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The Best Time to Buy A Big Kitchen Appliance Is Actually Now

That ice maker isn’t going to replace itself. Luckily, Black Friday is here

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Francky Knapp is the commerce writer at Eater, and an award-winning writer with bylines in GQ, VICE, The Daily Beast, and other publications. A curious home cook with a deep love of Polish cabbage rolls, her devotion to food service journalism knows no bounds.

Whether you have been living at the whims of a temperamental stove or holding off on replacing your broken ice maker, Black Friday is prime time for saving big on money that you deserve to spend elsewhere (like Iceland, a spa, a college fund) while also improving your quotidian life. I hope to make a few inane but wonderful purchases this Black Friday (did you know you can personalize a potato on Amazon?), but I also know that this is a smart time to poke around at those practical workhorse appliances I actually need. Powerful air fryers, countertop dishwashers, aesthetic slow cookers — the list goes on for what could make my life easier and tastier. Luckily, so do the Black Friday sales.

Black Friday proper might be more than a week away, but some of the best kitchen and cookware deals are already surfacing (Amazon, unsurprisingly, has started soft-launching its sales). And while there will never be a time when dropping money on a new refrigerator won’t hurt my wallet, a great kitchen appliance is one of those investments that can conjure a rare, feel-good-to-your-bones sensation that only follows a Very Sensible Purchase. My personalized potato may fade, but my new LG smart fridge will make me ice for decades to come.

You deserve great kitchen appliances, full-stop. Let’s find the best one to bring home this Black Friday.


Deals at a glance:

  • Amazon: Deals on appliances site-wide, including microwaves, ranges, and more.
  • Best Buy: Black Friday deals are live on select appliances.
  • Home Depot: Save up to 40 percent off select appliances, and receive free shipping on orders over $396.
  • Lowe’s: Save up to 50 percent off appliances.
  • Macy’s: Black Friday deals are live on select appliances.
  • Our Place: Get up to 40 percent off during the Black Friday sale.
  • Rocco: Rocco’s biggest sale of the year is live.
  • Samsung: Black Friday appliance savings are live, including savings of $1,700+ on bespoke Samsung refrigerators.
  • Sears: There are hundreds of live deals on appliances at Sears.
  • Wayfair: Early Black Friday deals are live with savings of up to 40 percent off major appliances and up to 70 percent off items site-wide.
  • Walmart: Black Friday appliance deals are live.

The best Black Friday deals on cooktops and ranges

| Duxtop

Duxtop LCD portable double induction cooktop

  • $220
  • $327
  • 33% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

It’s hard to find an induction cooktop that doesn’t feel like a total eyesore, but this sleek model from Duxtop feels pretty discreet. The two burners are endowed with respective LED screens that will let you know their exact temperature, and you can pick from 8 presets designed for everything from heating milk to searing steak.


| Whirlpool

Whirlpool freestanding gas range

  • $598
  • $919
  • 35% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

This is my current range, and while it’s nothing high-tech, that’s exactly what I love about it: the settings are marked clearly (and in a nice, large font), and the black colorway camouflages spills better than stainless steel or white ranges I have had in the past. The porcelain cooktop material also wipes up easily, and the grates are dishwasher safe. 


The best Black Friday deals on microwaves

| NeoChef

NeoChef countertop microwave

  • $198
  • $259
  • 24% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

This microwave from NeoChef offers a spacious 2 cubic feet of space for reheating all of your household members’ coffees in one go, refreshing your roast chicken leftovers — you name it. It even comes with a child-resistant door lock.


| Panasonic

Panasonic NN-SB438S compact microwave

  • $100
  • $125
  • 21% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

If you’re shopping for a microwave on the more compact (and affordable) side, this Panasonic workhorse packs just under a 1 cubic foot of space and boasts 7 presets, including a handful of settings just for making popcorn.


The best Black Friday deals on dishwashers

| Farberware

Farberware Energy Star-certified countertop dishwasher

  • $310
  • $400
  • 23% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

With this countertop dishwasher, you’re 40 minutes and one electrical current away from the bliss of machine-washed dishes. I would have killed to have a dishwasher in my last apartment, and it took the newfound popularity of countertop dishwashers on TikTok to make me realize that could have been entirely possible. I can only imagine how helpful it must be for cleaning glassware, baby bottles, and more.


| Bosch

Bosch 300 series front control smart dishwasher

  • $800
  • $1,000
  • 21% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

Bosch has a reputation for making some of the quietest dishwashers out there, and the Bosch 300 is one of the brand’s most affordable high-tech models. The WiFi-enabled machine is compatible with Alexa and other home management systems, and includes a few next-level wash cycles such as “Extra Dry” and “Sanitize.”


The best Black Friday refrigerator deals

| LG

LG 66-inch Energy Star refrigerator

  • $698
  • $888
  • 22% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

I like being able to see everything in my freezer, which is where a model like this LG Energy Star-certified fridge comes into play with its easy to access top freezer. There’s no more hunching over to fish out popsicles and lone Beyond Burgers with this medium-sized fridge, which has a classic stainless steel exterior and a total of 20 cubic feet of space.


| Rocco

Rocco smart wine fridge

  • $1,245
  • $1,495
  • 17% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

Rocco’s wine fridge is undeniably extravagant, but I also don’t think it has any (equally handsome) peers. If you are in the market for a luxurious means for displaying your wine, beer, and less aesthetically pleasing beverages (that rippled glass front is also a chic way to camouflage your goods), the fridge is at your service. It uses the same high-end compressor as Sub-Zero, making it super quiet, and it will actually compliment your MCM furniture.


The best Black Friday deals on slow cookers

| Crock-Pot

Crock-Pot 4-quart with portable handles

  • $50
  • $65
  • 24% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

Locking handles are to slow cookers what pockets are to dresses. This 4-quart Crock-Pot will be easy to transport to Thanksgiving or your next potluck thanks to its travel-proof locking lid. It also includes a stoneware interior that can handle oven temperatures of up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.


| Our Place

Our Place 6-quart Dream Cooker

  • $175
  • $199
  • 13% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

I know we’re reaching Instagrammy cookware saturation, but Our Place’s slow cooker is not only substantial at 6-quarts and lined with a non-toxic nonstick coating, but it’s undeniably great to look at — and that matters. If I’m going to be leaving my slow cooker out all day on the counter, I would prefer a pot with a sleek design.


The best Black Friday deals on air fryers

| Ninja

Ninja 4-quart air fryer

  • $59
  • $89
  • 34% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

The perfect appliance for a new cook or a compact kitchen, this 4-quart Ninja air fryer can cook up to two pounds of French fries, and it functions as a dehydrator. And trust me, there’s nothing better than eating apple chips or fruit leather that you have dehydrated yourself; it feels like consuming your favorite flavors in HD.


| Cosori

Cosori 5-quart air fryer

  • $80
  • $100
  • 21% off

Prices taken at time of publishing.

Cosori is a favorite air fryer brand of Eater’s Special Projects Director Lesley Suter, who says that it “produces flaky scallion pancakes, perfectly charred broccoli, and it’s big enough to fit a whole chicken” in her Eater article review of the 6-quart beast. This iteration is slightly more compact at 5-quarts, but packs just as much versatility and power. Gather your Cornish game hens, and fry away.


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