What Bon Appétit Editors are *Really* Buying This Cyber Monday (2025)

Last updated 12/1 at 12:46 p.m. EST

As commerce editors, the days leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a full gauntlet. We’re searching, we’re scanning, and we’re researching all the best deals coming down the pike. We do this all in service of offering guidance as to where to find the best deals on cookware and other kitchen-related miscellanea.

But full disclosure—we’re in it a little bit for ourselves as well. I mean, c’mon, we’re doing all this sale hunting; you gotta expect us to come across a few we plan on taking advantage of for more selfish reasons. Obviously.

Since we aren’t in the business of keeping secrets, we figured we’d also share with you the things we’re buying during Cyber Weekend. While we do lean toward kitchen-adjacent products, there are a few items in here that are just…stuff we want.

Check out our editors’ picks below.

Graphic and stylish tablecloth

This is a gift for myself. I have had a yen for this tablecloth for months now. Something about it being a bit of a contemporary riff on a classic buffalo check design. It’s so cool, and is going to look really nice in my apartment—not that that really matters to you. Hawkins has a lot of gorgeous and very on-trend table linens as well, and everything is 20% off site wide right now. —Wilder Davies, commerce writer

Cooking utensil refresh

My sad plastic utensils wore out their welcome (and their finish) long ago, but I’ve only recently gotten around to binning them. To replace them, I’m taking advantage of Caraway’s Black Friday sale and buying this five-piece set from Caraway. It’s got the essentials—spoon, spatula, tongs, scraper, server—and all pieces are made from FSC-certified birch wood. —Abbey Stone, senior commerce director

Canister for keeping coffee beans fresh

Do you have someone in your life who thinks they care about their coffee? Do they ever expose their coffee beans to the open air? They do? Then they could clearly care more. I know a couple such people and I’m going to politely suggest they start keeping their whole bean coffee in Fellow’s electric Atmos canister. Unlike a lot of the manual coffee canisters that have seals that perpetually fail, the electric vacuum keeps this air-tight always. I’m pretty sure they’ll thank me in a month when their beans would otherwise be getting stale. —Noah Kaufman, senior commerce editor

Fresh Kumamoto oysters

I love oysters from all over North America (if anyone can reliably get me into some fresh Prince Edward Island bivalves over here in New Jersey, please let me know). I also think they improve any holiday party. So this is a gift I’m getting myself as much as I’m getting it for friends and family. A couple dozen Kumamoto oysters, 20% off, and shipped fresh by the reputable folks at Fulton Street Fish Market (don’t mess around with sketchy online seafood delivery) will bring their subtle creaminess to my festivities this winter. —NK

Something to shuck ‘em with

Oh and if you don’t have a shucking knife, don’t start getting oysters delivered without one. —NK

A new mandoline (for safety!)

Even though I benefit from getting to try a lot of new kitchen equipment, I have not made the best choices when it comes to this particular tool. I use a mandoline to slice something or other at least three times every week. It makes instructions to use “thinly sliced garlic” for example, so much easier to execute. But I hadn’t replaced my mandoline, a handheld Oxo model, in about six years. Since the blade is fixed and can’t be sharpened that has left me leaving the integrity of my fingers to chance (a dull blade is a dangerous blade folks). So I finally did the responsible thing and picked up a new Oxo slicer on sale. This one comes with an integrated julienne blade too, which is a big improvement over my old one. —NK

Giant-yet-compact shopping tote

Baggu-heads probably already know about the brand’s 25% off sitewide sale for Cyber Weekend. For the uninitiated, Baggu makes stylish, cute, and highly functional bags in cute colors and prints. For a stocking stuffer, I’m considering picking up a couple of their shopping totes, which fold away into a compact wallet-sized pouch that can easily fit in your purse or back pocket. —WD

Wicked fast digital thermometer

My boyfriend recently told me he wants to get more into cooking (music to this food editor’s ears), so I’m shopping for a starter kit with everything he needs. One of the top items on my list is a meat thermometer. He’s been relying on an old analog one from who knows when, but a good thermometer is essential whether you’re just learning to cook or already confident at the stove.

After a few in-office chats with our resident meat-thermometer expert, Noah, I landed on the Typhur InstaProbe, which is 30% off right now. It delivers fast, consistent readings—less than a second to get an accurate temperature—and my neat-freak (said lovingly) boyfriend will appreciate the built-in magnet that lets him store it on the fridge next to his knives instead of losing it in a drawer. —Olivia Tarantino, senior commerce editor

Cookbook starter pack

I’m also getting him a few classic cookbooks for kitchen newbies. Sohla El-Waylly’s Start Here, Samin Nosrat’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, and Yotam Ottolenghi’s Simple. —OT

Tumbler for kids (and also iced lattes)

I recently came across a TikTok that recommended using this kids’ Owala tumbler for iced lattes and I was instantly sold. I’ve been on the hunt for the ideal iced matcha cup for some time and never would have thought the answer was lying in the kids’ section of my favorite water bottle brand. This cup has a straw (a non-negotiable for me), is spill-proof, comes in cute colors, and is 20% off its already low price for Black Friday. —Alaina Chou, commerce writer

Composter for the kitchen

I’m not sure I’ve wanted any item as badly as I want the Mill food recycler since I put a Felicity doll on my list for Santa in 1998. New York City mandated curbside compost earlier this year, and while that’s great news for the environment, it’s bad news for my kitchen. I don’t have a ton of counter space for my food scraps to begin with, and even the best countertop compost bins eventually get smelly due to the layer of watery food sludge that pools at the bottom.