The Best After-Christmas Deals on Our Favorite Kitchen Gear, Including Breville and Le Creuset

Featuring our favorite espresso machine and wok.

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Published December 26, 2024 07:00AM EST

Best After Christmas Kitchen Deals — Serious Eats

We always feel sad when the holidays are over. Our way to cope shouldn’t surprise you: cooking. And we’re constantly on the lookout for steals on our favorite kitchen gear—because the only thing better than a great espresso machine is getting it for less.

We sorted through pages of sales to find really, truly good deals after Christmas. Below are 24 of our top picks. All of them have been thoroughly tested and have the Serious Eats stamp of approval.

Top Editor-Recommended After-Christmas Deals

The Best Wok: Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok Pan
The Best, Under-$100 Coffee Grinder: OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder
A Cheap Milk Frother That Works: Zulay Milk Frother
A Good, Starter Vitamix Blender: Vitamix E310 Explorian Blender
The Best Nespresso Machine: Nespresso Vertuo Plus Coffee and Espresso Maker

The Best Wok: Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok Pan
Amazon
$65 $60 at Amazon
Our favorite wok emerged victorious test after test. It’s responsive to temperature changes (what you need when stir-frying) and its slick surface is easy to season. It also has a wooden handle that stays cool on the stovetop.
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The Best, Under-$100 Coffee Grinder: OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder
Amazon
$100 $75 at Amazon
If you’re still buying pre-ground coffee or using a blade grinder, we urge you to upgrade to a burr grinder. You’ll make better coffee and be able to switch between brew methods easily. Our top pick from OXO has a top you twist to adjust the grind setting and a single start-stop button. Oh, and it’s pretty cheap.
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An Excellent Dinnerware Set: Le Creuset Vancouver 16-Piece Dinnerware Set
Le Creuset
$312 $250 at Lecreuset.com
Le Creuset’s tableware never disappoints—not only is it beautiful, but it’s also incredibly durable. This on-sale version is a variation of our favorite dinnerware set. It comes with dinner plates, salad plates, soup bowls, and coffee mugs.
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The Best Espresso Machine for Beginners: Breville the Express Impress Espresso Machine
Amazon
$900 $800 at Amazon
If you’ve never used an espresso machine before, this is the model we’d steer you toward. It automates the trickiest parts of the espresso process, including grinding and tamping. Honestly, it’d be hard to make bad coffee with this machine.
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A Cheap Milk Frother That Works: Zulay Milk Frother
Amazon
$25 $17 at Amazon
With a stand for easy storage and a rounded body that’s comfortable to hold, we like this milk frother for cold foam. It works well with both dairy and non-dairy milk, too.
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A Good, Starter Vitamix Blender: Vitamix E310 Explorian Blender
Amazon
$380 $330 at Amazon
This isn’t the fanciest Vitamix blender, but it works well for smoothies and small batches of soups and sauces. It has simple controls, too (just a couple of switches and a dial). Considering some Vitamixes cost $600-plus, this is a good deal at just over $300.
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The Best Nespresso Machine: Nespresso Vertuo Plus Coffee and Espresso Maker
Amazon
$219 $153 at Amazon
Our favorite Nespresso machine couldn’t be easier to use: just insert a pod and push a button. It scans the coffee pod’s barcode and automatically brews the right size. It can make espressos, double espressos, gran lungos, and full cups of coffee.
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The Best Meat Thermometer: ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE
King Arthur Baking
$109 $82 at Thermoworks
You won’t find a faster, more accurate instant-read thermometer. The Thermapen ONE delivers readings in about a second and has many handy features, including an automatic backlight and a rotating screen.
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An Excellent Stand Mixer: KitchenAid Artisan Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
Amazon
$450 $382 at Amazon
Great for almost any baking recipe, this tilt-head stand mixer makes it easy to add ingredients and scrape down the sides of the bowl. We also like that its smaller size doesn’t gobble up countertop space. Right now, the Artisan’s nearly 30% off. (If you’re willing to spend more, our favorite bowl-lift stand mixer is also on sale.)
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Our Longtime Favorite Rice Cooker: Cuckoo Micom Rice Cooker
Amazon
$100 $65 at Amazon
This rice cooker has so, so, so many settings—including ones for long-grain rice, brown rice, glutinous rice, and germinated brown rice. It’s also a looker and has been our top pick for many years.
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An Excellent Cordless Immersion Blender: KitchenAid Cordless Hand Blender
Amazon
$130 $115 at Amazon
If you’ve ever used an immersion blender and been annoyed by the cord, then we’re happy to introduce you to one of our favorite cordless models. It performs well, has a removable pan guard, and has a charger that easily pops on and off. It's also more than 40% off.
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A Stainless Steel Pan Worth Scooping Up: All-Clad D3 Stainless Steel Fry Pan
Amazon
$240 $130 at Williams Sonoma
This is a classic, durable stainless steel pan that many Serious Eats editors have and love. It’s responsive and quick to heat, and the gently sloped sides funnel steam upward to ensure proper browning. No more flabby, wan steaks! The 12-inch version is currently $110 off.
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One of the Best Personal Blenders: Nutribullet Pro 900 Personal Blender
Amazon
$110 $88 at Amazon
We get it: Sometimes, you just want a small blender for smoothies. In that case, we highly recommend a personal blender. This Nutribullet is one of our top picks and has a spacious, 32-ounce blending cup and a blade base that easily twists on and off.
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The Best Pepper Mill: Peugeot Paris Pepper Mill
Amazon
$62 $34 at Amazon
A good pepper mill will change your life. Seriously: Freshly cracked peppercorns have much more pep and verve than pre-ground ones. With its six clearly marked settings, this elegant pepper mill from Peugeot makes it easy to home in on your ideal grind size. Snap up our favorite mill for 32% off and get cracking (pepper, that is).
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The Best Cold Brew Coffee Maker: OXO Brew Compact Cold Brew Maker
Amazon
$35 $28 at Amazon
Our favorite cold brew maker couldn’t be easier to use. The OXO brewer has clear markings for beans and water, and once the cold brew’s finished steeping, you just set the brewer on top of the small, glass carafe and it automatically starts filtering. Now on sale for under $30, it’s also easy to stash in the fridge and has a useful cork stopper.
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A Good, Budget-Friendly Bread Machine: Cuisinart Bread Maker
Amazon
$130 $116 at Amazon
Bread machines can be very expensive. This Cuisinart model is the cheapest of our top picks. It baked consistently good bread and we thought the mixing and kneading features worked particularly well and developed nice dough strength.
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The Best Slow Cooker for Cozy Meals: GreenPan Elite 8-in-1 Electric Slow Cooker
Amazon
$250 $160 at Amazon
A good slow cooker should hold its heat for the duration of cooking time, ensuring perfectly tender results (and keeping the meal in a safe temperature range). And, in our tests, this winner from GreenPan delivered: It produced creamy beans and fall-apart pork shoulder. It was also easy to use and program and has a variety of functions, including browning/sautéing and simmering. For $90 off, we think it’s a great investment just in time for cozy food season.
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FAQs

Where can you find after-Christmas kitchen equipment deals?

Retailers like Amazon, Williams Sonoma, Breville, and more are offering great deals post-Christmas.

Why We’re the Experts

Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm is an associate editorial director at Serious Eats, where she’s been since 2021.
She previously worked at America’s Test Kitchen, Food52, and The Kitchn and has been testing gear professionally for more than six years.
Grace Kelly is an editor at Serious Eats.
She specializes in reviewing kitchen equipment and has been doing so for the site since 2022.
We’ve rigorously tested (and re-tested!) all of our recommendations here.