From Knife Blocks to Chocolate, Here Are the Kitchen and Food Items Amazon Shoppers Loved in February
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Including a bestselling rice cooker that’s just $20.
Food & Wine / Pamela Jew
Have you ever wondered what people are actually buying right now? You're in luck, if so. Amazon shared its most chart-topping, viral items from February, and it's chock-full of kitchen and home pieces you may just want to grab for yourself.
The list is filled with quite a range, from banana bread mixes well-suited for winter baking to a 15-piece knife set for quick food prep. You’ll also find chocolate bars that’ll still do the trick even after Valentine’s Day, as well as a rotating spice holder for easy storage solutions and a whole lot more.
Shop these 11 viral products, whether kitchenware or snacks, starting at just $6 from Amazon.
Kaiciuss Salt and Pepper Grinder Mill Set, $35 (originally $46)
Kamenstein Ellington Revolving Spice Tower, $34 (originally $40)
Cuisinart Classic Forged Triple Rivet 15-Piece Knife Set, White, $100
Kitchen Mama Electric Can Opener 2.0, $36 (originally $38)
The Only Bean Dry Roasted Edamame Bean Variety Pack, $13 with coupon (originally $14)
RXBAR Protein Bars, 5-Box Variety Pack, $50 (originally $56)
It’s no surprise that rice cookers landed on the list for one of the most shopper-loved items this month. Winter is the time for comfort dishes, and rice happens to play a major role in a lot of them. So it makes sense we’re searching for these small-but-mighty appliances the most during this time. At just $20, this popular Aroma model makes up to 6 cups of perfectly cooked rice with just one flip of a button. It also has a warming function, so it’s great for heating up leftovers like soup too.
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To buy: Aroma Housewares 6-Cup One Touch Rice Cooker, $20 at amazon.com
With over 5,200 perfect ratings already, shoppers love just how easy it is to use. “For 20 bucks, this thing makes better rice than I ever could. This was an easy choice, would recommend to anyone,” one person wrote.
A second reviewer said, “Easy to use, makes rice extremely quick, easy to clean, and 110% worth the buy.” Other users call out just how little space it takes up, as well.
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To buy: Cuisinart Classic Forged Triple Rivet 15-Piece Knife Set, White, $100 at amazon.com
Rice cookers aren’t the only helpful kitchen tool on the list — this Cuisinart knife block set was another top-seller this month. You can snap it up in this white and gray set, along with white and charcoal gray block, all black, white with a wood block, or black with a gray block. It comes stacked with everything you need too, from larger pieces like a chef’s knife, slicing knife, and santoku knife, to a smaller utility knife, two paring knives, steak knives, and tools like a sharpening steel and kitchen shears.
One shopper called the set their “dream kitchen knives,” adding that it’s a great value for the overall price. “I bought this set over two years ago and I have loved it ever since. The sharpener works well, the knives have held up perfectly and the different sizes provide all the cutting and chopping options you need,” another said.
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To buy: Hu Dark Chocolate Almond Crunch Bars, 6 Pack, $36 at amazon.com
As for food items, these Hu chocolate bars are among some that dominated the month. And it’s not a huge surprise, since Valentine’s Day just passed. Known for their unique ingredients, these Hu bars are carefully crafted to exclude dairy, gluten, grains, refined sugar, sugar alcohols, soy lecithin, and palm oil.
If this is something you’re looking for in a snack, you surely won’t be disappointed. You can grab flavors like these dark chocolate bars with bits of crunchy almonds inside. There are also options with hazelnut butter, hazelnut and coffee, mint, and even raspberry with cashew butter. With 5,200 perfect ratings, it’s a sweet treat you can surely count on all year round.
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To buy: Nature Nate’s 35-Ounce Raw and Unfiltered Honey, $11 at amazon.com
Cooking appliances, tools, and specialty chocolates aside — this honey has seemingly flown off the shelves (or into shoppers’ Amazon carts) this month, and many months past. The brand has over 40,000 perfect ratings from users, and the 35-ounce bottle accounts for 33,000 of those.
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It’s a staple ingredient in many homes, since it fits perfectly on toast, in salad dressings, sweet treats, or even something as simple as tea. The raw and unfiltered honey is just bottled up straight from the maker's hive.
A reviewer said this honey was “hands down the best honey I’ve had in ages” — and tons of other shoppers agree, with one saying it has a mild floral undertone with notes of caramel, too. Not only that, but they’ve found it to be cheaper than others in their local stores, too. Grab it for just $11.
From the simplest bottle of honey, to crafted banana bread mixes, knife block sets, and salt and pepper mills — these kitchen and food items were must-haves for tons of shoppers this month, and they’re just waiting to become a part of your kitchen (or snack repertoire) too. Shop the rest of the items below.
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To buy: Miss Jones Baking Banana Bread and Muffin Mix, $6 at amazon.com
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To buy: Hydrapeak Voyager 40-Ounce Tumbler, $28 at amazon.com
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To buy: Kaiciuss Salt and Pepper Grinder Mill Set, $35 (originally $46) at amazon.com
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To buy: Kamenstein Ellington Revolving Spice Tower, $34 (originally $40) at amazon.com
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To buy: Kitchen Mama Electric Can Opener 2.0, $36 (originally $38) at amazon.com
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To buy: The Only Bean Dry Roasted Edamame Bean Variety Pack, $13 with coupon (originally $14) at amazon.com
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To buy: RXBAR Protein Bars, 5-Box Variety Pack, $50 (originally $56) at amazon.com