The Best President's Day Kitchen Gear Sales You Can Still Get

We scouted out the best deals, based on our equipment reviews.

Updated February 21, 2023 09:49AM EST

A cast iron pan, personal blender, air fryer, and immersion circulator on a colorful graphic background — Serious Eats / Chloe Jeong

While President's Day may be over, there are still some good kitchen gear deals and sales out there. Whether you’re gearing up for summer (we know we’re already dreaming about pizza ovens and pellet smokers) or just browsing for a new kitchen gadget, we rounded up some of the best sales still happening on our favorite reviewed equipment.

Editor's Picks

Here's a quick look at some of our favorite deals:

Our Favorite Pre-Seasoned Wok: Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok Pan
The Fastest Instant-Read Thermometer: ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE
A Fantastic Immersion Circulator: Anova Sous Vide Precision Cooker
An Excellent Cast Iron Skillet: Lodge 10 1/4 Preseasoned Cast Iron Skillet
One of the Very Best Gas-Powered Pizza Ovens: Ooni Koda 16
Our Winning Air Fryer: Instant Vortex Plus Air Fryer Oven
The Best Blender Ever: Vitamix 5200 Blender
A Great Cold Brew Maker: OXO Brew Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker
Our Winning French Press Coffee Maker: ESPRO P3 French Press

YOSUKATA Carbon Steel Wok Pan
Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok
PHOTO: Amazon
$65 $60 at Amazon View on Yosukata.com
Normally $70, Now $60
If you haven’t bought a wok yet, now is the time: one of our favorite pre-seasoned woks is 14% off. This flat-bottomed pan is compatible with all stovetops (including induction). It’s also heat-responsive, and we particularly liked its helper handle.
To Find the Best Woks for Stir Frying and More, We Smoked up Our Kitchen
Serious Eats / Tim Chin
Anova Culinary AN500-US00 Sous Vide Precision Cooker
Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker
PHOTO: Amazon
$94 at Amazon $199 $118 at Walmart $219 at Home Depot
Normally $220, Now $140
This was one of our favorite sous vide cookers because of its onboard display, which made it easy to program (and it also has Wi-Fi control if you’re into smart tech/app-enabled things). After all, no one wants the internet to cut out and ruin dinner! It also just performed really well and kept water bath temperatures ultra-stable (essential for sous vide), and the adjustable clamp fits on a number of different vessels.
We Tested 19 Sous Vide Machines (Immersion Circulators)—Here Are Our Favorites
Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE
ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE
PHOTO: King Arthur Baking
View on Thermoworks.com View on Kingarthurbaking.com
Normally $99, Now $81
We've tested a lot of kitchen gear over the years, and the Thermapen ONE instant-read thermometer will always be at the top of our list of recommended items. It's fast, accurate, and intuitive to use. And, right now it's 18% off—the discount applies when you add it to your cart.
We Tested 18 Instant-Read Thermometers–Here Are Our Favorite Models
Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore
Lodge 10-1/4-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet
PHOTO: Amazon
$41 $30 at Amazon $15 at Williams-Sonoma $27 $20 at Walmart
Normally $34, Now $20
A cast iron skillet can last a lifetime, and this one from Lodge is no exception—it’s durable, sears nicely, is easy to season, and it’s made in the USA. And after reviewing 22 cast iron skillets, it’s our top pick. Oh, and it’s $14 off an already affordable price—what’s not to love?
To Find the Best Cast Iron Skillets, I Seared Steaks, Baked Cornbread, and Fried Dozens of Eggs
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
Ooni Koda 16 Gas Pizza Oven
Ooni Koda 16 Pizza Oven
PHOTO: Amazon
$599 at Amazon $600 at Williams-Sonoma $599 at Ooni.com
Normally $800, Now $595
As we mentioned, we are already dreaming of warmer days and backyard cooking—and we have big plans with this pizza oven from Ooni. Because it heats up fast and can hit a searing 900°F, it’s great for baking Neapolitan pies, and you can even use it to char vegetables and cook meats. And, since it’s gas-powered, you can just hook up the propane tank and get cooking. We particularly like its larger opening, too, which is suitable for up to 16-inch pies.
Which Ooni Pizza Oven Should You Buy? We Compared Them All
Serious Eats / Stacy K. Allen
ThermoWorks ChefAlarm
ThermoWorks ChefAlarm
PHOTO: ThermoWorks
View on Thermoworks.com
Normally $64, Now $53
Great for candy-making, deep frying, roasting, and more, the ThermoWorks ChefAlarm is a reliable and accurate probe thermometer that we highly recommend. Along with many other ThermoWorks products, it's now on sale for 18% off (the discount is applied once you add it to your cart).
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
Instant Vortex Plus 6-Quart Air Fryer
Instant Pot Vortex Plus 6-Quart Air Fryer
PHOTO: Amazon
$140 at Amazon $120 at Williams-Sonoma $140 at Walmart
Normally $160, Now $130
We at Serious Eats really like air fryers (surprise!); their smaller capacity paired with a powerful fan makes for ultra-crispy results. And our winning air fryer from Instant is $30 off—the perfect incentive to invest in one. In our tests, it cooked the fastest and had handy usability features, like a control dial and the ability to adjust the temperature in 5-degree increments (which is actually not super common for air fryers).
I Tested 35 Air Fryers (Making Enough Wings to Feed a Football Stadium) to Find the Best Ones
Serious Eats / Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
Vitamix 5200 Blender
Vitamix Professional-Grade Blender
PHOTO: Amazon
$550 $444 at Amazon View on Vitamix.com $644 at Newegg.com
Normally $480, Now $389
We’ve said it once (okay, more than once), and we’ll say it again: this is the best blender out there. It crushes, purees, and pulverizes without a hitch, its powerful motor tackling the toughest of ingredients with speed and efficiency. And at the moment, it’s $91 off the black version.
Which Vitamix Blender Should You Buy? We Compared (Almost) All of Them
Serious Eats / Tamara Staples
Mueller Vacuum Sealer
Mueller Austria Vacuum Sealer
PHOTO: Amazon
$90 $70 at Walmart
Normally $70, Now $50
This budget-friendly vacuum sealer aced our tests; it sealed nice and tight, and we had no issues with water permeation when we used it to cook sous vide. Plus, it’s lighter than most vacuum sealers, and tucks away nicely, making storage easy. And now it’s $17 off, making a sweet deal even sweeter.
We Tested 24 Vacuum Sealers to Find the Six Best for Sous Vide and Food Storage
Serious Eats / Taylor Murray
Vitamix Immersion Blender
Vitamix Immersion Blender
PHOTO: Williams Sonoma
$170 at Amazon $170 at Williams-Sonoma $170 at Target
Normally $150, Now $125
A fantastic immersion blender, this offering from Vitamix is incredibly powerful. Our review outlines all the ways it impressed us, including how its multiple speed settings allowed it to ace tasks both tough and delicate, as well as how comfortable it was to hold. Though it’s not on sale, we also really like this stick blender’s handy storage case.
We Reviewed the Vitamix Immersion Blender (and It Was Almost Silly Powerful)
Serious Eats / Jesse Raub
Instant Pot Pro 10-in-1 Pressure Cooker
Instant Pot Pro 6-Quart Pressure Cooker
PHOTO: Amazon
$170 $150 at Amazon $130 at Williams-Sonoma $168 at Walmart
Normally $170, Now $130
A good pressure cooker (a.k.a multi-cooker) can speed up your kitchen routine. Need a pot of dried beans hydrated yesterday? Throw them in the Instant Pot and you’ll be good to go in some 30 minutes. And now our winner from Instant Pot is on sale for $40 off, and it’s worth considering. In our tests, it browned well, cooked fast, and was easy to use with features like a steam release switch and handles on its cooking pot.
We Tested 11 Instant Pots to Find Four That Are Worth Buying
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
Lodge Cast Iron Reversible Grill/Griddle
Lodge Reversible Grill/Griddle
PHOTO: Amazon
$48 at Amazon $70 at Williams-Sonoma $59 at Walmart
Normally $80, Now $50
A stovetop griddle makes mornings a little more exciting—you can wake up your family to the smell of bacon sizzling away, or to the sound of flapjacks flipping. Put a pot of coffee on, and you might feel like you’re in a diner. And our winning stovetop griddle is currently $30 off, meaning this is an achievable feat. It’s made from cast iron and will, therefore, last forever with proper care and seasoning.
We Tested 11 Electric Griddles—Four Made Perfectly Cooked Pancakes and Crispy Bacon
Messermeister Avanta Steak Knives
Messermeister Steak Knife Set
PHOTO: Amazon
$70 $66 at Amazon $60 at Walmart View on Shoppremiumoutlets.com
Normally $89, Now $70
A good steak knife not only slices through all manner of cuts easily, but it also looks good doing it. During our review of steak knives, we came to love this set of four knives from Messermeister—they were sturdy, sharp, and eye-catching, and they won’t break the bank.
We Tested 22 Steak Knives—Our Winners Sliced Through Steak Like Butter
Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik
All-Clad Stainless Steel Immersion Blender
All-Clad Immersion Blender
PHOTO: Amazon
$170 $120 at Amazon $120 at Williams-Sonoma View on Perigold.com
Normally $170, $120
This is another powerful immersion blender that aced our tests and is a longtime Serious Eats favorite; it whipped up creamy mayo, pureed soup until silky smooth, and even crushed ice (and that’s pretty dang impressive). And it’s currently on sale for nearly 30% off.
We Tested 16 Immersion Blenders—Here Are Our Favorites
Serious Eats / Emily Dryden
OXO Brew Compact Cold Brew Coffee Maker
OXO Cold Brew Coffee Maker
PHOTO: Amazon
$37 $36 at Amazon $35 at Oxo
Normally $35, Now $28
If you run on cold brew, this is the cold brew coffee maker for you. It won our tests, impressing us with its simplicity and killer cuppa. It's also very compact and easy to store and comes with a cork lid. It’s currently 21% off.
I Tested 13 Cold Brew Coffee Makers to Find Three Favorites
Ashley Rodriguez
ESPRO P3 French Press
Espro P3 French Press Coffee Maker
PHOTO: Amazon
$40 at Amazon $40 at Home Depot $40 at Espro.com
Normally $65, Now $40
This French press produced the cleanest cup of coffee of the presses we tested. Part of the reason for this is that it’s a coffee tinkerer’s delight: because it comes with a two-layer mesh cage, you can play around with different grind sizes until you’ve perfected the perfect cup. And now it’s on sale for $25 off.
The 3 Best French Press Coffee Makers, According to Our Extensive, Caffeinated Testing
Serious Eats / Ashley Rodriguez
Yummy Kitchenware 9-Inch Kitchen Fine Mesh Strainer
Yummy Kitchenware Mesh Strainer
PHOTO: Amazon
$16 at Amazon
Normally $20, Now $16
A fine mesh strainer is a versatile piece of kitchen gear that we can’t do without—it’s indispensable for straining pasta and blanched vegetables, rinsing rice, and cleaning up stock. Our winning budget-friendly strainer is great for these tasks and more, and it’s currently 20% off.
We Tested 8 Fine-Mesh Strainers—These Are Our Favorites
Serious Eats / Eric King
Rubbermaid Brilliance Leak-Proof Food Storage Containers
Rubbermaid Food Storage Containers
PHOTO: Amazon
$30 $22 at Amazon $27 at Walmart $27 $22 at Target
Normally $35, Now $20
While food storage containers might be the bane of your existence (we still haven’t figured out a great way to store them!), a good set can change your life. Okay, that’s dramatic, but seriously, a good set of containers that keeps food fresh and is easy to stack is a thing of beauty. Enter our winning set from Rubbermaid: they come in plastic or glass, are easy to open and close, are leakproof, and stack easily. And—even better—they’re a whopping 43% off at the moment.
We Tested 11 Food Storage Containers—These Are Our Favorites
Serious Eats / Eric King
Chef'n FreshForce Citrus Juicer
Chef'n FreshForce Citrus Juicer
PHOTO: Amazon
$27 at Amazon $35 $30 at Walmart View on Webstaurantstore.com
Normally $25, Now $18
You might think, how good can a manual juicer be? But we swear, if you've ever hated juicing citrus, this handheld option might change your mind. It's not only fast, it also prevents juice from flying everywhere—a big 'ol win in our books. And right now, it's about $6 off.
We Juiced Hundreds of Lemons and Limes to Find the Best Manual Citrus Juicers
Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez
Zojirushi BB-PDC20BA Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus Breadmaker
Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus Bread Maker
PHOTO: Amazon
$400 at Amazon $400 at Williams-Sonoma $400 at Target
Normally $378, Now $285
Our favorite bread machine (yes, you read that right—a bread machine can be good!) is pricey, but right now it's a whopping 24% off. We loved the pillowy, soft bread it produced, and how the dual blades ensured even kneading and a rectangular loaf.
To Find the Best Bread Machines, We Made Over 60 Loaves of Bread
Serious Eats / Will Dickey
NutriBullet NB9-1301 K Pro
Nutribullet Pro 900 Personal Blender
PHOTO: Amazon
$110 at Amazon $130 at Walmart $80 at Target
Normally $110, Now $88 (President's Day)
Fresh spring berries are almost in season, which means plenty of opportunities for berry smoothies. And, we have it on good authority that this personal blender from NutriBullet is one of our winners (stay tuned for our pending review)—and it’s currently 20% off.

FAQs

When is President's Day 2023?

President's Day in 2023 is on Monday, February 20. Many brands and online retailers have sales that day (and some are starting the week before, as well).

Are there any good President's Day deals?

We think there are some good deals on President's Day. For instance, there are sales on our favorite pre-seasoned wok (Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok Pan) and one of our favorite sous vide immersion circulators from Anova. We are also eyeing a sale on the Vitamix 5200 blender, which has been a perennial Serious Eats favorite.