Whether you’re shopping on a budget or have limited kitchen space, KitchenAid’s mini mixer — which can still handle an impressive 3.5 quarts of your finest mashed potatoes — is a serious help (and countertop flex) with a hand tilt-head function. It’s also on sale in the classic Empire Red colorway, and includes a flex-edge beater that scrapes the sides of the bowl while it mixes. Talk about a multitasker.

KitchenAid’s 5-quart stand mixer will definitely handle a commune’s worth of cookie dough batter. I also can’t explain what the Juniper colorway does to my brain, exactly, but it feels like a welcome mental ice bath. 

You know what it feels like to have the perfect winter coat, the kind with just enough wiggle room and layering capacity? That’s kind of what it’s like to have a dedicated braiser, which makes all the stirring and scooping of pot roast preparation that much more seamless thanks to its shallower design. Staub’s durable, enameled cast-iron braiser even comes with a viewing window (glass lid). 

As Eater’s deputy editor Monica Burton explains, “A brand new set of non-stick Silpat mats — which can act as a no-grease baking surface in the oven, or as a mat for rolling dough — will make [your] next oven project that much easier.”

Really nice, chef-worthy knives don’t have to cost hundreds of dollars. Zwilling’s rocking santoku knife is designed to cut and chop that much faster thanks to its curved shape, and a sweet 5-incher like this would be perfect for attacking garlic cloves.

Ah, Mill. You (yes, we’re looking at you, square in your bone-crushing eyes) make one of the most intriguing non-ugly trash can-turned-food-recyclers on the market. The nearly $1,000 price tag of this sleek machine is hard to swallow, but, again, it will quite literally dry and grind your food — from turkey bones to avocado pits — while you sleep. The luxury bin is on sale for this weekend only, and while it’s one hell of an investment, it sure would have some serious environmental (and time-saving) benefits.