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Vitamix 5200, KitchenAid Bowl Lift KSM70, Cuisinart PerfecTemp 14 Cup Programmable DCC-3200.
Find products from Vitamix, KitchenAid, and Cuisinart among the many kitchen deals available during Prime Big Deal Days.
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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days shopping event is underway, so if you’re looking for something for your kitchen or are already thinking about getting a jump on holiday shopping, it’s a great time to get started. At Consumer Reports, we’re scouring deals on Amazon as well as Best Buy, Target, and Walmart.

Whether you’re looking to elevate your kitchen game with a new air fryer or blender, or replace that old coffee maker or stand mixer with a high-performing new model, we’re here to help.

We look at each item’s sale price and scores in our lab tests to help you find the best deals on the best-performing products. We’ll be updating this post throughout Amazon’s event, so check back again for the latest. You can also head to the CR Deals Hub to see what other deals are worth looking into, whether you’re after tech devices, other home goods, or anything in between.

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Cookware

The CR Recommended Our Place Titanium Always Pan Pro 10.5" aces our cooking evenness tests, meaning temperatures were consistent when measured across the pan’s surface. It also has a sturdy handle that’s cool to the touch. The main downside is that its nonstick food release performance wasn’t great, so you’ll want to make sure to use enough oil in the pan.

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The second generation of the Our Place Always Pan 2.0 performed admirably in our tests and somewhat better than the original Always Pan we tested back in 2022. It earns top scores for cooking evenness, handle temperature, and handle sturdiness, a significant improvement over the original. Its scores for nonstick food release and nonstick durability were very good, but not the best in class. This pan can be used on an induction cooktop, and according to the manufacturer, it’s made without PTFE. If you want a top-scoring pan at a great price, now may be the time to buy.

If you’re looking for a stainless steel set on a budget, the Calphalon Classic 10-Piece set could be the one for you, especially at this sale price. This set receives excellent scores for cooking evenness and heating speed. And you don’t have to worry too much about food sticking: Its scores for food release and ease of cleaning are both very good.

The Circulon ScratchDefense A1 Series nonstick set earned top marks in our tests for cooking evenness and nonstick food release, and it performed nearly as well for handle temperature, nonstick durability, and heating speed. In this set, you’ll get two frying pans, a sauté pan, two saucepans, and a stockpot, along with four lids. At 35 percent off now, it’s a steal.

Air Fryers

The CR Recommended Instant Vortex Plus 140-3079-01 is exceptionally easy to use, earning an excellent score for its controls and featuring presets for baking, broiling, dehydrating, reheating, and roasting. It also received a very good score for ease of cleaning, which we evaluate inside and out after air-frying batches of french fries and chicken nuggets. This machine’s noise score, based on our measurements, is also very good. It’s worth noting, though, that when we set it to 350° F, it reached only 324° F.

At 22 pounds, the large, 5-quart Typhur Dome AF03 is the heaviest air fryer on this list, so you may want to just leave it on the countertop if you have space. It’s also the priciest air fryer in our ratings, so now may be the right time to snap one up. It may not have the most intuitive controls, according to our tests, but it’s easy to clean—with a dishwasher-safe ceramic nonstick basket—and it receives an excellent score in our noise tests. It has a self-cleaning function, and you can adjust your settings and monitor cooking in the Typhur app.

The Chefman RJ38-2T air fryer is already an inexpensive model, so this sale price is exceptional. What’s more, it’s a CR Recommended air fryer. It’s exceptionally easy to clean, and it’s whisper-quiet. It also earns an excellent score for ease of controls, though its convenience score is just so-so. Overall, it’s a basic model, but it comes with a shake reminder to help you distribute your food evenly, and the basket is dishwasher-safe.

Coffee Makers

If you want a basic glass-carafe drip coffee maker, consider the Cuisinart PerfecTemp 14 Cup Programmable DCC-3200. It’s a top-scoring model with an excellent rating for brew performance, reflecting optimal brew temperature for the best flavor. It also has very good scores for ease of use, cleaning, and carafe handling. It can be programmed to have fresh coffee waiting when you wake up, and you can adjust the brewing strength to make your coffee weaker or stronger. We’ve seen this coffee maker selling for less in the past year, but if you need a coffee maker now, it’s still a solid pick at this price.

The Ninja Specialty CM401 coffee maker is currently at the best price we’ve seen all year. It’s also worth nabbing right now because it’s a top-scoring, feature-packed machine with programmability and numerous options for customizing brew strength. It can brew drip coffee into a single cup or a whole pot. This machine comes with a fold-away milk frother for fancier coffee drinks.

The Cuisinart Premium Single-Serve Brewer SS-10, which takes K-Cups, boasts a stellar convenience rating, meaning it’s easy to use, refill, and clean. Plus, you can expect the volume and temperature to be consistent from cup to cup, which isn’t always the case with this type of machine. This Cuisinart model also packs a ton of features, including programmability, a removable water reservoir, a built-in water filter, a height-adjustable drip tray, and an auto-shutoff function.

The Keurig K-Supreme earns excellent marks in first-cup speed and size consistency. It also delivers subsequent cups quickly after the first, which is important if you plan to serve multiple cups. It’s also convenient to use, and its settings let you easily adjust the brew’s strength. Like many K-Cup machines, this coffee maker’s features include auto-shutoff, a removable reservoir, and a height-adjustable drip tray. While this deal may look significant, we’ve seen it cheaper in the past. Still, if you’re in that market for a Keurig-branded machine now, it might be a good time to buy.

Mixers

Like many hand mixers in our tests, the KitchenAid KHM6118CU 6 Speed excels in our egg white test, creating fluffy peaks in little time. Beyond that, this mixer earns very good results in the rest of our performance tests and evaluations, proving it is capable, convenient, and not too noisy, even at its highest speed. It’s available in several colors, including red, teal, and gray. We’ve frequently seen this hand mixer at prices this low in the past year, but if you’re shopping early for the holidays, this could be the best deal you’ll get before then.

The KitchenAid Artisan Mini KSM3316XWH may sound small, but it weighs 17 pounds and it carries a hefty pricetag to match. Still, those drawn to the KitchenAid brand might choose this model for its excellent results in quickly whipping egg whites into airy peaks, producing whipped cream with good volume and texture, and mixing cake batter to a smooth consistency. It does less well in our pancake batter tests, where we expect frothier results. This mixer also earns very good scores for convenience and noise. We saw this mixer at a lower price last December, but if you need to get a jump-start on your holiday shopping, this is a significant discount.

The KitchenAid Bowl Lift KSM70 looks good on a counter, and its bowl-lift style fits nicely under upper cabinets. It also operates quietly, excelling in our noise test. Performance-wise, it’s excellent at mixing cake and pancake batter and whipping egg whites to airy peaks. Its kneading performance and results in our whipped cream tests were also very good. It weighs a hefty 26 pounds and is available in blue and 11 other colors. It’s now priced at nearly 20 percent off.

Toaster Ovens

With a temperature range of 120° F to 450° F, the 1,800-watt Breville The Smart Oven BOV800XL does a nice job baking and producing an even batch of medium-brown toast. It’s better than many other toaster ovens at reheating food. It’s a cinch to operate and easy to clean. Plus, CR members give Breville high praise for reliability and owner satisfaction. Our testers found that this model is only so-so at toasting a single slice of bread, however, and it doesn’t toast as quickly as some other models.

The Breville The Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900BSSUSC is a relatively large toaster oven that does a better job baking than most of the toaster ovens we’ve tested, which is ideal if you want to use a toaster oven instead of your full-sized oven to keep the heat in your kitchen to a minimum. This toaster oven also has a convection bake setting and an air fry setting, and it’s generally simple to operate and easy to clean. Breville toaster ovens aren’t cheap, so it may be worth snapping one up now.

The Ninja DCT821 is an air-frying toaster oven with two separate cavities and a handy interior light to help you monitor your food while it cooks. And if you’re particular about the color of your toast, you’re in luck: We saw impressive results in our color range tests, and a full batch of toast comes out evenly browned. This toaster oven also receives a very good baking score based on tests in which we bake cookies and muffins, aiming to achieve a consistent color without underbaking or burnt edges. Plus, it’s currently at the best price we’ve seen. Like most toaster ovens, it’s not great at reheating foods. It also has a middling score for ease of cleaning.

 The DeLonghi EO141164M is an easy-to-use model that requires few steps to get you cooking. It’s also very easy to clean, and it aces our toast color range and full batch toasting tests. It also receives a very good score for toasting time. (Some of our poorest-performing toaster ovens can take nearly 10 minutes.) But this model fits fewer slices (just four) compared with most other toaster ovens in our ratings. This may be a top-scoring model, but bear in mind that, like most toaster ovens, it receives just a passable score for reheating. As a brand, DeLonghi receives midrange scores for predicted reliability and owner satisfaction in CR’s member surveys.

Blenders

If you’re shopping for a moderately priced blender from a brand known to keep its owners happy, look to the Breville the Fresh & Furious BBL620SIL, especially if you expect to purée ingredients for soups or baby food (it does exceptionally well in our purée tests). It also aces our ice-crush tests and does nearly as well making smoothies. Like many blenders in our tests, though, it earns just a middling score for noise. We haven’t seen this blender at this price since last year’s winter holidays, so if you’ve been eyeing this model, now’s the time to snap one up at 25 percent off.

Breville, as a blender brand, receives a very good score for owner satisfaction in CR’s member surveys, and the Breville Super Q BBL920BSS1BUS1 is a model that also aces our evaluations for puréeing, in which we blend cooked ingredients into a soup. It also gets a top score for convenience and a very good score for noise. This model was cheaper when it was on sale last year, but at $100 off, it’s still a great deal.

The Ninja BN701 Professional Plus with Auto iQ earns top scores in our tests for ice crushing and convenience, and it’s very good at puréeing as well. Plus, based on CR’s surveys, Ninja owners say they’re very satisfied with their blenders. The downside is that it receives just a middling score on blending smoothies. We saw this model for less around Christmas last year, but if you want to get a jump on this year’s holiday shopping, you might want to take advantage of this deal.

Vitamix blenders like this Vitamix 5200 consistently top our best blenders lists for their adeptness at plowing through smoothie ingredients and puréeing baby food, among other tasks. They’re pricey, but Vitamix as a brand earns top scores for reliability and owner satisfaction in CR’s member surveys. This model comes with a 7-year warranty, so it should last you a good while, and it’s 30 percent off, so if you’ve been wanting a Vitamix, now may be the time to snap one up.

Food Processors

Cuisinart introduced the food processor to the U.S. in the early 1970s, and it has been a recognized brand ever since. The Cuisinart Custom 14 DFP-14BCNY earns a top rating for slicing and is a strong performer when it comes to chopping and shredding. It also earns an excellent score for noise. It has a 14-cup capacity, stands 15 inches high, and weighs nearly 15 pounds. Many of the food processors we’ve evaluated operate with push buttons, but this one has levers: one for on, the other for pulsing and off. 

The 500-watt KitchenAid KFP1318BM food processor masters our tests for slicing, and earns very good scores in our lab tests for shredding, pureeing, and grating. Its actual chopping performance, though, is just so-so. It has a generous 13-cup claimed capacity, and it’s one of the lightest models we’ve tested at just 8 pounds, meaning it will take less effort to haul out of a cabinet than other food processors in our ratings. 

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Althea Chang-Cook

Althea Chang-Cook writes about kitchen appliances and cookware for Consumer Reports. Previously, she led diverse content development and contributed articles about diverse cuisines and other food topics. Prior to joining CR in 2018, Althea covered food, health, technology, product safety, autos, and more at CNN, CNBC, Forbes, TheStreet, and other publications.