Our Favorite Memorial Day Kitchen-Related Deals (Including Weber and Vitamix)

The holiday is here, and there are great sales on our tried and true favorites.

Updated May 23, 2024 04:15PM EDT

a grill, a firepit, a sous vide machine, a wok, and an air fryer against a colorful background — Serious Eats / Sabrina Jiang

The summer solstice isn't *technically* until late June, but Memorial Day is a harbinger of warmer weather, grilling season, and outdoor pizza ovens galore. (Plus, for many of us, a day off! Incredible!)

Memorial Day also ushers in…Memorial Day sales. Bet you weren’t expecting that at all based on the headline of this very article. With the holiday finally upon us, we rounded up our favorite Memorial Day sales that are worth grabbing—including Vitamix, Weber, Anova, and Solo Stove.

Editor's Picks

Here’s a quick look at some of the best deals:

The Best Wok: Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok Pan
The Best Gas Grill: Weber Spirit II E-310 Gas Grill
The Best Blender (Truly): Vitamix 5200 Professional-Grade Blender
One of the Best Sous Vide Machines: Anova Culinary Precision Cooker
The Best Air Fryer: Instant Vortex Plus Air Fryer
The Best Anti-Fatigue Mat: House of Noa Nama Standing Mat
The Best Stainless Steel Skillet: Made In Stainless Clad Frying Pan
One of the Best Pizza Ovens: Gozney Roccbox
The Best Vacuum Sealer: Anova Culinary Precision Vacuum Sealer
Our Favorite Splurge-Worthy Ice Cream Maker: Breville Smart Scoop Ice Cream Maker
The Best Boning Knife: Global 6.25-Inch Boning Knife

The Best Wok: Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok Pan
Amazon
$70 $60 at Amazon
Our favorite flat-bottomed, carbon steel wok is heat-responsive and beautiful—with a blue-black color. We also like its helper handle and wooden main handle that stayed cool to the touch. It’s easy to see why we’ve deemed it an essential piece of cookware.
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Serious Eats / Tim Chin
The Best Gas Grill: Weber Spirit II E-310 Gas Grill
Amazon
$639 $569 at Amazon
After spending a month testing gas grills, we think this is the best money can buy. It starts easily every single time, has three burners, and comes with Weber's exceptional customer service. Plus, it's reasonably priced (as far as gas grills go). Right now, it's about $70 off.
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Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
The Very Best Blender: Vitamix 5200 Professional-Grade Blender
Amazon
$550 $409 at Amazon
Behold: the very best blender. It's been our favorite for years and years (since Kenji first reviewed it) and there's just no besting it. It has a tapered blender jar that effortlessly sucks ingredients down into its blades. It's no-frills, all power (featuring just a few controls knobs/switches). The best part is, it's nearly 30% off.
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Serious Eats / Tamara Staples
One of the Best Sous Vide Machines: Anova Culinary Precision Cooker
Amazon
$219 $106 at Amazon
This is an extremely great deal on one of our longtime favorite sous vide machines. In our tests, we found it to be powerful and fast and we appreciated its intuitive on-board display. (Going app-less means you don't have to worry about WiFi cutting out and ruining dinner). Honestly, it's hard to believe you can scoop up the Anova for about $100 right now.
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Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
The Best Air Fryer: Instant Vortex Plus Air Fryer
Amazon
$160 $90 at Amazon
You cannot find a better air fryer than the Instant. It cooks quickly, browns beautifully, and has an easy-to-use touchscreen and control knob. You can even set the temperature in 5-degree increments, which isn't as common in air fryers as one might think.
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Serious Eats / Will Dickey
The Best Anti-Fatigue Mat: House of Noa Nama Standing Mat
House of Noa
$140 $110 at Thehouseofnoa.com
Our favorite standing mat feels like stepping onto gummy bears in the best way possible. It's a staffer-favorite and makes doing prep work or dishes much more comfortable. Right now, it's on rare sale in many colors and lengths.
We Tested 7 Anti-Fatigue Mats—Here Are the Best Ones for Your Kitchen
Serious Eats / Fred Hardy
Our Favorite Stainless Steel Skillet
Amazon
$129 $109 at Madeincookware.com
The Made In stainless steel skillet beat out the likes of All-Clad and Le Creuset to be named our overall top pick. It was responsive to heat and just a joy to hold and toss with. Right now, the 12- and 10-inch sizes are on sale for $20 off.
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Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
One of the Best Pizza Ovens: Gozney Roccbox
Amazon
$500 $400 at Amazon $500 $400 at Gozney.com
We've recommended the Gozney Roccbox for a very long time. It's reliable, sleek, compatible with different fuels, and makes really great pizza.
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A Smokeless Firepit: Solo Stove Bonfire Essential Bundle
Solo Stove
$420 $305 at Solostove.com
We’re big fans of the Solo Stove (and cooking on them!) and find them to burn exceptionally steadily and fairly smokelessly. For its Memorial Day sale, Solo Stove is offering up to 30% off sitewide.
I Tested the Solo Stove Bonfire to See If You Should Buy (And Cook on) One
Serious Eats / Grace Kelly
Our Favorite Dish Drying Rack: KitchenAid Full-Size Dish Rack
Amazon
$85 $53 at Amazon
You can’t cook without cleaning up. And for the inevitable task of drying dishes, our favorite drying rack comes from KitchenAid. It’s very large, has sidewalls that keep dishes in place, and has a drain mat that you can remove for cleaning. Plus, it’s 38% off—a steal.
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Serious Eats / Madeline Muzzi
The Best Vacuum Sealer: Anova Culinary Precision Vacuum Sealer Pro
Amazon
$150 $100 at Amazon
This vacuum sealer has it all: moist and dry settings, built-in bag and cord storage, a bag cutter, and no refractory period (the time between sealings). Right now, it's 33% off.
We Tested 24 Vacuum Sealers to Find the Six Best for Sous Vide and Food Storage
Serious Eats / Nick Simpson
One of Our Favorite Water Bottles: Hydro Flask 24 oz. Wide Mouth With Flex Straw
REI
$40 $30 at Amazon $40 $30 at REI
After testing stainless steel water bottles, we named this one from Hydro Flask one of our favorites. We loved its wide mouth that made it easy to fill, its built-in straw, and its slim body that made it portable and allowed it to fit in a car's cupholder.
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Serious Eats / Grace Kelly
A Splurge-Worthy Ice Cream Maker: Breville The Smart Scoop Ice Cream Maker
Crate & Barrel
$600 $500 at Amazon
This ice cream maker is our favorite splurge-worthy model. It has a built-in compressor that chills the ice cream base (no having to pre-freeze the canister) and 12 hardness settings. It even chimes like an ice cream truck when the ice cream's finished churning! Grab it while it's $100 off.
We Tested 15 Ice Cream Makers to Find Ones That Made Creamy, Dreamy Ice Cream and Sorbet
Serious Eats / Eric Miller
The Best Boning Knife: Global 6.25" Boning Knife
Amazon
$110 $88 at Amazon $110 $88 at Williams-Sonoma $140 $88 at Sur La Table
This super-flexible boning knife aced our tests. It sliced, it trimmed, it glided! Plus, it has a dimpled handle that adds a bit of pizzaz. Right now, it's 20% off.
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Serious Eats / Ashlee Redger
One of Our Favorite Dinnerware Sets: Made In Tabletop Set
Made In
$663 $500 at Madeincookware.com
We tested 17 dinnerware sets and named the Made In one of very top picks. It's simple, elegant, and durable and it even comes with a 1-year no-chip guarantee. The set includes dinnerware service for four, plus silverware and a serving platter. The flatware and serving platter are also on sale individually and were top picks in our respective reviews of those categories as well.
We Tested Dinnerware Sets and Found Great Options at a Variety of Price Points
Serious Eats / Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
Splurge-Worthy, On-Sale Oven Mitts: Food52 Five Two Silicone Oven Mitts
Food52
$40 $35 at Food52
Some of our favorite oven mitts are on sale for $5 off. They have magnets for hanging and extra-long cuffs. Plus, they're easy on the eyes.
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Serious Eats / Jenny Kellerhals
An Expert-Recommended Coffee Maker: AeroPress Original Coffee Maker
Amazon
$40 $32 at Amazon $40 $32 at Williams-Sonoma $40 $32 at Target
For brewing one cup of coffee at a time, we really like the Aeropress. It's lightweight, making it as equally good for traveling as it is for at-home use. Plus, it's versatile. "Because it’s designed around a filter cap, a chamber, and a plunger, it can make espresso-style coffee, plunger-assisted drip coffee, and even brew immersion-style coffee—just flip it upside down," we explained here.
As a Coffee Professional, I Can't Recommend the AeroPress Enough
Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
A Beautiful, Speckled Dinnerware Set: Staub 12-piece Ceramic Dinnerware Set
Walmart
$300 $200 at Wayfair
This slightly speckled dinnerware set is beautiful and crowd-pleasing, with a stamped “Staub” logo on the tops of the plates and sides of the bowls. The set comes with four dinner plates, salad plates, and bowls. It's currently $100 off.
We Tested Dinnerware Sets and Found Great Options at a Variety of Price Points
Serious Eats / Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm

FAQs

When is Memorial Day?

Memorial Day is coming up on May 27, 2024.

Are there Memorial Day sales?

Yes! There are plenty of sales through the weekend and on Memorial Day (and past then, too)—including all of the ones above (grills, outdoor fire pits, coffee gear, cookware). We will keep updating this document as we find worthwhile deals.

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