished sets even come with a wine bottle bag and actual bottle. The bags generally match the baskets design much like the napkins.

An item that you may have missed is something that every kitchen has and needs. Salt and pepper can give a meal that extra flavor it needs and can be very useful at a picnic. Some of today’s picnic basket sets include this possible overlooked item. If you need some flavor it’s there for you. One last item that you probably didn’t associate as coming with a picnic basket is answered by asking yourself where will I be spending all of my picnics? If you are picturing going to the park and sitting on the picnic tables you probably didn’t think of this item. Picnic Blankets are sometimes strapped to the picnic basket themselves so you never forget this important picnic item. Having a picnic blanket or not could really change the feel of the picnic depending on where it is located.