The 20 Best Amazon Spring Sale Deals You Can Still Get—Including 50% Off Lodge

Amazon’s Big Spring Sale may be ending on Monday, March 31, but there is still time to grab some fantastic deals on some of our favorite tested kitchen gear. I pored over thousands of deals to find the best discounts on items that I, a professional gear tester, think are worth buying, especially on sale. Some of my top picks include the best Breville air fryer toaster oven, our favorite Lodge cast iron skillet, and a Yeti cooler that’s actually easy to move.

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

If you’re curious about espresso machines but intimidated by all the jargon like extraction, flow rate, and grind size, the Express Impress has your back. Its streamlined interface guides you along the puck-tamping, shot-pulling process, ensuring a proper espresso every time. It’s currently over $100 off, too. 

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

This editor-loved air fryer toaster oven is fast, efficient, and versatile. It crisps up French fries as readily as it toasts bread, and you can even roast a chicken in it. We know because we’ve done it, with gloriously golden, juicy results. This kitchen countertop multitasker is on a steep discount at $80 off. 

The Best Budget Meat Thermometer: ThermoWorks ThermoPop 2

An instant-read thermometer is a game changer: Gone are the days of cutting into a chicken breast, hoping it’s cooked through. Poke the probe in and you’ll know exactly how your food is doing. Our favorite budget-friendly thermometer from ThermoWorks is fast, accurate, and pocket-sized, making it a great starter option. And, it’s currently 20% off for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. 

Our Longtime Favorite Cast Iron Skillet: Lodge 10.25-Inch Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet

Cast iron skillets are indestructible pans that’ll last a lifetime. They get ripping hot, ensuring a proper sear on steak, chicken, or even a slab of cauliflower. We’ve long loved this affordable option from Lodge, and now that it’s 50% off, it’s an even sweeter deal. (Plenty of our other favorite Lodge cast iron cookware is also on sale.)

The Best Air Fryer: Instant Pot Vortex Plus Air Fryer

The Instant has been our favorite air fryer since we first tested it three years ago. It produces some of the crispiest, crunchiest results we’ve ever tasted, thanks to the large basket that ensures proper air circulation. If you haven’t bought an air fryer yet, now’s a great time since this machine is nearly half off.

The Best Budget Food Processor: Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor

A food processor is a kitchen workhorse that pulverizes, purées, and pulses with aplomb. Want to make hummus? It’s up to the task. Need to dice onions and carrots for mirepoix? It’ll do so in a flash. The Cuisinart food processor has been one of our favorites for years for its simple interface and more than capable blitzing ability. It’s a budget-friendly—but still powerful—option that’s currently $50 off. 

A Great Stand Mixer for Most Bakers: KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer

KitchenAid’s stand mixers are hard to beat. They’re durable, powerful, and come with a variety of attachments to ensure proper whipping, creaming, and kneading. This tilt-head stand mixer comes with a 5-quart bowl, making it a great option for most casual home bakers. It’s nicely discounted right now, too. 

Our Favorite Dutch Oven: Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Signature Round Dutch Oven

Dutch ovens are great for braising, frying, searing, and stewing—what more could you want in a single piece of cookware? Our longtime favorite Dutch oven from Le Creuset does all of this, and does it well. In our tests, pork shoulder seared to golden brown perfection and was fall-apart tender after braising. Le Creuset’s enamel is darn tough, too, so this Dutch oven will last decades.

The Best Hard Cooler: Yeti Roadie 48 Wheeled Cooler

We love a Yeti hard cooler: Its cold retention can’t be bested. Add a pair of wheels to it, and we can’t help but proudly roll this along to a tailgate or the beach. It’s also spacious and can fit 76 cans or 54 pounds of ice. And while we love Yeti coolers, we love them even more when they’re on sale—grab our go-to for $70 off for a limited time. 

The Best Coffee Grinder for Most People: OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder

Freshly ground beans equate to a better pot of coffee, and this affordable (and discounted!) coffee grinder from OXO ensures a proper brew every time. It’s consistent, easy to use, and an editor favorite. 

A Fast Sous Vide Machine: Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker Pro

Sous vide cooking promises properly cooked, moist results every time. The Anova delivers on that promise with superb accuracy. It’s quick, too: In our tests, it brought six quarts of cool water to 190°F in just over half an hour. We also like the app-compatible machine’s easy-to-program user interface. And, at 50% off for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, we think this is a fantastic deal. 

The Best Budget Stainless Steel Skillet: Tramontina Seattle Tri-Ply Clad Stainless Steel 12-Inch Large Frying Pan

Stainless steel skillets are quick to heat and responsive to temperature changes, making them great all-around pieces of cookware. This budget-friendly pick from Tramontina excelled in all of our tests, heating quickly and evenly and getting a nice crust on salmon. It’s currently on sale for nearly half off. 

The Best Flat-Bottomed, Carbon Steel Wok: Yosukata Carbon Steel Wok

A flat-bottom wok is essential for stir-frying, allowing you to toss ingredients and imbue them with wok hei. The Yosukata has been one of our favorite woks for a long time, capturing our hearts (and holding our grains of rice dear) with its heat responsiveness and durability. Grab it while it’s on sale for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. 

A Customizable Rice Cooker: Cuckoo Micom Rice Cooker

This rice cooker made the best basmati rice in our extensive tests. It’s also compact (and cute!) and incredibly customizable: You can choose how long you want the rice to soak, the cooking time, and even input a specific temperature. It’s currently 30% off.

The Best Budget Steak Knives: Messermeister Avanta Forged 5-Inch Fine Edge Steak Knife Set

A good steak knife is sharp, effective, and effortlessly cuts meat. This set of affordable steak knives from Messermeister delivers on all counts. They also have a classic steakhouse look to them, with a wide blade and wooden handle. At 20% off, you can have your steak and cut it cleanly, too. 

A Snazzy Smart Blender: Vitamix A3300 Ascent Series Smart Blender

In our tests, this supercharged blender pulverized smoothies without a hitch. It has a dazzling touchscreen display and, while it lacks the presets of the A3500, it’s still a great blender that will get the job done. It’s over $150 off for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. 

A Powerful Hand Blender: Vitamix Immersion Blender

An immersion blender makes blending soups, emulsifying mayonnaise, and even beating eggs easy and fast. This one from Vitamix is super powerful. The bundle, which includes a whisk attachment and case, is on sale for a limited time. 

The Best Electric Multicooker: Instant Pot Pro

While Instant Pots aren’t the hot new item they once were, we still adore them. They cut cooking times way, way down. (You can even turn dried beans into tender legumes in less than an hour.) They also come in clutch when you have a hankering for braised meat in a flash. Our favorite Instant Pot, the Pro, aced our tests and was super easy to use. It’s worth checking out now that it’s on sale at Amazon.

A Great Mini Food Processor: KitchenAid 5-Cup Food Chopper

While a mini food processor doesn’t have the oomph of a bigger one, it comes in handy when you want to make smaller amounts of things, like some chimichurri or salsa verde. This one from KitchenAid is cordless, which adds to its compact nature and makes storage easy.

The Best Budget French Press: Coffee Gator French Press Coffee

Ah, the humble French press! The Coffee Gator was our top budget pick, resulting in a balanced, fragrant pot of coffee. We liked its double-walled construction, which helped keep coffee piping hot after brewing. It’s under $30 for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. 

FAQs

When does Amazon’s Big Spring Sale end? 

The last day to shop the sale is Monday, March 31, 2025.

Do I have to be a Prime member to shop the Spring Sale? 

You don’t have to be a Prime member, though there will be deals exclusive to Prime members. If you’d like access to those member-only discounts, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial.

Why We’re the Experts

• Grace Kelly is a senior editor at Serious Eats, where she’s been testing kitchen gear for almost three years. 
• We’ve extensively tested thousands of kitchen products and love a good deal on a great piece of equipment.