10 Best Amazon Kitchen Gadgets for Winter Meal Prep

With the holidays behind us, it’s time to meal prep through the rest of winter with hearty stews and easy salads. If you feel you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen these past few months, Amazon is filled with time-saving kitchen gadgets that help shoppers cut down on prep times. From food processors to cheese graters, products like this Ninja air fryer and an Imusa citrus squeezer are designed to bring more efficiency to your kitchen workflow in the new year — and they’re all on sale, starting at $5.

Clever Winter Meal Prep Tools at Amazon

• Cuisinart Food Processor, 3-Cup, $29, originally $40
• Crock-Pot 7-Quart Oval Manual Slow Cooker, $35, originally $50 
• Fullstar Vegetable Chopper, $25 with coupon, originally $50
• Cuisinart CSB-179 Smart Stick Variable Speed Hand Blender, $60, originally $70
• Ninja AF101 Air Fryer, $80, originally $90
• X Home Rotary Cheese Grater, $30, originally $33
• Carote 12-Piece Kitchen Knife Set, $20, originally $30
• Carote 10-Piece Nonstick Cookware Set, $80, originally $150
• OXO Good Grips Garlic Press, $12, originally $18   
• Imusa Manual Citrus Squeezer, $5, originally $9

Cuisinart Food Processor, 3-Cup

As our favorite mini food processor, this Cuisinart 3-cup model is fast, powerful, and affordable. One buyer said it “cut [their] meal prep time in half,” thanks to its efficient blades that can efficiently chop and purée ingredients. It’s also compact and lightweight for easy storage. Snag one for under $30.

Crock-Pot 7-Quart Oval Manual Slow Cooker

We’re in the thick of soup season, so this 7-quart Crock-Pot slow cooker is ideal for making large batches of stews and chilis to dole out through the week. It can even fit an entire 7-pound roast. One buyer loved that you can simply “set it and forget it,” so they can go about their day without laboring over the stove. The control settings are simple, with a dial that turns to low, high, or warm. Grab it for 30% off.

Fullstar Vegetable Chopper

This vegetable chopper is the best manual model we tested and makes quick work of chopping onions, potatoes, and other ingredients. The interchangeable blades are easy to switch out and buyers love that this gadget cuts down on prep time in the kitchen. A happy customer appreciated how the “super sharp” blades deliver “precise cuts every time.”

Cuisinart CSB-179 Smart Stick Variable Speed Hand Blender 

Instead of blending batches of butternut squash soup in a countertop blender, save time by puréeing it all directly in your stockpot using an immersion blender. On sale for $60, this Cuisinart hand blender has shoppers appreciating how well it produces smooth, creamy soups. Plus, “cleanup is a breeze” thanks to a detachable blade head that can be rinsed under warm water, according to one shopper.

Ninja AF101 Air Fryer

For small spaces, the Ninja 4-in-1 air fryer packs quite the punch for its compact design — in fact, it was the best small air fryer we tested, impressing us with its intuitive controls, easy-to-clean nonstick basket, and more. One buyer, who called it a “life and time saver,” loved that it cooks quickly and churns out crispy results, from chicken wings to fries.

X Home Rotary Cheese Grater

For casseroles or baked pastas, this rotary cheese grater can produce heaps of shredded or sliced cheese. The interchangeable blades are easy to switch and the suction base keeps the tool stable on your countertop as you use it. One shopper was amazed that this gadget could grate a whole bowl of cheese in “literally seconds.” Grab it for only $30.

Carote 12-Piece Kitchen Knife Set

If you’re dulled blades are slowing you down in the kitchen, it’s time for a new knife set like this one from Carote, which comes with plastic blade protectors for safe and easy storage. Plus, the knives are dishwasher-safe to make cleaning up even faster. The super sharp blades help chop up ingredients “more quickly,” according to one buyer who ditched their dull knives for this set.

Carote 10-Piece Nonstick Cookware Set

At a whopping 47% off, this cookware set “heats up quickly,” said to one shopper who also appreciated how lightweight the set is. With over 19,200 five-star ratings, this Carote set comes with two frying pans, a sauté pan, a casserole pot, a saucepan, a steamer, and a silicone spatula. The nonstick coating is also PFOS- and PFOA-free.

OXO Good Grips Garlic Press

Cut down on time spent cutting garlic (and washing your hands of the garlic smell) by using a press that can turn cloves into mounds of minced garlic for your dishes. This OXO Good Grips garlic press that’s 34% off is simple to use and clean. One shopper, who’s a professional in the food industry, shared that it’s “super fast,” with helpful handles that are easy to grip while using.

Imusa Manual Citrus Squeezer

Add a bright zing to your dishes without wasting time hand-squeezing lemon juice, all thanks to this $5 manual citrus juicer. Boasting over 13,500 five-star ratings, the Imusa citrus squeezer can “extract maximum juice with menial effort,” reported one happy buyer. With this gadget, you won’t have to worry about stray lemon seeds in your dishes. And, when folded up, it tucks away neatly in a kitchen drawer.