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Prime Day is here yet again — and as ever, so am I, to help you sift through the many, many deals. My area of expertise is the kitchen, so for the next two days I’ll be focused on rounding up all the cookware, small appliances, and tools that are worth buying. (Meanwhile, my colleagues are covering tech, beauty, fashion, and more.)
Events like this are great for grabbing any long-sought-after big-ticket items, as well as for stocking up on essentials. This time of year you’d also be wise to do some early holiday shopping. But going through the pages and pages of markdowns can be overwhelming, and it’s not always clear what deals are actually good. That’s where I come in. Through years of testing and talking to pros, I know which products are worthwhile from the get-go. I’ve found the discounted gems, scrolling and price-comparing as I go to make sure each item here is truly a steal.
I’ve included some of the top picks from my Best in Class reviews, like a couple of reliable coffee makers and blenders (both an ultra-powerful Vitamix and our very favorite personal blender). I dug deep into our archives to find the items that professional chefs and avid home cooks have recommended to me over the years, and added some tried-and-true reader favorites. In every case, I made sure the sale was truly worthwhile, which means the vast majority of items I’ve pulled are more than 20 percent off, sometimes much more — and when less than that, there’s a compelling reason I’ve included it. I’ll be updating this post consistently until Prime Day is over on Wednesday, adding new deals as I find them, so make sure to keep checking back.
Deals I personally think are the best
The discounts on small appliances are looking especially strong this Prime Day. Here, I’ve pulled three favorites — all of which come highly recommended by multiple experts I’ve talked to over the years, and all of which I’ve used myself in my own kitchen. Balmuda’s steam oven creates a moist environment for breathing new life into day-old leftovers (in a way a regular toaster oven could never dream of). Nutribullet’s personal blender is nearly as powerful as a full-size machine but way easier to handle, clean, and store. And KitchenAid’s stand mixer has been the tried-and-true for decades for a reason.
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$244
$349 now 30% off
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$75
$125 now 40% off
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Appliances
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KitchenAid Artisan Mini Mixer with Flex Edge Beater
$350
$450 now 22% off
$350
KitchenAid’s stand mixer — widely considered the best in this category — is one of those items I tell people never to buy at full price. It often goes on sale during these big events. So, if you’ve been eyeing one, now’s your moment.
Read more: The Best Stand Mixers
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KitchenAid 7-Speed Digital Hand Mixer
$75
$95 now 21% off
$75
If you don’t bake enough to warrant splurging on the full-size model, KitchenAid’s hand mixer will still get you far. It’s quite powerful — maybe not powerful enough for bread doughs, but it should take care of all cakes and cookies perfectly well. Plus, it’s much easier to store and clean.
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Balmuda the Toaster
$244
$349 now 30% off
$244
All of Balmuda’s products (including their kettle and coffee maker) are on sale for Prime Day. But I’m most excited about the fantastic steam toaster oven, which makes good toast, but is especially supreme at reheating leftovers and day-old pastries.
Read more: The Best Toaster Ovens
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Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker – 6-Quart
$65
$110 now 41% off
$65
The Instant Pot is marked down quite a bit, which makes it a good time to re-up if yours is looking a little worse for the wear.
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Hamilton Beach 8-Cup Food Processor
$33
$61 now 47% off
$33
For basically $30, this Hamilton Beach food processor seems like a great bet to me. It might not have the lasting power of the classic Cuisinart, but it’s a fraction of the price, with great reviews. I also like the 8-cup size; it falls somewhere between a mini and the larger ones on the market.
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Zojirushi Micom 3-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer
$137
$200 now 32% off
$137
This is a smaller version of our very favorite rice cooker (but for the record, it still makes a lot of rice). It has the same “fuzzy logic” as its larger counterpart — a built-in microcomputer that can sense how your rice is cooking and adjust the time and temperature to get a perfect result every time. I don’t totally understand the mechanics, but it works.
Read more: The Best Rice Cookers
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Instant Vortex 5.7QT Air Fryer Oven Combo
$75
$140 now 46% off
$75
Instant makes great air fryers. This heavily discounted one is similar to our best overall pick (it just has slightly different settings and comes without the clear window at the front).
Read more:The Best Air Fryers
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Vitamix 5200 Blender
$350
$500 now 30% off
$350
Vitamix has fancier blenders than the 5200 — but I love this model (even when it’s not on sale). It’s classic, simple, and runs on variable control so you can really dial how fast you want the blades to turn. Overall it has fewer bells and whistles (a positive thing in my book) but is no less powerful for it.
Read more: The Best Blenders
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Nutribullet Pro 900
$75
$125 now 40% off
$75
Here’s another great item with another notable discount: the Nutribullet personal blender. It’s strong enough to emulsify salad dressing, chop pestos, make herb oils, blitz pasta sauces, and more. Honestly, I pull my small-size model down more often than my big one because it’s much easier to manage but can still pulverize extremely well. Strategist managing editor Kelsie Schrader and a couple of pro cooks I’ve talked to rely on their Nutribullets for smoothies, too.
Read more: The Best Personal Blenders
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Krups Belgian Waffle Maker with Removable Plates
$70
$100 now 30% off
$70
Krups’ waffle maker is extremely reliable, recommended by recipe developer and cookbook author Jessie Sheehan, who says hers hasn’t lost any of its nonstick surface despite years of use. Strategist senior editor Winnie Yang is another fan, noting that setting four yields perfectly browned, crisp waffles with still-tender interiors.
Read more: The Best Waffle Makers
Cookware and tools
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Field Company 10-Inch Cast Iron Skillet – No.8
$132
$165 now 20% off
$132
I recently wrote about how splurging on a more expensive cast-iron skillet is worth it — and I’d say even more so at 20 percent off. Field Company’s is one I own and love myself, thanks to its super smooth surface that’s easy to maintain.
Read more: Good Cheap Cast Iron Exists, But the Expensive Stuff Is Worth It
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Caraway Roasting Pan
$172
$215 now 20% off
$172
If you plan to host at all during the holidays, consider Caraway’s roasting pan, on sale for 20 percent off. It can hold big cuts of meat and whole chickens, and if you take the rack out, it’s a great vessel for cooking lots of vegetables at a time. The ceramic stainless steel interior also makes it a breeze to clean up.
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J.A Henckels Fine Edge Pro Sharpening Steel
$13
$20 now 35% off
$13
I recommend getting your knives professionally sharpened once or twice a year — but this $13 sharpening steel will help maintain those blades in between.
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OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Mixing Bowl Set
$24
$30 now 20% off
$24
Nesting mixing bowls are real workhorses. Use them for mixing (as the name suggests), tossing, baking, marinating, scrap collection as you cook, and so much more. These ones have a bottom that prevents them from slipping around and a pour spout, too.
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J.A. Henckels 15-Piece Premium Quality Knife Set
$107
$150 now 29% off
$107
This comprehensive J.A. Henckels knife set is one we always recommend — and it’s one of our readers’ favorites whenever it’s marked down for Prime Day. It comes with every style of blade you could possible need, plus a sharpening steel, kitchen shears, and a full set of steak knives.
Read more: The Best Knife Sets
Coffee
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Mr. Coffee Simple Brew 12-Cup Switch Coffee Maker
$35
$54 now 35% off
$35
Mr. Coffee machines get the rep of being what you find in a crappy office kitchen — but even the pros use it. If you’re not quite ready to splurge on a higher-end model, it’s a reliable bet (especially when 35 percent off).
Read more: The Best Coffee Makers
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De’Longhi Nespresso Vertuo Next Coffee and Espresso Maker
From $116
$179 now 35% off
From $116
If you prefer the ease of a pod-based coffee machine, we like Nespresso. This compact one makes coffee and espresso at the touch of a single button.
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Krups Adjustable Burr Grinder
$53
$66 now 20% off
$53
Coffee grinders are notoriously expensive, but the Krups is a solid place to start if you’re not ready to take the plunge on one that’s several hundred dollars. (That’s the case even at full price, but of course even more so now that it’s marked down.) I’ve used it myself with great results, and Strategist associated editor Jeremy Rellosa has one at home, too.
Read more: The Best Coffee Grinders
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Zojirushi Stainless Mug
From $20
$30 now 33% off
From $20
Zojirushi’s travel mug (which can also be used as a water bottle) is one of the greats, endorsed to me by many experts over the years. It keeps liquid at temperature (hot or cold) for hours and hours, is leakproof, and fits in cupholders.
Read more: The Best Travel Mugs
Miscellaneous
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Caraway Cutting Board Set
$196
$245 now 20% off
$196
Caraway’s cutting boards — which are on sale in this set of three sizes — are great. In fact, I pull the middle one out more than any other board I own. They strike the perfect balance of being sturdy but not so thick and heavy that they’re cumbersome to use and wash.
Read more: The Best Cutting Boards
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Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Dish Soap
$9 for 3
$13 now 35% off
$9 for 3
My personal favorite thing to do on Prime Day is stock up on all the stuff I buy throughout the year anyway, like laundry detergent, floss, and Mrs. Meyer’s dish soap.
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Simplehuman Kitchen Compact Steel Frame Dish Rack
$67
$80 now 16% off
$67
This Simplehuman dish rack isn’t discounted by a ton, but if you need one, a professional organizer called it “the Rolls-Royce” of the category.
Read more: The Best Dish Racks
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Stasher 100-Percent-Silicone Reusable Food Bag
From $10
$13 now 23% off
From $10
We’ve been recommending Stasher bags for years, and our readers always buy them in droves. They’re a great alternative to single-use plastic (and even reusable plastic, for that matter).
Read more: The Best Food Storage Containers
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