Prime Day Is Tomorrow—Here Are the Best Early Kitchen Deals You Can Get Right Now

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Updated July 15, 2024 11:54AM EDT

Amazon Prime Day Deals — Serious Eats / Kevin Liang

In case you haven’t heard, Amazon announced its Prime Day dates…and they start tomorrow (July 16 and 17!). There are bound to be deals, steals, and sales aplenty. Suffice it to say, we’re excited. Just like you, dearest reader, we wait all year to grab the Vitamix we’ve been eying, the kitchen towels we love for less than a dollar a piece, and an espresso machine that’ll fuel equipment reviews and recipe testing for years to come.

The good news is that you don’t have to wait for Prime Day. There are some truly excellent deals already out there. We should know: We sorted through pages and pages of sales to bring you 19 that we think are worth buying.

Editor’s Picks: A Quick Look at Our Favorite Deals

The Best Ice Cream Maker: Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker Machine
The Best Coffee Grinder for Most People: OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder
The Absolute Best Blender: Vitamix 5200 Professional-Grade Blender
The Best Sous Vide Machine: Breville Joule Turbo Sous Vide Machine
A Great Entry-Level Espresso Machine with a Built-In Grinder: Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine
The Best Wok: Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok Pan
The Best Gas Grill: Weber Spirit II E-310 3-Burner Gas Grill
A Great Cooler: Yeti Tundra Haul
The Best Air Fryer Toaster Oven: Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro
One of Our Favorite (Cheap!) Chef’s Knives: Mercer Culinary Genesis 8-Inch Chef’s Knife
A Pellet-Powered Pizza Oven: Ninja WoodFire Outdoor Pizza Oven
Another Great Sous Vide Machine: Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker
The Best Vacuum Sealer: Anova Precision Vacuum Sealer Pro
The Best Stand Mixer for Casual Bakers: KitchenAid Artisan Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
The Best Budget Variable Electric Kettle: OXO Brew Adjustable Temperature Kettle
A Pasta Maker That's Super Easy to Use: KitchenAid Stand Mixer Attachment Pasta Roller & Cutter
One of Our Favorite Food Processors: Breville Sous Chef Pro 16 Cup Food Processor
The Best Budget Instant Pot: Instant Pot Duo Plus
The Best Foolproof Rice Cooker: KitchenAid Grain and Rice Cooker

The Best Ice Cream Maker: Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker Machine
Amazon
$70 $50 at Amazon
This is our longtime favorite ice cream maker...and we can't recommend it enough. It has simple controls, churns quickly, and makes great ice cream, gelato, and sorbet. Plus, right now, it's $50.
We Tested 16 Ice Cream Makers to Find Ones That Made Creamy Ice Cream and Sorbet
Serious Eats / Eric Miller
The Best Coffee Grinder for Most People: OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder
Amazon
$100 $80 at Amazon
A top recommendation of ours for many years, the OXO is the cheapest coffee grinder we can really get behind. It has 15 adjustable settings (plus micro settings), simple controls, and a large catch bin. If you’re still using a blade grinder or—gasp!—buying pre-ground coffee, the OXO will be a huge step up.
We Tested 18 Coffee Grinders to Find the Best Ones for Drip, Espresso, Pour-Over, and More
Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
The Absolute Best Blender: Vitamix 5200 Professional-Grade Blender
Amazon
$550 $405 at Amazon
We’ve quite actually recommended this Vitamix blender since 2014 when Kenji first reviewed it. Its tapered jar sucks ingredients down into its blades, creating a vortex that produces super-smooth sauces, purees, smoothies, etc, etc, etc. Its controls are simple, too: just a couple of switches and a dial. It’s everything you need and nothing you don’t—and it’s 26% off.
Which Vitamix Blender Should You Buy? We Compared (Almost) All of Them
Serious Eats / Will Dickey
The Best Sous Vide Machine: Breville Joule Turbo Sous Vide Machine
Amazon
$250 $200 at Amazon
This is truly the best sous vide machine money can buy. It's sleek and has a magnetic base so it can stand upright in, say, a Dutch oven. Its app is packed with helpful tutorials and recipes and is incredibly easy to use, too.
We Tested 22 Sous Vide Machines (Immersion Circulators)—Here Are Our Favorites
Serious Eats / Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
A Great Entry-Level Espresso Machine with a Built-In Grinder: Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine
Amazon
$750 $550 at Amazon
We describe this machine best here: "The Barista Express is Breville’s most popular espresso machine, and it’s easy to see why. It’s a simple, straightforward model with a built-in grinder." In general, we're huge fans of Breville's espresso machines: They make it very easy to make great coffee at home. You can snag this one for $200 off right now.
Which Breville Espresso Machine Should You Buy? We Tested a Whole Lot of Them
Serious Eats / Nick Simpson
The Best Wok: Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok Pan
Amazon
$70 $59 at Amazon
Pre-seasoned and with solid heat responsiveness (what you need for stir-frying), our favorite flat-bottomed, carbon steel wok is reasonably priced and has a slick surface. We like its wooden handle that stays cool even on high heat and its extra helper handle.
To Find the Best Woks for Stir Frying and More, We Smoked up Our Kitchen
Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
The Best Gas Grill: Weber Spirit II E-310 3-Burner Gas Grill
Amazon
$639 $569 at Amazon
If someone were to ask us, generally, what gas grill they should get, the Weber Spirit II E-310 would be our answer. It has three burners, two side tables, tool hooks, and two large wheels for easily moving it. In our tests, it ignited easily every single time. Plus, you’ll get Weber’s truly phenomenal customer service.
To Find the Best Gas Grills, We Spent More Than a Month Testing 14 of Them
Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
A Great Cooler: Yeti Tundra Haul Cooler
Amazon
$425 $298 at Amazon
This Yeti cooler is a Serious Eats editor favorite. It has excellent cold retention, rugged durability, large, smooth-rolling wheels, and a spacious interior. Right now, it's more than $100 off.
The Best Air Fryer Toaster Oven: Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro
Amazon
$400 $299 at Amazon
This air fryer toaster oven blew every other model away in our tests. It produced perfectly browned fries and chicken wings with crispy, crackling skin. Its bigger size is helpful, too, and its digital screen and control dials are easy to use. Also, it's currently $100 off!
To Find the Best Air Fryer Toaster Ovens, We Went Through 12 Pounds of French Fries
Serious Eats / Nick Simpson
One of Our Favorite (Cheap!) Chef’s Knives: Mercer Culinary Genesis 8-Inch Chef’s Knife
Amazon
$60 $40 at Amazon
With a grippy, rubber handle and a super, super sharp blade, this is a steal of a chef’s knife. We’ve recommended it for many years and it’ll serve you well for slicing and dicing.
We Sliced, Diced, and Chopped with 33 Chef’s Knives to Find the Best Multitaskers
Serious Eats/Dera Burreson
A Pellet-Powered Pizza Oven: Ninja WoodFire Outdoor Pizza Oven
Amazon
$400 $300 at Amazon
This is like a hybrid between a pizza oven and a pellet grill. In our tests, it didn’t get as hot as our other winners, but it yielded nice, slightly smoky pies. It has a range of other settings, too, like roasting (we’re interested in trying a whole chicken in it). We also liked its clearly labeled digital control panel.
To Find the 5 Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens, We Churned Out Pie After Pie
Serious Eats / Nick Simpson
Another Great Sous Vide Machine: Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker
Amazon
$199 $155 at Amazon
Slow and steady wins the sous vide race. This Anova Precision Cooker has been a longtime Serious Eats favorite. (Note: We currently recommend the 2.0 version, but will be testing the 3.0 one soon…it looks identical). It’s accurate, heats up water fairly quickly, and has an onboard display and a compatible app. Right now, it’s 21% off.
Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
The Best Vacuum Sealer: Anova Precision Vacuum Sealer Pro
Amazon
$150 $100 at Amazon
With built-in bag storage and a bag cutter, moist and dry settings, and no refractory period (that’s the wait time in between sealings), this vacuum sealer is our favorite for a reason. Right now, it’s $50 off.
We Tested 25 Vacuum Sealers to Find the 6 Best Ones for Sous Vide and Food Storage
Serious Eats / Nick Simpson
The Best Stand Mixer for Casual Bakers: KitchenAid Artisan Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
Amazon
$460 $350 at Amazon
If you're not kneading oodles of bread dough, you'll probably love this stand mixer. It's compact and powerful and we love the large handle on its bowl. You'll find its 5-quart bowl big enough for most baking projects.
We Tested 12 Stand Mixers—Four Stood Out Above the Rest
Serious Eats / Irvin Lin
The Best Budget Variable Electric Kettle
Amazon
$105 $84 at Amazon
This was our budget variable kettle pick in our review of electric kettles, and it's currently 20% off for Prime Day. We liked how quickly it came to a boil and how intuitive the control knob was to use. The glass body also made it easy to gauge how much water was inside.
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Serious Eats / Grace Kelly
A Pasta Maker That's Super Easy to Use: KitchenAid Stand Mixer Attachment Pasta Roller & Cutter
Amazon
$199 $150 at Amazon
The KitchenAid pasta maker attachments have been a longtime Serious Eats favorite. The mixer does, like, 99% of the rolling and cutting work for you. We also love how high-quality the attachments' metal construction feels.
I Tested 13 Pasta Makers to Find the Best Ones for Making Spaghetti, Linguini, and More
Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
One of Our Favorite Food Processors: Breville Sous Chef Pro 16 Cup Food Processor
Amazon
$500 $360 at Amazon
If you want a food processor that comes with a bevy of helpful attachments, this is the one to get. It's a longtime favorite of ours—performing consistently well in our homes and test kitchen. Notably, we're big fans of its digital count-up timer.
The 7 Best Food Processors, According to Our Experts and Extensive Tests
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
The Best Budget Instant Pot: Instant Pot Duo Plus
Amazon
$130 $75 at Amazon
This budget-friendly Instant Pot has been one of our top recommendations for some time. It's no-frills but gets the job done. Right now, it's a whopping 42% off.
We Still Really Like Instant Pots—Here Are 4 Worth Buying
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
The Best Foolproof Rice Cooker: KitchenAid Grain and Rice Cooker
Amazon
$300 $220 at Amazon
This fancy rice cooker even has a built-in scale and a delayed timer function. It also cooks dried beans and legumes! It's currently $80 off.
We Made Countless Batches of Rice with 23 Rice Cookers to Find 6 Top Picks
Serious Eats / Rochelle Bilow

FAQs

When is Prime Day 2024?

According to Amazon, Prime Day 2024 will be on July 16 and 17 (that’s a Tuesday and Wednesday!).

Do you have to be a Prime member to shop Prime Day?

Yes, you do have to be an Amazon Prime member to shop Prime Day sales. You can sign up here (including a 30-day free trial).

Why We’re the Experts

Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm is the associate editorial director at Serious Eats.
She’s been with the site since 2021 and previously worked for America’s Test Kitchen and Food52.
Riddley's been reviewing gear professionally for about six years.