Best Cyber Monday Deals on Small Kitchen Appliances

The Bella Pro Series air fryer has a measured capacity of 3.4 quarts, which means it can easily feed a family of four. What’s more, it earns strong ratings across the board: It has user-friendly controls and easy-to-clean components—plus, it doesn’t make a racket while running. It has a warming feature, as well as programmed settings for cooking foods (including those designed especially for fries and wings). This air fryer comes with a 2-year warranty.

This Bella air fryer has an ample measured capacity of just over 5 quarts, and its easy-to-use digital controls and touchscreen make cooking large batches of food simple. It has multiple pre-programmed cook settings, and auto-shutoff. The one drawback is that it’s fairly noisy. You can buy it with a 2-year warranty, which is longer than the typical 1-year warranty that most air fryers offer.

A very good air fryer overall, the Philips Essential XL HD9270/91 has legible and easy-to-set controls and is relatively quiet. It’s also very easy to clean: The basket has a nonstick coating, and the manufacturer says all removable parts are dishwasher-safe. This unit has a claimed capacity of 6.2 liters, preprogrammed settings for cooking different foods, and a one-year warranty. But in testing, we noticed that the “keep warm” function will kick in only if you press the button after cooking. Also, its temperature reached only 339° F when we set it to 350° F, so you may want to experiment with the temperature settings to compensate.

This compact and inexpensive Cosori air fryer isn’t for huge batches of food, but its 1.7-quart measured basket can air-fry, roast, bake, or reheat food well. Its digital controls are easy to use, and it’s simple to clean (it’s dishwasher-safe), but its biggest perk is that it’s especially quiet. When we set the temperature to 350° F, its recorded temperature was a bit lower at 335° F, but you can adjust a little to accommodate this. It comes with a two-year warranty, which is more generous than the one-year warranty offered with most air fryers.

This Dreo air fryer is a good choice if you like to cook for a crowd: With a measured capacity of 5.9 quarts, it can get the job done. It has intuitive digital controls with preprogrammed settings, plus a viewing window so you can keep an eye on the food inside as it cooks. It’s also respectably quiet while it’s running. It comes with the one-year warranty that’s typical for air fryers.

This air fryer has a measured capacity of 2.5 quarts and eight preprogrammed settings, including defrosting, baking, cooking, crisping, dehydrating, and reheating. In our tests, we found the digital controls easy to use and the machine easy to clean, especially since it’s dishwasher-safe. It’s also on the quiet end as air fryers go. It comes with a one-year warranty and a handy recipe book.

This measured 4.1-quart air fryer from Ninja isn’t exactly at the top of our ratings, but it still receives solid scores overall. Its easy-to-use controls include a digital display for time and temperature, and programmed settings for air-frying, dehydrating, reheating, and roasting. Those with busy kitchens will appreciate that this midsized air fryer makes very little noise, so you can carry on conversation as usual. Though it loses points for being a little tough to clean, the basket is dishwasher-safe. Other pluses include a temperature range of 100° F to 450° F (several other models max out at 400° F), a rack, and a one-year warranty.

We’ve tested the similarly designed Ninja AF 100 and found that the electronic controls and programmed settings are among the easiest to see and use. Cleaning the inside and outside is fairly simple, and the measured capacity of this model is just about average at 3 quarts. Bear in mind that the AF 100 runs on the noisy side, with the fan as loud as a countertop microwave.

This Instant Vortex air fryer is one of our best-rated air fryers. Our testers found it especially easy to use and simple to clean—and it’s pretty quiet, too. Its measured capacity is about 3 quarts, which works great for small batches of food. It has preprogrammed settings for cooking certain foods, a built-in reminder to flip food over, and auto-shutoff, and it comes with a one-year warranty.

If you’re looking for a pod coffee maker that’s versatile but not too fussy, the Keurig K-Elite is a strong option. It brews five cup sizes (and features a height-adjustable drip tray), has an iced coffee setting, a strong-brew button, and a hot-water button. In our tests, the first cup took a little while to brew, but subsequent cups went faster. It’s also pretty intuitive to operate and clean. Its large water reservoir means you can brew up to 8 cups before you need to refill it.

This Café coffee maker stands out for its sleek look and a thermal carafe that matches the rest of the machine—plus its WiFi technology, which allows you to program it to brew coffee using your phone or even your voice if you have Alexa or Google Home. In our tests, it brewed well and was easy to use and clean, though our testers found that the carafe wasn’t the easiest to handle. But it has all the handy features you’d expect from a good drip coffee maker and then some. In addition to its programming capabilities, there’s auto-shutoff, a permanent cone-type filter, and a water filter.

The Technivorm Moccamaster KBT is about as simple as coffee makers get: Once you’ve filled the water reservoir, inserted the filter, and added your coffee grounds, all you have to do is flip the switch. It’ll then brew a pot in 4 to 6 minutes. But even though it demonstrates strong brewing performance in our tests—and Technivorm, as a brand, receives superb scores for reliability and owner satisfaction for its drip coffee makers—there are limitations. You can’t program it to brew before your morning alarm goes off; you can’t pull out the carafe to pour a cup during brewing without manually closing the filter valve; and you can’t clean it very easily.

The Ninja Specialty CM401 is one of the most versatile coffee makers we’ve tested. This terrific all-in-one machine is capable of brewing hot and iced coffee, lattes, macchiatos, and other specialty brews. In our tests, it received the highest possible mark for brew performance (meaning it maintained a temperature of 195° F or more for five or six minutes), and its glass carafe handles comfortably. This model is easy to clean and comes packed with features, including an over-ice brew mode for iced coffee, a built-in milk frother, brew-strength control, and brew-size adjustment for everything from travel mugs to full carafes.

KitchenAid’s artisan series is a bump up from its classic line. The 10-speed KitchenAid Artisan Series KSM195PSBK comes with the usual attachments, plus a pastry beater, a bowl shield to prevent splatters, and an extra 3-quart bowl for smaller jobs. The standard-issue stainless bowl is 5 quarts. In our tests this mixer aces our tasks for whipping cream and mixing cookie dough and is almost as good at kneading bread dough. It works quietly, and our testers find it very convenient to change the beaters and clean. It weighs 21 pounds and has a tilt-head, so you’ll need some clearance between the counter and the cabinets. Bonus: You have your choice of 10 colors.

Another standout from KitchenAid, the KitchenAid Artisan KSM150PSER churns through our tests impressively, getting top marks on whipping heavy cream and mixing cookie dough and doing a workmanlike job on kneading bread dough. It’s quiet and convenient, so you won’t have to struggle to take the beaters and other attachments in and out. The head tilts back so account for clearance on your counter. It weighs 21 pounds and has a 5-quart stainless steel bowl with a handle for easy removal.

The less expensive KitchenAid Classic Series K45SSWH matches the performance of other KitchenAids in our ratings test for test, meaning it excels at mixing, kneading, and whipping, and it does it all quietly. The 10-speed mixer comes with a 5-quart stainless steel bowl (without a handle), a flat beater, a dough hook, and a wire whisk. It’s compatible with all KitchenAid attachments, so you can branch out from baking into more savory foods, such as sausage and pasta. It weighs 21 pounds. Unlike some KitchenAids, this model comes only in white and black.

Cooklee is a newcomer to our stand mixer category, but the Cooklee SM-1551 holds its own against better-known competitors. And the price is right. Whipping time and mixing cookie dough are top-notch, and it kneads bread dough well and quietly. Our testers find it convenient to use. It’s lighter than any of our other top contenders, and the bowl is almost 10 quarts vs. 5 for most other stand mixers. Whether you need that much volume is your call. Keep in mind that this mixer has a tilt head.

The compact Hamilton Beach Professional All-Metal 63240 won’t hog counter space or take a big bite out of your budget. It’s equally good at whipping and kneading, earning excellent ratings, meaning it can handle both light and heavy tasks. And it’s almost as good at mixing things like cookie dough. Our testers find it fairly convenient to use and clean, and the noise it makes when running is not objectionable. The head of the mixer tilts, and it comes with a flat beater, dough hook, and wire whisk.

Typically priced at around $800, the KitchenAid Commercial Series KSM8990ER is the most expensive KitchenAid mixer in our tests. It has the largest mixing bowl, a full 8 quarts, so you can make really big batches of whatever it is you need to mix. In our tests, it earns top scores for whipping cream and mixing cookie dough, and it’s very good at kneading. This model is 17 inches tall and a bit hefty at 28 pounds. It has a bowl lift, and the stainless steel bowl has a handle to give you a better grip.

Like many Wolf products the Wolf Gourmet WGSM100S mixer is pricey. But if you have a Wolf kitchen suite and are into the matchy-matchy thing, you can add one more red knob and proudly display this mixer on your counter. At 18 inches, it’s one of the taller stand mixers in our ratings, but you don’t have to leave extra clearance under your upper cabinets because it has a bowl-lift feature rather than a head that tilts back. It comes with a flat beater, dough hook, and whisk and earns excellent ratings on the three tasks you buy a mixer for—whipping, kneading, and mixing. Our testers find no discernible flaws with this model.

This 1,000-watt stainless-steel GE blender brings the power, and you’ll hear it. (It’s a little noisy.) But it offers five speeds that handle most functions well, including blending drinks, smoothies, and sauces, and puréeing veggies. But it’s not the best for crushing ice. This blender includes a large 64-ounce jar for blending large servings, as well as two 16-ounce blending cups, one with a smaller blending attachment and the other an on-the-go cup.

The capable, durable 1,500-watt NutriBullet Smart Touch NBF50420 does as superb a job as top top-rated, full-sized blenders in making smoothies and puréeing. It’s a capable ice-crusher, as well. We judged it to be super-convenient in terms of cleaning, having clear controls and jar markings, and pouring ease. It’s also relatively lightweight, with a jar weighing 2.2 pounds, vs. the 3 pounds you’ll tend to find in other highly rated models. But it’s just so-so for predicted reliability and owner satisfaction.

The Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System BN801 offers excellent overall performance at a fraction of the price of similarly rated Vitamix blenders. This durable blender is a champ at crushing ice, so icy drinks and smoothies are no problem; neither are purees. The blender also has the speed and torque needed to easily handle nut-butter making, whole-fruit juicing, and other heavy-duty blending tasks. Designed with touch-button controls, a removable blade, five preset speeds, a separate food-processor bowl, and a dough blade, this Ninja is extremely convenient to use and relatively light, too. You’ll also find a personal-blender attachment for making individual drinks, plus two 24-ounce single-serve cups. Ninja blenders earned very good scores for predicted reliability and owner satisfaction.

The Ninja BL770 plays two roles: as a full-sized blender, and as a personal blender with an internal spinner and cup that’s meant for small batches. It’s a very good performer either way, handily crushing ice and capably preparing smoothies and other icy beverages. It’s also very convenient—though more so when using the full-sized blending jar. In puréeing, the personal-blender version is the star, though the full-sized version still purées very well. The Ninja BL770 is noisy, however—especially when using the full-sized jar. Predicted reliability and owner satisfaction are impressive for both versions.

This 1,865-watt NuWave Infinity allows you to blend up to 8 cups and offers 6 digital presets as well as a digital timer; it also has a self-clean feature. Although it performs best in our tests for pureeing soups, you’ll still get enough power to blend drinks and smoothies, nut butters, even frozen sorbets. It comes with a BPA-free jar, plunger, plunger lid, food scraper spoon, 1-year warranty, and a recipe book for blending dozens of drinks, juices, foods and soups.

The deal on this pearl gray Vitamix blender amounts to only 15 percent off, but it’s a good chance to save over $92 on a pricey model that aced CR’s tests. If you crave snowy smoothies and hearty soups, this 8-cup model can churn both out superbly. With excellent durability and horsepower, it crushes ice with ease and purées hot soups in only 5 minutes—eliminating stovetop warm-ups.

This is another chance to own a pricey Vitamix, one of the top blender brands on the market. The sleek 8-cup 5200 performed exceptionally well in our tests for making icy drinks and puréeing. (And it’s one of the few blenders that make hot soups.) This 1,380-watt blender has variable speeds and comes with a plastic jar; noise-wise, it’s on a par with other blenders we’ve tested.

The 1,200-watt Breville Sous Chef BFP800XL/A is a hefty 19 pounds and eats up counter space. But CR’s tests found that it pulls its weight in the kitchen as an impressive chopper, slicer, shredder, and preparer of puréed soup. In fact, it’s one of the best processors we’ve tested. It comes with an LCD display, large and small processing bowls (a 16-cup and 2.5-cup), disc and blade accessories, and an extra-wide feed chute that can help eliminate the tedious precutting of fruits and veggies. It’s available in brushed aluminum or black.

When those holiday appliances are working overtime, this stainless steel GE immersion blender might come in handy, especially at 64 percent off. With low and high speeds, the 500-watt blender can power through thick sauces, soups, yogurts or even eggs for scrambling. It comes with an accessory kit that includes interchangeable attachments, like a whisk and a chopping cup.

The 6-quart Instant Pot Max is impressive, particularly when it comes to making rice and sautéing, receiving very good scores in those modes. But every time we made chili using dried beans in pressure-cook mode, a “Food Burn” message appeared as the cooker was reaching pressure. We had to stop, stir the chili, close the lid, and let it reach pressure again. Instant Pot says the food-burn alert is a safety mechanism that stops heating to prevent food from burning, but it adds that this warning can also occur when cooking very starchy foods that settle at the bottom of the pot. To test the sous-vide feature, we cooked chicken breasts for 3 hours; they were tender and delicious.

The Instant Pot Duo Crisp is a star in the kitchen. We used it to pressure-cook ribs and chili and beans for about an hour—including preheat and steam release. The rib meat came out satisfyingly tender. The chili, which used dry beans, emerged equally enticing, and we got comparable results when we slow-cooked beef stew for 5 hours. Sautéing was very good, but steaming was just middling. This very convenient, programmable unit has 10 preset modes and includes a broil/dehydrating tray, two-tier air-fry basket with base, storage cover, rack, condensation collector, and crisper top. The unit’s insert is dishwasher-safe. Its warranty covers one year.

This DeLonghi Livenza multi-cooker performs commendably overall—earning top scores in steaming and sautéing. In slow-cook mode, it produced tender beef stew after 5 hours and equally tender chili and beans after 7 hours (starting with dry beans). It’s quite good at cooking rice as well. This programmable unit has five preset cooking modes and comes with a steam rack. Its removable nonstick interior and lid are dishwasher-safe. It carries a one-year warranty.

The Cuisinart Countdown Metal CPT-415 uses a digital screen to count down the time before your bread reaches its desired setting and then emits an audible sound to let you know it’s finished. This toaster’s intuitive controls—for instance, button settings for bagels, defrost, reheat, and cancel—help it snag a stellar score for ease of use. Cuisinart’s three-year warranty is longer than that of most brands in our ratings. But this model is prone to trapping pesky breadcrumbs, so it receives just an average score for ease of cleaning. If you have a larger household and are looking to get toast on the table a tad faster, consider the Cuisinart Countdown Metal CPT-435, a four-slice model with a similar design.

Toasters haven’t changed much over the past century, and this Hamilton Beach is proof of that. While it’s about as basic a model as you can get, it delivers top-tier toast. It’s one of the cheapest toasters in our ratings, coming in at under $30, and it excels in almost all of our tests. Despite its rudimentary design, it does have a cancel button (for when you need to stop the toasting process in its tracks) and wide slots to fit bagels.

If you’re looking for an air-fryer toaster oven that doesn’t break the bank, the Hamilton Beach Digital Sure-Crisp Air Fry toaster oven is a solid pick. It has a digital display and push-button controls, plus a large oven that can fit at least six slices of toast, a 12-inch pizza, and three racks. It earns top marks in our tests when it comes to baking, full-batch toasting, and one-slice toasting. The temperature range of 170° F to 450° F means you can place food inside to simply keep warm or turn up the heat to get a nice char. The 1,500-watt toaster oven also comes with a rotisserie kit, so you can make a whole chicken without turning on your standard oven. And if you need to broil meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables, it can handle that too.

This 1,800-watt KitchenAid model turns out nice toast and does so in a decent amount of time. Its controls are easy to use and the inside is pretty seamless to clean. With a temperature range of 150° F to 450° F, it can handle a host of functions, including bake, broil, convection bake, air-fry, keep warm, bagel, reheat, and dehydrate. Our testers noted that the air-fryer function works particularly well, giving typical air-fryer foods the kind of crisp you’d expect from rapid convection cooking. But it gets just middling marks for baking.

This 1,800-watt toaster oven can fit a 13-inch pizza pan or a 5.5-pound chicken, making it slightly roomier than the Livenza Digital Compact Convection Oven also on sale this week. But unlike the compact version, it does a very good job at baking and is even easier to use. The one area where it falls short is in our toasting-time test, so expect to wait a while for a perfectly browned piece of toast.

Is this toaster oven on the spendy side? Absolutely. But its performance and appearance are quite the draw. Much like Breville’s the Smart Oven Air Convection (also on sale this week), the Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro has 1,800 watts, three cooking racks, and an air-fryer function. However, Joule adds two additional cooking modes—frozen and proof—making it ideal for heating frozen foods and baking homemade bread. In our tests, it does a middling job at reheating and baking, despite its temperature range of 80° F to 480° F. And its toasting time is subpar. But it does turn out a pretty good batch of toast with nice color. Other selling points: It’s easy to use and clean, it has hands-free voice activation compatible with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, and CR members who own Breville toaster ovens are quite happy with their purchase.

For $400—about $40 less—get the same model in brushed stainless steel at all the retailers shown here. That’s a discount of 20 percent off the original price.

With a temperature range of 120° F to 450° F, Breville’s 1,800-watt Smart Oven BOV800XL does a nice job baking food, reheating leftovers, and turning out an even batch of medium-brown toast. It’s a cinch to operate and easy to clean. Plus, CR members give the brand high praise for reliability and owner satisfaction, according to our most recent survey. One minor drawback, though: Our testers find that this model is only so-so at toasting a single slice of bread to perfection.

The 1,800-watt Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900BSSUSC is not your run-of-the-mill toaster oven. It’s intuitive to use, according to our lab tests, and has designated options for air frying, roasting, dehydrating, slow cooking, and more. In a home evaluation, it nailed tasks you normally wouldn’t expect from a toaster oven, including turning out a perfect sugar cookie (on “cookies” mode) as well as a margherita pizza with a fantastic crust (on “pizza” mode). While most toaster ovens fit only a single dish, this model can handle a protein and two side dishes. One caveat? It took our staffer 7 minutes to get a decent char on two slices of toast for breakfast. You’ll need a good amount of counter space (it measures 13 inches high, 21 inches wide, and 18 inches deep) for this model—but for some singles and couples, it could replace your standard oven.

Despite its small size, this 1,800-watt Breville model nabs high marks in our toaster-oven ratings, baking sugar cookies and corn muffins that were done in the center and golden on top and bottom. Functions include bake, broil, and roast, and settings for pizza and for bagels. The oven has three rack positions and offers a temperature range of 120° F to 450° F. Breville receives an excellent rating for predicted reliability, and is just one of two brands that also receives excellent customer satisfaction ratings. The unit, however, can bake only about four slices of toast at a time. (Some larger toaster ovens fit double that.)

We found the highly rated SodaStream Terra’s “quick connect” snap-on mounting for CO₂ cartridges easier to use than the older screw-in setups of other SodaStream models. (The pink cartridges you’ll need for this unit cost the same and can carbonate the same volume as other SodaStream cartridges.) In general, the Terra is easy to use and needs no electricity to work. We tested a red Terra model.

If you buy this at Kohl’s, the bundle includes the Terra machine (available in four colors), one CO₂ cartridge, and one carbonating bottle. And at BJ’s, you’ll get those items (the soda maker in white), plus another carbonating bottle and two small vials of Bubly brand flavoring for just $10 more.