9 Kitchen Gadgets You Might Want on Hand for Thanksgiving Day — All on Sale for Under $50

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:PEOPLE/Russell Kilgore

PEOPLE/Russell Kilgore

Serving up the perfect holiday dinner can be a daunting task. You probably already havehigh-quality knivesanddurable nonstick cookware, but you may need a few more handy tools to get Thanksgiving dinner on the table in time.

We rounded up the nine bestkitchen gadgets on sale at Amazonthat will help streamline holiday cooking (and every meal after that). Everything is under $50, and it can all arrive before Thanksgiving — you’ll just need to check out quickly. Our top picks, including food processors, pressure cookers, and hand mixers, start at just $10.

Holiday Dinner Kitchen Gadgets Under $50

Alpha Grill Instant Read Meat Thermometer

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$20$13 at Amazon

Whether roasting a turkey or baking a casserole, a food thermometer ensures your dish is throughly cooked. More than 70,000 Amazon customers have picked up this handy gadget in the past month, which provides a reading in just three seconds.

“I bought this thermometer to help me with my ever so confusing question: Is the turkey done?”one shopper wrotein a review. “The probe can be folded when done; that makes it easier when you have a certain angle you might have to check for doneness.”

Spring Chef Magnetic Measuring Spoons

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$12$10 at Amazon

PEOPLE shopping directorLaura Gurfeinlikes being “in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible.” One tool she relies on to achieve that goal?Magnetic measuring spoons. They easily come apart, so you don’t have to wash an entire set at once, and each measurement comes with two spoons.

Black and Decker Electric Carving Knife

$25$20 at Amazon

It’s always a mad dash to get food on the table while it’s still hot. Speed up carving the turkey with this now-$20 electric knife: The serrated blades cut through meat more consistently, and you won’t need to apply much pressure.

“Always had trouble getting a volunteer in the family to carve the turkey, not anymore! Slices like a hot knife thru butter,“one reviewer wrote.

Circulon Nonstick Roasting Pan

$50$38 at Amazon

This roasting pan is great for a turkey or chicken, but you can also use it for veggies and potatoes without the rack. The nonstick carbon steel surface evenly heats to avoid hot spots when roasting.

“I’ve made many Thanksgiving dinners over the past few decades, [and] I have no idea why I waited this long to get a proper turkey pan,”one person commented. “The drippings” it caught were used to make “the best gravy ever.”

KitchenAid 3.5-Cup Food Chopper

$60$50 at Amazon

Chop onions without shedding tears with this KitchenAid mini chopper. It may have a small footprint, but it’s still super powerful thanks to a 240-watt motor, and it’s dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning.

Ovente Electric Immersion Blender

$22$12 at Amazon

Consider picking up this two-speed immersion blender while it’s marked down. Shoppers whip it out to bring soups and mashed potatoes to just the right consistency. One reviewer even said they used it to shred chicken, so it could also come in handy for Thanksgiving leftovers — shredded turkey sandwich with stuffing and cranberry sauce, anyone?

Farberware Salad Spinner

$33$20 at Amazon

Toss your salad greens or cranberries in this one-handed salad spinner to wash and dry the star of your side dishes in record time. It’s racked up an impressive number of five-star ratings — 14,600 to be exact.

Barton 6-Quart Stove Top Pressure Cooker

$41$36 at Amazon

Use this pressure cooker when you need to quickly prepare food that usually takes hours to cook. Think: hearty and flavorful chicken stock, succulent pulled pork, and tender caramelized onions, all of which can enhance a holiday meal.

Crock-Pot 7-Quart Slow Cooker

$50$35 at Amazon

This set-it-and-forget-it appliance is great when preparing meals with lots of components, and this 7-quart version is large enough to serve up to nine people.

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