Amazon’s October Prime Day Is Here! These Are the Best Day 2 Deals on Thoroughly Vetted Kitchen Items

Prime Big Deal Days are here! (“Finally,” we all say in unison.) Yesterday and today, Amazon slashed prices on millions of products. This includes all things kitchen, which is especially pertinent to us and likely you, if you’re reading this.

We test kitchen gear all year, which makes us extremely qualified to find the best products that also happen to be on sale. Below, you’ll find 62 of our favorite October Prime Day deals, including an easy-to-use Breville espresso machine and an inexpensive Dutch oven. If you have your eye on something, don’t hesitate: Discounts this good have a habit of selling out. Plus, today's the last day to shop!

The Best Budget Dutch Oven: Lodge Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven

If you’re in the market for a Dutch oven but don’t want to spend a lot of cash, this is the one to get. It sears well, has wide handles, and can simmer, braise, bake, and deep-fry with aplomb. For Prime Big Deal Days, it’s deeply discounted. 

The Best Espresso Machine for Beginners: Breville Barista Express Impress Espresso Machine

This is an outstanding espresso machine. With a built-in grinder, tamper, and smiley face that illuminates when the grounds level is correct, it’s ridiculously easy to use. It’s harder to make bad espresso with this model than it is to make really, truly good coffee. Right now, it’s $200 off.

The Best Kitchen Scale: OXO Stainless Steel Food Scale with Pull-Out Display

We rarely see this kitchen scale go on sale—and it's absolutely worth scooping up before holiday baking season. It's been our top pick for many years due to its accuracy, quick response time, easy conversions, and pull-out screen that's large and bright.

The Best Sous Vide Machine: Breville Joule Turbo

We rarely see our favorite sous vide machine on sale. The Breville Joule Turbo heats water quickly and quietly and keeps it at the same temperature no matter how long you're sous vide-ing for. Its magnetic base even keeps the Joule Turbo upright in compatible pots (like a Dutch oven). We also really love its app, which is packed with helpful recipes, tips, and videos.

The Best Instant-Read Thermometer: ThermoWorks Thermapen ONE

Fast! Accurate! Absolutely loaded with features! Our favorite instant-read thermometer will ensure you never undercook or overcook meat, fish, or baked goods again. Will you be as wowed by its one-second response time as we were? While it’s not on Amazon, the Thermapen ONE still happens to be 30% off during Prime Big Deal Days.

The Best Instant Pot: Instant Pot Pro Pressure Cooker

This has been our top-recommended Instant Pot for years, and for good reason. Not only does it pressure cook impeccably, but it’s super easy to use. The handles on its cooking pot prevent the pot from swirling around when you stir and its pressure release switch is much easier to use than a valve you have to prod with a spoon.

A Deeply Discounted Vitamix: Vitamix A3300 Ascent Blender

With a touchscreen, LED display, a built-in timer, and container recognition, this is one snazzy blender. It works well, too, and is a good example of why we love Vitamix blenders: no matter which one you get, it's going to be wicked powerful.

The Best Nespresso Machine: Nespresso Vertuo Plus Coffee and Espresso Maker

We know Nespresso machines aren't for espresso nerds, but if you want fast, easy, consistent coffee, you'll probably like one. Our top pick makes espressos, double espressos, gran lungos, and full cups of coffee. It's 35% off right now.

Splurge-Worthy, Truly Excellent Stainless Steel Skillets: All-Clad Stainless Steel Frying Pan Set

You can't go wrong with All-Clad stainless steel. This skillet duo includes 12- and 10-inch pans, which will cover just about all of your searing and sautéing needs.

One of the Best Rice Cookers: Cuckoo Rice Cooker and Warmer

This is one of our longtime favorite rice cookers. If you want customization, it has it in spades. You can even tweak the cooking temperature! The Cuckoo looks pretty sleek, too. (While not our winner, this Zojirushi rice cooker is on sale and still very good.)

Another Excellent Breville Espresso Machine (with a Touchscreen!): Breville the Barista Touch Espresso Machine

We haven’t tried this specific model, but we’re huge fans of Breville’s espresso machines in general. This one has a built-in grinder and a touchscreen that’ll walk you through making all sorts of espresso drinks. It bears a very strong resemblance to our favorite touchscreen espresso machine from Breville, the Barista Touch Impress (which is also 20% off!).

The Best Microwave: Toshiba Microwave Oven

This is just a really great microwave. It beat out 20 other models for our top recommendation. In our tests, it did everything well, including cooking frozen foods and popping popcorn (with minimal unpopped kernels!). 

A Great, Budget-Friendly Wok: Joyce Chen Carbon Steel Wok

In our tests, this wok has a smooth surface that nothing stuck to—not even fried eggs. We liked its wooden main and helper handles, both of which stayed fairly cool. Right now, it's 23% off.

The Best Food Processor: Breville Sous Chef Peel & Dice Food Processor

We’ve recommended this food processor for years because of its power, versatility, and plethora well-designed attachments. It even has an adjustable slicing blade. Save 40% at Amazon.

The Best Budget Blender: Breville The Fresh & Furious Blender

This budget blender not only performs impressively, but it's a looker, too. We even liked some of its presets (like green smoothie and ice crush). For October Prime Day, all of its colors are on sale.

The Most Powerful Vitamix in Existence: Vitamix 5200 Professional-Grade Blender

We’ve recommended this blender for more than a decade (ever since Kenji first tested it). It really is the best Vitamix for your money, with a tapered jar that creates a vortex for super-smooth blending and simple controls. You won’t regret getting it.

The Best Air Fryer Toaster Oven: Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro

If you want a do-it-all toaster oven (toast, air-fry, bake, roast, broil!), this Breville model is the one to get. Its digital control panel and knobs make this oven easy to use, too. Right now, it's 25% off. This Breville oven (which lacks air-frying capabilities) is also on sale.

A Compact, Still Powerful Blender: Vitamix Explorian Blender

This is another Vitamix deal worth considering. The Explorian has 10 speeds and an interface that strongly resembles the 5200. Its smaller capacity makes it a good starter blender. This on-sale model is certified refurbished.

The Best Stand Mixers for Casual Bakers: KitchenAid Artisan Tilt-Head Stand Mixer

This stand mixer is strong enough to whip, knead, mix, and beat most any baking recipe—and its tilt-head makes it easy to scrape down the mixer's bowl. For October Prime Day, it's $100 less. Our favorite bowl-lift stand mixer (also from KitchenAid!) is on rare sale, too.

The Best Soda Maker: SodaStream Art Sparkling Water Bundle

It's hard to beat this soda maker. Not only does it look good, but it produces bubbles that hold up—even after 24 hours in the fridge. For October Prime Day, it's a certified good deal, too. You get the soda maker, two CO2 cartridges, a bottle, and flavor drops for well under $100.

A Beast of a Blender from Breville: Breville Super Q Blender

When we tested blenders, we were honestly amazed by how quiet this one was. It has five presets, 12 variable speeds, and a sleek, intuitive digital control panel. Right now, you save 36% on select color models.

The Best Pepper Mill: Peugeot Paris Pepper Mill

This is our very favorite pepper mill. It’s even owned and adored by a few Serious Eats editors. The Peugeot has simple-to-adjust settings and a comfortable grip, and looks really sleek. In our tests, it showed impressive grind accuracy. It's currently nearly 50% off.

A Super Powerful Sous Vide Machine: Anova Culinary Precision Cooker Pro

If you’re looking for a ridiculously powerful and accurate sous vide machine that can be controlled via its onboard display and a compatible app, this discounted Anova model is the one to get. It aced our tests and we also appreciated how quiet it was when running (just a gentle hum!). It’s 41% off at the moment.

One of Our Favorite Air Fryers: Ninja Air Fryer

This air fryer has a spacious basket that, in our tests, resulted in super crispy fries and wings. Its relatively small footprint makes it a good fit for a lot of households and we thought its control panel was labeled well and easy to use.

The Best Vacuum Sealer: Anova Precision Culinary Vacuum Sealer Pro

For furthering your sous vide journey, snag a vacuum sealer. This one has built-in bag storage and a bag cutter, and no refractory period (the time between sealings). During our tests, its seals held up to long sous vide and freezer times. 

The Best Gooseneck Kettle: Stagg EKG Electric Pour-Over Kettle

This has to be one of the most beautiful gooseneck kettles we've ever tested. Its thin, angled spout is ideal for the concentric circles required for pour-overs and its temperature can be adjusted down to the degree. The offering with a walnut handle on rare sale right now.

An Excellent (Budget-Friendly!) Set of Steak Knives: Messermeister Avanta Fine Edge Steak Knife Set

These are some of our longtime favorite steak knives. Not only do they cut through meat like butter, but their quality and feel are very impressive given their price. You won't regret snagging a set while it's on sale.

A Great, Affordable Chef’s Knife: Mercer Culinary Genesis Chef’s Knife

The Mercery Culinary chef’s knife is a longtime recommendation of ours. It has a grippy handle and is a great starter blade. In fact, it’s commonly used in culinary schools. 

An Excellent, Large-Capacity Juicer: Breville Juice Fountain Elite

With two speed levels (helpful for tougher produce!) and a one-quart juice cup, this is an excellent, high-volume juicer. This Breville machine comes with a cleaning brush and spatula and has dishwasher-safe parts, which is nice for getting rid of any lingering stickiness. 

The Best Flat-Top Grill for Smash Burgers And More: Weber 36-Inch Gas Griddle

We braved the summer heat and humidity to test flat-top grills and were rewarded for our effort by finding this fantastic griddle from Weber. It's fast to heat, spacious, and gets ripping hot—perfect for making ultra-thin smash burgers. Right now it's $100 off.

A Really Great Bread Machine: Zojirushi Home Bakery Mini Breadmaker

This bread machine doesn’t take up a lot of space, but still makes great, well-proofed loaves with tender crumbs. The Zojirushi’s display is easy to navigate, too. Right now it’s about $50 off.

A Hybrid Piece of Cookware: HexClad Hyrbid Nonstick Frying Pan

We actually like HexClad cookware. It’s neither nonstick nor stainless steel, but successfully combines the qualities of both. If you want to try it for yourself, this 8-inch pan is on sale for October Prime Day. 

The Best Immersion Blender: All-Clad Stainless Steel Immersion Blender

Our longtime favorite immersion blender is a whopping $60 off at the moment. It’s impressively strong and fast, pureeing soup in the blink of an eye. Its head is easy to twist on and off, too, for easy cleaning and storing.

A Temperature-Controlled Mug for Coffee Lovers: Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug

This Ember mug keeps coffee a set temperature between 120 and 145ºF for hours so you can sip coffee slowly without it getting cold. It’s the coffee mug for people who despise hot coffee gone cold! You can now snag it for more than 30% off. 

A Very Fancy Rice Cooker: KitchenAid Grain and Rice Cooker

This rice cooker can cook any grain and even beans! So it's more multicooker. It has a digital control panel that's easy to navigate and it's nearly 30% off for October Prime Day.

A Great Pair of Pot Holders: KitchenAid Ribbed Soft Silicone Pot Holder

Everyone needs a good pair of pot holders. This set from KitchenAid is impressively grippy and excellent for grabbing onto skillet handles and Dutch oven knobs. Right now, they're nearly 50% off (be sure to clip the coupon!).

The Best Hand Mixer: Breville the Handy Mix Scraper

This is the best hand mixer money can buy. It's powerful, comes with a storage case, has a built-in timer, and even has a light that'll illuminate the inside of a mixing bowl. Two colors (Royal Champagne and Oyster Shell) are on sale right now.

A Budget-Friendly Electric Wine Opener: Oster Cordless Electric Wine Opener

In our tests, this electric wine opener opened bottle after bottle with ease. It holds its charge for a long time and it even comes with a foil cutter.

The Best Safety Mandoline: Dash Safe-Slice Mandoline Slicer

If using a mandoline scares you, get this one. As we said in our review, "This safety mandoline looked like quite the complicated contraption, but it was actually easy to use (even if it did kind of work like a guillotine!)." Best of all, your fingers get nowhere near the blade!

A Great Soda Maker: SodaStream AquaFizz Sparkling Water Maker

This soda maker comes with two glass bottles and a CO2 cartridge. We liked its cradle bottle-loading system, since we always knew the bottle was secure.

A Splurge-Worthy Meat Grinder: Weston Electric Meat Grinder

This powerful meat grinder can tackle four to five pounds of meat a minute. In our tests, it quickly and evenly ground beef, pork, and even mirepoix. The grinder comes with accessories for making sausages.

The Best Budget Deep Fryer: Chefman Deep Fryer

This is a no-frills deep fryer that does its job really well—especially given its reasonable price. It heats up quickly and has a large capacity for crispy, crunchy food.

A Very Good Electric Can Opener: Kitchen Mama Electric Can Opener

Place this electric can opener on top of a can, press a button, and watch it spin around as it opens it. In our tests, it worked on cans of all sizes, creating a blunt, safety edge.

A Great Electric Kettle: Fellow Electric Clyde Kettle

This simple electric kettle just boils water, but it looks REALLY good doing it. The silicone-lined handle stays cool and its spout pours smoothly. Right now, it’s on rare sale for under $100.

The Best Coffee Grinder with a Built-In Scale: OXO Brew Conical Burr Grinder with Integrated Scale

For accurate, consistent brews, you should absolutely be grinding by weight. This OXO coffee grinder offers an all-in-one alternative...and it's a whopping 49% off. As we said in our review, "You can program it to grind by a set number of grams or choose how many cups you want to brew and the grinder will portion itself automatically."

Our Budget Waffle Maker Pick: Krups 4-Slice Belgian Waffle Maker

This is our longtime favorite (budget!) waffle maker. It makes tender, fluffy waffles that are still pleasingly floppy. We like that it churns out four at a time, too.

A Powerful Air Fryer That Won't Hog All Your Counter Space: CosoriLite 2.1-Quart Mini Air Fryer

Air fryers typically take up a lot of counter space (not the most demure of appliances!). But this 2.1-quart superhero from Cosori plays nicely with the rest of your kitchen gear. It has four straight-forward settings, and is plenty big for a batch of chicken nuggets or a serving of salmon.

The Best Budget Flatware Set We've Tried: Lenox Portola 65-Piece Flatware Set

This flatware set from Lenox includes a generous 65 pieces—much more than most other sets we've tested. The forks, knives, and spoons are well balanced from handle to tip, and they're pleasantly heavy. If you need extra flatware for holiday entertaining, now is a good time to buy: This set is almost 50% off.

Our Favorite Kitchen Towels for Cleaning Spills: Utopia Cotton Bar Mops

Ask any professional chef, and they'll agree: You can never have too many bar mops and rags. While these utilitarian mops aren't the prettiest kitchen towels we've reviewed we love them for cleaning spills. The absorbent fibers are great for big messes, and you can toss 'em in the washing machine with bleach to brighten them back up.

A Handheld Coffee Grinder That Punches Above Its Class: Timemore C2 Max Manual Grinder

This modestly-priced handheld coffee grinder is practically a clone of our top winner (the 1Zpresso Manual Coffee Grinder). The difference? Minimal, and undetectable to most coffee drinkers. It's on sale for over 20% off at the moment, making it an even better buy.

The Best Ice Make for Crunchable Nugget Ice: GE Profile Countertop Nugget Ice Maker V2

This sleek-looking ice maker stores so much ice, you'll want to throw a party to celebrate. (Or just crunch on chewable nugget ice all day long.) It's refreshingly easy to use, thanks to the detachable reservoir. Ice makers aren't cheap, so we did a double-take when we saw our favorite model was almost $150 off.

The Best $20 Cast Iron Skillet You'll Ever Buy: Lodge 10.25 Inch Cast Iron Pre-Seasoned Skillet

We've been testing cast iron skillets for years, and we've gotta tell you: You really won't find a better combination of performance and value than this old standby from Lodge. It comes pre-seasoned, so you can use it straight outta the box. It's already over a hundred dollars less than many other cast iron pans, and right now it's 42% off.

A Take-Anywhere Coffee Brewer: AeroPress XL Coffee Press

A coffee maker may not be the first thing that comes to mind for highly portable kitchen gear, but if you've ever used an Aeropress, you'll get it. We named the original Aeropress one of the best single-serve brewers in our review (we think it works best with this attachment), but if one cup is not enough, you'll want to check out the XL Aeropress—it's on sale for $30 off at the moment.

A Hot Water Dispenser for Tea, Ramen, and More: Zojirushi Panorama Window Micom Water Boiler and Warmer

Hot water dispensers keep boiling water at your desired temperature for hours—no small feat. Our winner from Zojirushi also had a bunch of useful features, like multiple timer options and an alarm to let you know water's up. It's currently steeply discounted at 30% off.

Pretty Cloth Napkins That Never Wrinkle: Ruvanti Cloth Napkins

A bit of polyester is the secret to keeping these cotton napkins wrinkle-free. They come in loads of colors, and each set contains 12 napkins. These napkins earned the title of Best Budget Napkins in our recent review, and now they're on sale for 40% off!

A Fantastic Compressor-Style Ice Cream Machine: Whynter Ice Cream Maker Machine

If you're really into making ice cream, a compressor-style machine makes it incredibly easy to churn a pint on a whim. This impressive offering from Whynter lets you do just that; in our tests, it mixed up ice cream that honestly tasted better than anything you can buy at the store. And it's currently an impressive 35% off.

The Best (Glass!) Liquid Measuring Cups: Pyrex Prepware Glass Measuring Cup Set

These liquid measuring cups are classics for a reason. The thin markings are easy to read, and the material's microwave- and dishwasher-safe.

An Innovative French Press: Espro P3 French Press Coffee Maker

Hate silty, sludgy French press? (We certainly hope so.) The Espro has two interlocking mesh baskets that keeps coffee grounds out of your cuppa. It's an outstanding press at its original price of $40, so you bet we recommend picking one up at its 20% discount!

A Grill Press for Crispy Bacon: Bellemain Cast Iron Grill Press

You don't have to be a diner cook to appreciate a hefty grill press. When we reviewed them, we especially liked this one from Bellemain because it covers a large surface area and has a tall handle that kept our hands safe. It's awesome for bacon and burgers.

The Best Splurge Water Filter Pitcher: LARQ 8-Cup Water Filter Pitcher

This durable water filter pitcher is slim enough to tuck in the fridge, and comes with filters that are NSF- and ANSI-certified to reduce lead, chlorine, and PFAs. It's currently 20% off for October Prime Day.

The Best Large Cooler: Orca 58-Quart Cooler

This massive cooler will fit everything—and keep it ice cold. In our tests, it kept ice frozen for over 60 hours and was super easy to drain. Right now it's $40 off.

An Expandable (!) Kitchen Drawer Organizer: Pipishell Bamboo Expandable Drawer Organizer

Most kitchen drawer organizers are "good enough," but this one was so outstanding, it won the top spot in our review. It's waterproof, expandable, and has two slots long enough for serving utensils. It's an impressive 40% off right now.

FAQs

How long is Prime Big Deal Days 2024?

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days lasts for two days! It starts today (October 8) and ends tomorrow (October 9).

What is Prime Big Deal Days?

You can think of Prime Big Deal Days like an October Prime Day. During these two days, Amazon slashes prices on millions of items in its deals hub, with new discounts dropping every five minutes.

Do you have to be a Prime member to shop Prime Big Deal Days? 

You do! As a Prime member, you’ll also score free shipping. You can sign up for a free 30-day trial here. 

Why We’re the Experts

• Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm is the associate commerce editorial director at Serious Eats. 
• She’s been with the site since 2021 and has been reviewing kitchen equipemnt professionally for more than six years. 
• Riddley’s tested thousands and thousands of products and is passionate about a good deal.