The turkey’s been ordered, the seating’s mapped out, and the menu is sorted. Look at you! You’ve got Thanksgiving in the bag this year. With all that prep, maybe finding the time to scout out early Black Friday deals on Amazon just didn’t cut it. But no fear! My colleagues and I sorted through thousands of products to find the best early Amazon Black Friday deals. We uncovered sales on our favorite Breville toaster oven air fryer, a Meater Bluetooth wireless probe thermometer, and an excellent, budget-friendly Cuisinart food processor. So, now that you have time to chill on the couch before the big day, you can check one more thing off your list and get your shopping sorted before the rush.

The Best Early Amazon Black Friday Kitchen Gear Deals, at a Glance

• A Blender Worth Buying Now That It’s on Sale: Vitamix 5200 Blender
• An Air Fryer Toaster Oven Our Team Swears By: Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro
• A KitchenAid Pasta Maker Attachment That’s 40% Off: KitchenAid Stand Mixer 3-Piece Pasta Roller & Cutter Set
• A Futuristic Ice Cream Machine: Ninja Creamii
• A Vegetable Peeler with a Grippy Handle: KitchenAid Classic Y Peeler
• A Manual Citrus Juicer That’ll Be Your Main Squeeze: Chef’n Freshforce Citrus Juicer
• The Best Stand Mixer Shaved Ice Maker Attachment: KitchenAid Shaved Ice Attachment
• A Wallet-Friendly Set of Pasta Bowls: Y YHY Pasta Bowls
• The Best Nonstick Skillet: OXO Ceramic Nonstick 12-Inch Frying Pan
• The Best Variable Kettle for Tea Drinkers: Fellow Corvo EKG Electric Kettle
• The Best Budget Food Processor: Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor

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This powerful blender should be in your cart, and doubly so now that it’s on sale. The tall tapered jar ensures a proper vortex, so you can make your cranberry sauce silky smooth to satisfy chunky sauce haters.

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Anytime I need to bake, roast, or braise something, if I can use my Breville Smart Oven, I will. It heats up so much faster than my standard oven, and the convection fan cuts off around 10 minutes every time. Plus, it has both air fryer and toasting abilities. It’s a one-and-done kinda gadget, which is my* favorite* kind of gadget. It’s on sale early for Black Friday this year, so get yourself another oven to make your holiday cooking a little easier.

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If rolling sheets of lasagna or slicing spaghetti gives you a thrill, consider this KitchenAid pasta maker attachment, which is 40% off. Just pop it on your stand mixer, turn it on, and it’ll spin dough into delicate, edible golden strands.

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Sure, we didn’t adore the Ninja Creami, but there are a lot of folks out there who want to make “ice cream” out of cottage cheese and canned peaches. You do you. If that’s up your alley, then you’ll probably enjoy the whirring, futuristic-looking Creami. It’s loud, but it does whiz up silky sorbet fast (just remember to freeze your base in advance). It’s also on sale early, so if you’re looking to gift it, now’s the time to buy.

Results were unexpected, with the sorbet being crumbly while the slushie was creamy.

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When deal days roll around, let me tell you what I’m stocking up on: cat food (I have two very hungry fur babies), dishwasher pods (they’re expensive!), and Y-peelers. You truly can never have too many of the latter! They’re handy for peeling apples and potatoes, slicing a strip of lemon peel for a cocktail garnish, or even creating curls of Parm for salads. This one from KitchenAid has a grippy handle so it won’t slip when you’re moving it over slick apple skin.

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Everyone at Serious Eats loves this juicer. It’s one of the most popular “I wish someone would gift it to me” items when we poll the team. The reason? It’s efficient, wrings out every last drop, and doesn’t spray everything with lemon juice. At this price, I’d buy two.

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Do you need a shaved ice attachment? No. But heck, it’s fun, especially in the summer when all you really want to eat are ice pops. This attachment from KitchenAid shaves fluffy, airy piles of ice that you can drizzle with your favorite fruit syrups and condensed milk—yum.

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I use these bowls for more than just pasta. They’re a great size for serving soups, and the wide surface area helps cool down anything a little too hot. I even use them for my morning hard-boiled egg and slice of toast. They’re simple, will fit in with any kitchen decor, and stack neatly without chipping. And a set of six for $30? Not a bad deal.

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A good nonstick pan makes it so easy to scramble eggs. One of our favorites from OXO is on sale and is worth considering if your current nonstick pan is riddled with scratches. In our tests, it turned out a beautiful omelet and successfully withstood scratching with metal utensils.

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This elegant kettle would make a great gift for the aesthetic person in your life who only buys the best loose-leaf tea. The Fellow Corvo lets you home in on precise water temperatures in single-degree increments (between 104°F and 212°F), so green, black, herbal, and white tea can showcase their full potential.

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This straightforward Cuisinart food processor has just two buttons and three blade options, but don’t let that fool you. It’s a powerful machine that accomplished all our tasks with ease, plus it was easier to store than the other attachment-heavy processor sets we tested. It’s even more budget-friendly right now during Amazon’s holiday kitchen sales. Make sure to click the coupon to get the best deal!

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Thinking about this waffle maker is making me hungry. Just look at those puffy, deep pockets begging to be filled with butter and syrup! Anyways, it’s a great machine that cooks up perfectly golden, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside waffles every time. It has a digital screen with presets, so you can easily whip up Belgian-style, buttermilk, American waffles, and more.

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Trash cans are prone to stinking up the place, but not this one. Its sleek, stainless body and lid keep odors from wafting through your kitchen, and the step button makes it easy to open even when your hands are messy.

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Electric bottle openers come in handy if you have any kind of wrist or finger pain. This one from Peugeot is very easy to use: Just place it over a wine bottle and push down—the corkscrew inserts quickly and easily. It automatically pulls it out, too, so you don’t have to wiggle anything.

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Our favorite wine glasses are almost 50% off! If that doesn’t grab your attention, I don’t know what will. That’s a fantastic deal! They’re elegant, sturdy, and most importantly, open a pour of wine so you can enjoy its bouquet of flavors. How fancy!

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Do you have a cabinet full of mismatched leftovers containers and lids, many of which are stained and smell like the ghost of meals past? Clean it out and get a set of our favorite stackable, BPA-free containers. They have watertight lids, and we couldn’t get them to stain or smell, no matter how hard we tried.

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This pan is coated with a PTFE-free, silicone-based nonstick layer that releases baked goods easily, every time. Thanks to their squared-off edges, USA pans are the only ones that Serious Eats writer Ashlee Redger uses when she wants picture-perfect brownies, snack cakes, and bars. Get it now to have it in time for holiday baking.

The darker pans (like the one on the right) yielded cakes with too-brown edges and uneven bakes.

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There are few greater baking disappointments than flipping your bundt cake over to find only half of it came out of the pan. This one released cakes like a champ during our tests, and its light, nonstick surface helped us bake evenly browned, centerpiece-worthy desserts.

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Even when we’re not making airy souffles and rich crème brûlées on the regular, we like having a set of ramekins on hand for holding mise en place ingredients, serving dips, and broiling cheese on top of individual portions of baked pasta. These are our favorites because they have textured sides that are easy to grip with tongs and stack nicely when not in use.

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Everybody deserves to have a reusable water bottle they love, and we think you’ll appreciate this one from Hydro Flask. It’s cupholder-friendly and kept water cold for hours during our tests. The bottle comes in a variety of colors, though discounts may vary from hue to hue.

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This is a fantastic pizza oven for beginners because of its moderate heat range and intuitive digital control panel. Since it uses wood pellets as its fuel, it imparts a pleasantly smoky flavor to your pies and whatever else you cook inside; during testing, we dreamed of using it for roast chickens.

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Le Creuset Dutch ovens are some of the most beautiful (and long-lasting) pieces of cookware we’ve ever tested. Their durable, tan enamel coatings make it easy to see your fond development as you sear, and they can go into the oven for braising and baking bread. Invest in one for yourself, or buy it as a gift that’s sure to be cherished.

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If you want to improve your coffee station without spending big bucks, grab this grinder. It has a static-reducing grounds container, an easy-to-clean assembly, and an intuitive dial that makes it our go-to recommendation for all but the most serious coffee nerds.

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This dish rack aced our review because of its anti-microbial construction, easy-to-clean drainage mat, and large capacity. It can hold a full dinner party’s worth of dishes, plus the wine glasses.

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This Nespresso machine can make espresso shots and coffee with the single push of a button, and this deal comes with a bonus milk frother for café-worthy lattes and cappuccinos.

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Black Friday sales aren’t just for buying flashy appliances and big-ticket gifts. We recommend snagging practical items while they’re on sale, too. We like this mop because it has a replaceable, quick-attach head and comes with a bucket with an efficient built-in wringer.

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When you want homemade ice cream, you don’t want to have to clean out a shelf of your freezer for a big bowl that’ll take hours to freeze before you can churn. This Whynter compressor ice cream machine self-freezes so you can spin up creamy treats like sorbet, frozen yogurt, and gelato anytime you want.

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Listen—we love our stand blenders, but you don’t always have the space on your countertop for one to live there full-time, and getting it out of storage every time you want a smoothie can be annoying. An efficient immersion blender can step in for quick tasks and can blend creamy soups right in their pots. This one was the most powerful one we tested; it crushed ice, blitzed fibrous celery, and whipped cream faster than nearly every other model.

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Ashlee swears by these containers; she has stacks of them filled with all kinds of flours, sugars, chocolate chips, breadcrumbs, and more. Their secure lids can help keep air, moisture, and pests out of your precious baking ingredients, and their clear sides let you check if you have enough of what you need before you need it.

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We were thrilled with this attractive new Cuckoo rice cooker when we tested it. The ability to customize loads of different variables—like the cooking temperature and how long the rice soaks—makes this a smart buy for anyone who has strong opinions about rice. Its regular price is very reasonable, but with this discount, it’s an even better deal. Snap it up now, because this deal is only going to last as long as there’s stock available.

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Here’s a tip: If you see Tramontina cookware at a discounted price, buy it. Tramontina is our go-to brand for affordable pots and pans (it has won many of our reviews, including our stainless steel skillets review), and deals like this year’s Black Friday discount make them even better. This skillet kept pace with pans twice its price and responded quickly to temperature changes. It even works on induction cooktops.

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We could not believe how well this enameled cast iron skillet seared, considering it costs over $100 less than some of our other favorites. It’s a lot lighter than its competitors, and the handle is comfortable, making it much easier to maneuver. The roomy surface diameter offers over 8 inches for searing, sautéeing, and braising, and just like Le Creuset and Staub’s versions, there are mini pour spouts on both sides. It’s not just a deal; it’s a steal.

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This is one well-designed and crafted Dutch oven. Made from heavy-duty cast iron and glazed in durable, mostly nonstick enamel, it’s a pot you’ll return to for decades and then some. It produced one of the best, most golden-brown sears in our tests, and we liked that the lid is designed to encourage evaporation, which results in better braises with perfectly reduced liquid. Make no mistake about it: This is an heirloom in the making. Any cook will be thrilled to unwrap it this holiday season.

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Not all Black Friday purchases are thrilling. In fact, our team uses big sales to stock up on the boring-but-useful essentials. In that category are our favorite Swedish dishcloths. The Superscandi dishcloths scored 100% on our absorption test (translation: you can use them in place of paper towels), and they’re washable and reusable. A 10-pack will last you at least half the year.

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At 1.5 liters, this is the largest electric kettle we tested, but it still reached a boil remarkably quickly. It offers everything you could ask for in a kettle: dead-accurate temperatures, a reliable keep warm setting, an easy-to-pour from spout, and a sleek, chic exterior that stays cool to the touch.

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This pro-level vacuum sealer earned a top spot in our review when it successfully sealed bags with liquid inside—most sealers can’t do that safely. The double seal is seriously strong, making it the best vacuum sealer for cooks who use immersion circulators. The bag cutting feature was so useful, we ended up using it on other vacuum sealers’ bags during our tests. Anova is a trusted brand that our editors love, making this a smart purchase even when it’s not on sale.

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Confused about which Instant Pot to buy? We get it. Figuring out the differences can be tricky, especially during sales when many of them are discounted. Here’s what you need to know about the Instant Pot Duo Plus: It’s a basic multicooker that lacks some of the features of the Pro line, but performs just as well (and as quickly). It’s beloved by our editors, and offers the best value Instant Pot for the price. The 3-quart size is currently on sale.

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This countertop ice maker produces soft, chewable nugget ice—perfect for soft drinks, cocktails, and munching. It’s also really fast: The ice maker produced over a pound of ice in just one hour when we tested it. And because an ice maker is not a machine you’ll want to lug all over your kitchen, GE made this one with a removable and refillable water tank. Black Friday is a great time to buy small appliances, and the GE Opal Ice Maker is one of the best you can get this year.

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Shopping for Keurig coffee makers? We’ll make it simple: Buy this one. The K-Supreme is more space-efficient than the K-Classic and K-Elite, and it includes some helpful features, like a light that indicates it’s time to descale or refill the machine. It also includes Over Ice and Strong brew modes, making it one of the more versatile single-serve coffee makers. And right now? It’s on sale for almost half off.

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This mini blender is two things many of its competitors are not: affordable and quiet. It’s slim, compact, and truly portable. It fits in most car cupholders. While many personal blenders struggle with hard and fibrous ingredients, the Ninja Blast handled frozen mango and kale with no problem. Take advantage of its even lower price, but don’t wait to scoop it up, as this popular brand may sell out before Black Friday even arrives.

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This ice cube tray actually contains two trays, a storage basin, a lid, and a scoop. Oh, and it makes almost perfectly spherical ice balls without much fuss—a cocktail party must. It’s one of life’s little upgrades, and we think it’s well worth the purchase this Black Friday, especially because its already-affordable price is even lower.

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Ember Mugs are the ultimate indulgence for coffee drinkers. The travel mug is a standout, as it keeps coffee hot for hours, even off its charging pad. A discrete control panel displays the temperature of the mug’s contents, and the app offers customization options and a handful of helpful presets. The “Find My Mug” feature provides peace of mind should you set it down somewhere on your travels. It’s one of Rochelle’s favorite ways to fend off winter blues. “Sipping hot coffee or tea all day long is such a mood booster,” she says.

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You can accidentally spend a small fortune on flatware—that’s bad news if you’re entertaining and need place settings for 10 or more people. Luckily, one of our longtime favorite flatware sets has enough pieces for 12 diners and is deeply discounted this Black Friday. The Lenox Portola set has a classic look and includes two serving spoons. It’s our pick for cooks who like to entertain.

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This budget-friendly whisk kept up with the best of them in our review. Its sleek metal handle is still grippy, and it’s fast—we whipped cream in less than 1.5 minutes.

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This pretty copper colored ceramic skillet was the slipperiest of the lot we tested: Fried eggs, omelets, and even crepes slid right off. We also liked that the ceramic didn’t scratch when we went at it with a metal spatula.

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To be totally honest with you, this is the kind of stuff I’m buying when it’s on sale for Black Friday. The O-Cedar Scrunge is my sponge of choice because of its scrubbing prowess; there isn’t any sticky, cruddy, burnt-on mess it can’t scour off. Grab a pack while they’re on sale.

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We are entering pie season, so what better time to stock up on all the pie-baking essentials? This set of pie weights ensures perfectly baked, not puffy crusts every time. Just don’t forget to line the dough with foil before you pour ’em in.

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Trust me: You don’t want your in-laws rummaging around your freezer for an ice cube to dilute a glass of “too strong” eggnog. Make it easy for them (and look put together) with this OXO ice bucket and teensy tongs. It keeps ice frozen and accessible for hours.

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When you need a cherry pitted, nothing will do but a designated unitasker. And this one from Cuisipro was speedy, easy on the hands, and popped out pips like a proper professional. It doubles nicely as an olive pitter for those ice-cold dirty martinis you want to make on New Year’s Eve.

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I know, I know—a portable grill, in the fall? But hey, as they drilled into me as a Girl Scout: Be prepared! And come summertime, you’ll thank yourself when you can pull this baby out and head to the beach. Heck, it’s great for fall tailgating too. This cube-shaped option got wicked hot, and it’s the perfect size for cooking dinner for two.

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FAQs

When do deals start on Amazon’s Black Friday sale?

Amazon Black Friday deals are starting as early as, well, now! Read more about the event here. They’ll continue through Thanksgiving and Black Friday, November 27 and 28, and on Cyber Monday, December 1, too.

Do you need to be an Amazon Prime member to have access to discounts?

No, but many of the best deals can only be accessed if you have an Amazon Prime membership.

Why We’re the Experts

• Grace Kelly is a senior editor at Serious Eats.
• She’s been testing all kinds of kitchen gear for over four years.
• She and her colleagues, Rochelle Bilow and Ashlee Redger, scoured Amazon to find the best early Black Friday deals.