It’s Your Last Chance to Shop On-Sale Breville, All-Clad, Vitamix, and More Prime Day Kitchen Deals

Breville’s classic Smart Oven has been around for almost two decades — and with good reason. It’s a workhorse that lasts and can do everything from make perfectly golden-brown toast to cook an entire dinner.

If you think two decades sounds like long time, try three. That’s how long the design of Cuisinart’s food processor has remained largely unchanged, because why mess with perfection? This thing powerfully blitzes and chops so you can make quick work of mirepoix, pestos, and salsas and doughs too.

For those who don’t have a ton of space, consider Cuisinart’s mini-version. I owned only this model for many years before I finally got the larger one above. It manages to work for nearly everything, even if occasionally you have to chop in two batches. Plus it’s less of a hassle to clean.

Or try this KitchenAid version, which holds five cups (so between the previous two). It’s also cordless, which means you don’t have to be tethered to an outlet. Recipe developer and Strategist contributor Alyse Whitney says hers has been going strong for nine years.

KitchenAid’s stand mixer is another that needs no introduction. If you like to bake even a bit, it’s worth every penny, especially at $100 less than its normal price.

If you don’t bake enough to justify getting a full-size stand mixer, a hand mixer will get you very far. This is an especially nice cordless one, also from KitchenAid, that comes highly recommended by pro baker Jessie Sheehan.

Nearly every professional cook I’ve spoken to over the years says Vitamix makes the very best, most powerful blenders. They have tons of different models, but this one is a personal favorite (and our Best in Class pick). It’s not the highest-tech option, with a touchscreen and tons of presets, but also not the most basic. You can control the speed manually, pulse, or else pick from a handful of modes (like smoothie and soup) — a perfect sweet spot.

Unsurprisingly, Vitamix also makes my favorite immersion blender. Its motor is strong, and its blades sharp. There are five speeds, so you can do everything from slowly emulsify an aïoli to blend chunky vegetables into a smooth-as-can-be soup.

Nutribullet makes a great personal-size blender (which I actually pull out more often than my Vitamix). It’s perfect for making sauces and marinades.

Or consider the even cheaper Magic Bullet. If you make smoothies every single day, I might invest in something a bit higher-end — but this works great for more sporadic use.

Zojirushi’s rice cookers are top-tier — and unless you’re feeding a household of more than four people, the three-cup size should work beautifully and not take up too much counter or storage space.

Strategist contributor Kiki Aranita uses this big cooker to make not just rice but grains and beans, too. There are 21 presets for different varieties, and she says they come out perfectly every time. (And it’s even more marked down than it was last Prime Day.)

Cuisinart produces a ton of waffle-makers we love. This is a double-batch flip version with a tray bottom to catch any overflow.

This set is only marked down 17 percent — but it’s an especially useful collection of pots and pans, all ideal shapes and sizes with everything you need and nothing you don’t. There’s an eight-quart stock pot for big-batch stock, stews, and pastas; a three-quart saucepan for steaming rice and other grains, reheating soup, and simmering sauces; a ten-inch fry pan for foods like fried eggs and sautéed vegetables; and a three-quart sauté pan with higher sides, perfect for searing steak and crisping chicken.

While All-Clad makes the best-of-the-best stainless-steel cookware, Cuisinart is also solid — and much cheaper. With this set, instead of a sauté pan, you get a smaller 1.5-quart saucepan, another piece that really comes in handy. You can use it to simmer sauces; boil eggs; reheat a portion of anything liquidy, whether soup or a braise; and more.

Made In’s stainless-steel rivals All-Clad (and is normally similarly priced). The brand’s sales often hover around 15 percent off, but you can always find a gem or two marked down even more, like this beautiful saucier with rounded corners.

Le Creuset and Staub get all the Dutch-oven glory. And while I love both deeply, Lodge (better known for its cast-iron skillets) makes a fantastic and more affordable alternative — now even more so that it’s 27 percent off.

It’s worthwhile to splurge on a higher-end cast-iron pan if you can. Field is one of my favorites.

Caraway has some items marked down for Prime Day (a couple more of which I’ve included on this list) — but not much that comes in its signature ceramic nonstick coating. While these baking sheets are only 15 percent off, they’re some of my favorites.

Wüsthof makes quality knives. While the makeup of this set has more going on than our pared-down top pick, it’s not over the top. It includes the four most useful blades (chef’s, bread, paring, and utility), plus kitchen shears, four steak knives, and a honing steel — all with their own spot in a wooden block.

We love this citrus juicer that has what the brand calls a “dual-gear mechanism” to push out more liquid than standard presses with less effort.

A spider is a must-have tool for lifting food out of boiling water and hot oil. If you don’t have one in your utensil crock, add it.

I’m currently testing these Zwilling kitchen shears for another story — and so far they’re some of my favorites.

GIR makes our favorite spatulas — they’re the perfect combination of flexible and sturdy.

This is the kind of utensil set I would invest in if I needed a big refresh or was setting up my kitchen for the first time. It comes with all the basics (fish spatula, tongs, whisk, slotted spoon), plus extras like a can opener and a peeler.

This markdown from Caraway is a bit better — and one of my favorite things from the brand (I own the medium-size cutting board in this set). They’re lightweight but not flimsy.

Here’s a set of nesting mixing bowls with lids from Cuisinart — pretty endlessly useful for baking, to prep salads ahead, to marinate meat and fish, and more.

This has been our favorite gooseneck electric kettle ever since it hit the market almost a decade ago. If tea or pour-over coffee is part of your daily ritual, it’s absolutely worth the investment, thanks to quick heating, precise temperature control and hold, and its elegant, controlled stream of water.

No matter how fussy you are about coffee, one truth is undeniable: Grinding your coffee beans fresh leads to the best-tasting brew. Oxo’s model lets you set grind size with 15 settings, plus 43 micro-adjustments so you can really dial it in, if that’s your thing.

For an even more technically advanced coffee grinder, consider Fellow’s Ode model. It lets you dial in your grind size super precisely and has some additional design pros: You can dose the exact amount you need every time you brew so no beans are wasted, the catch cup is magnetic so it stays in place, and it’s just quite good looking.

Breville’s espresso-makers are widely considered the best home machines you can buy (only second to some exceedingly expensive café-level ones on the market). This version has a built-in grinder and milk frother so it can handle the perfect shot from beginning to end.

For a more compact machine, consider the Bambino Plus. There are fewer settings and no grinder — but I (and some other people) might actually consider that a plus, since it’s so simple to use.

The AeroPress is a classic way of making coffee, so if you’re interested in trying it (or yours is looking a little worse for the wear), grab one for just $30.

Though this cold-brew-maker is only 17 percent off, if you’re an iced-coffee-all-year-round person (or someone who wants to plan ahead for next summer), it’s a great bet. It makes a rich, deep coffee concentrate you can keep in the fridge for several days.

This is a reliable drip-coffee machine that has three warming settings, so you can choose the one that best works for you.

Senior writer Michael Zhao loves this dosing cup that weighs your coffee beans as you pour them in.

Many coffee professionals have told me the Airscape is the best canister you can buy for keeping beans fresh.

Brightland’s California-harvest olive oils are 20 percent off, including this duo of its two signature varieties. There’s Awake, which leans more robust and peppery, and Alive, which has a smooth, balanced, grassy finish.

Both Carla Lalli and Olivia Tiedemann love this sherry vinegar for making salad dressings and brightening up long-stewed dishes like a batch of beans or a meaty braise.

Another Tiedemann favorite is these cornichons since they maintain their crisp texture whether eaten on a sandwich, chopped up for a rémoulade, or set out as is on a cheese board.

Maille also makes great mustard. Each of these is useful in their own way, but I’m an especially big fan of the Rich Country, which is basically a blend of smooth and whole grain. It’s the perfect texture.

Pierce Abernathy uses these pickled peppers chopped up in salads, mixed into green sauces, and as a garnish. They’re punchy and acidic but not too spicy, he says.

Zhao uses this as a shortcut for weeknight cooking since it contains ingredients he would add to a stir-fry or marinade anyway — just already measured and mixed together.

If you panic every time you take your chicken, steak, pork, and fish out of the oven (or else if you consistently overcook your proteins just to be safe), get a thermometer.

If you’ve been struggling with pantry storage, I highly recommend these containers, which come in three sizes and stack. They hold everything from grains and rice to beans, flour, and sugar.

These are also some of my favorite food-storage containers — but less pantry and more fridge. Although they’re not the most marked down, I think they’re worth flagging. Until recently, they had generally been hard to find, so their being around at all is exciting news. They’re made of glass with a silicone gasket, and they seal well but aren’t a pain to open and close.

For more bang for your buck, here’s a versatile set with a better discount that has pieces in various sizes with click-lock lids to secure well.

Senior editor Winnie Yang uses Souper Cubes to meal prep. Make a big batch of soup, stew, chili, brothy beans, and the like, and keep it in the freezer in portions for easy weeknight winter meals.

This is a significant markdown on a very nice set of steak knives. Plus, I love that they come in a nice box, so you can keep them stored safely away in a drawer when not in use.

If you’re not grinding your own pepper, now is the moment to start. It makes a huge difference in how fresh the spice tastes. And this is a classic, handsome mill.

I personally prefer pot holders to oven mitts because they provide greater maneuverability. These have a textured side for even better grip.

I always encourage people to use Prime Day to stock up on the everyday things they’ll need soon anyway, like a fresh set of kitchen towels.

Yamazaki’s excellent dish rack rarely goes on sale for more than 15 percent off, so I’m including it in case you’ve had your eye on it anyway. I’ve had mine for around seven years at this point, and it’s still in great shape.

I like this stainless-steel version from Simplehuman too. It has a compact frame and a drain spout you can aim right into your sink.

Contributor Marian Bull recently wrote about how these bread bags keep her loaves fresh for a week on the countertop. They’re made from organic cotton, which allows the bread enough airflow to not turn chewy, and are lined with beeswax so that it retains enough moisture and keeps bread from staling.

The Owala has proved itself to be more than just a trendy water bottle thanks to its smart two-option sipping mechanism. One opening lets you suck water through a straw, while the other reveals a wide-mouth hole with a protruding angled border to help guide a stream of water for gulps.

For coffee and tea on the go, I like Yeti’s tumblers. They insulate supremely well.