Best Kitchen Appliances Made in America

You might be asking yourself if any kitchen appliances are still made here in America?, well the answer is yes, and we did our own research, and compiled a list of US appliance manufacturers.

We then went through and picked the best brand for each type of kitchen appliance and listed them below.

List updated 8/25/2023

Kitchen Appliance Reviews

Please note that these reviews naturally favor non-complex products, such as a simple stamped steel item, over other appliances that are made up of many moving parts.

Rather than letting personal bias into the equation, we graded every appliance manufacturer using a very simple 'algorithm' (see below).

You can also click on a category heading to go to a corresponding page that has the complete list of appliance brands.

Blenders

Vitamix is the best blender brand in America.

Vitamix

75

Vitamix is a family-owned, mid-market manufacturer of high-performance blending equipment for the consumer and food service commercial markets. Every Vitamix machine is built by hand and must pass their quality control inspection before being shipped to your door.

Bottle Openers

Lodge Mfg is the best bottle opener brand in America.

Lodge Mfg

100

Lodge Cast Iron has been making heirloom-quality cookware and accessories since 1896. They currently operate two foundries in South Pittsburg, Tennessee.

Whether you're looking for a great stocking stuffer or want to be prepared anytime someone asks for help opening a bottle, you can't go wrong with their eye-catching stainless steel bottle opener.

Can Openers

Ez-Duz-It is the best can opener brand in America.

Ez-Duz-It

100

Steuby manufactured Ez-Duz-It can openers are famous for their smooth, easy gear driven operation.

The EZ-DUZ-IT deluxe hand-held, gear driven can opener is a heavy duty swing design can opener. It is made of heavy gauge steel and features chrome plated carbon steel handles and crank with a hardened and sharped carbon steel cutter.

Coffee Makers

AeroPress is the best coffee maker brand in America.

AeroPress

100

Fast and convenient, the AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker makes one of the best cups of coffee you'll ever taste.

This innovative device uses the ideal water temperature and gentle air pressure brewing to produce coffee and espresso that has rich flavor with lower acidity and without bitterness.

Cookware

Heritage Steel is the best cookware brand in America.

Heritage Steel

100

In 2019 New Era and Hammer Stahl consolidate under the Heritage Steel brand, celebrating the company's heritage of quality goods manufactured in the USA. Their cookware is the culmination of over 40 years experience crafting specialty multiclad stainless steel cookware, and is made with only the highest quality materials and superior craftsmanship.

Food Dehydrators

Excalibur is the best food dehydrator brand in America.

Excalibur

75

An Excalibur dehydrator can dry just about anything; Fruits, most vegetables, meat, fish, herbs and spices, grains and dairy products. Make your own soup mix, trail mix and all types of crackers.

Make fruit roll-ups, vegetable powders or home-made pet treats for your dog. Use for arts & crafts, such as drying flowers for potpourri or dough art.

Home dried foods are cheaper and because they do not contain any preservatives and are healthier, plus it costs 1/10th to dry your own food instead of buying at a store. A dehydrator can pay for itself in as little as 4 months.

Ice Cream Makers

Country Freezer is the best ice cream maker brand in America.

Country Freezer

75

Country Freezer has been manufacturing 5 gallon or 20 quart ice cream freezers in many different setups, including horse driven, water wheel freezers, electric freezers, tractor freezers but most setups are hit and miss engine.

Meat Grinders

Chop-Rite Two is the best meat chopper/grinder brand in America.

Chop-Rite Two

100

The Chop-Rite meat grinder comes in 2 sizes of clamp down versions, and 3 sizes of screw down models, all being made from american cast iron with a FDA-approved Xylon overcoat that resists scratches, chips and corrosion.

The large hopper opening allows for processing meat quickly, and a special "anti-friction" washer between feed auger and body prevents metal-to-metal wear.

The simple design makes disassembly and clean up a breeze.

Mixers

KitchenAid is the best mixer brand in America.

KitchenAid

75

Here for the making since 1919. Food may feed to the body, but making feeds the soul. And that feeds us. It's why they make everything from cutlery, to coffee makers, to cooktops. A world of products with a single purpose: to make sure you get the most out of making.

So whether you cook, bake, brew, or blend, anything you want to do in the kitchen, you can do with KitchenAid.

Juicer

Chop-Rite is the best juicer brand in America.

Chop-Rite

100

The #27 Health Juice Extractor is made from rugged cast iron with a FDA-approved Xylon overcoat that resists scratches and chips.

The 3/4" diameter throat is designed for juicing Wheatgrass, but the 11 inch long cast iron crank handle, and a high ratio auger gives you plenty of cranking force to grind nuts and other produce other juicers simply cannot handle.

The simple design makes disassembly and clean up a breeze.

Popcorn Popper

Popzup Popcorn Products is the best popcorn popper brand in America.

Popzup Popcorn Products

100

The safe, new way to microwave popcorn that’s naturally delicious. Each Popzup Popper has everything you need to pop 12 large bags of microwave popcorn without chemicals, plastic, or silicone.

The Popcorn Board suggests consumers refrain from using plain or recycled paper bags (brown or white) to pop popcorn in a microwave.

Popzup Popper paperboard is made from new, virgin paperboard without recycled or bleached content, coatings or liners.

Pressure Canners

All American is the best Pressure Canner brand in America.

All American

75

Since 1930 Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry has manufactured the ALL AMERICAN® Pressure Cooker. Only ALL-AMERICAN® Pressure Cooker/Canners feature the exclusive, precision machined “Metal-to-Metal” sealing system.

Positive action clamping locks align the cover to the base forming a steam-tight seal. Because no gasket is involved, the cover is always easily opened and closed. Only ALL-AMERICAN® Pressure Cooker/Canners make it easy to can fish, meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables and fruits and is the only method that the U.S.D.A. recommends for low acid foods. All models feature a precision machined pressure regulator weight for accurate pressure control.

Slow Cookers

360 Cookware is the best slow cooker brand in America.

360 Cookware

75

360 Cookware by Americraft is unlike any cookware you’ve ever experienced. They manufacture an energy-efficient, cooking system that embraces traditional cooking methods while capturing the magic of Vapor® Technology to cook foods quicker, at lower temperatures and without added fat or excess water, ensuring recipes stay nutritious, flavorful and appetizing.

Toaster

C Palmer Mfg is the best toaster brand in America.

C Palmer Mfg

100

C. Palmer Mfg. manufactures a complete line of outdoor cooking toasters for making hot sandwiches, mountain pies, hot dogs and more.

All outdoor cooking irons are made from high quality aluminum or cast iron, that are hinged together so they do not come apart while cooking. They seal the bread perfectly every time to keep the ingredients inside.

Waffle Maker

Appalachian Cast Iron Co. is the best waffle maker brand in America.

Appalachian Cast Iron Co.

100

The Great American Waffle Iron is in many ways functional artwork that makes a great waffle.

Every piece is cast in the US with a combination of iron ore and recycled iron and steel, and is tested with a spectral analyzer to insure proper and safe metallurgy and contents.

It is very important that they choose both the right casting process and the right foundry. This results in a premium product, requiring half the energy input, and at significant savings compared to other premium cast iron products.

This is the 'rating system' used to score the above brands.

Any item that is produced using any amount of parts, labor, engineering and/or intellectual property that is sourced from here in the US, we would consider that item to be in principle, made here in America, regardless where the final assembly takes place.

Any brands marked with a gold star shows that at least one product, or all of that companies products are made in the USA using virtually 100% domestic sourced materials & labor.
A silver star shows their products are assembled and/or machined in America using domestic labor and a mix (of any proportion) of both domestic and imported materials.
A bronze star shows that their products are assembled in the U.S. using all imported parts.
An 'empty star' indicates that the product is designed or engineered in the US, and/or some of the parts have been produced here, but are sent elsewhere to be assembled into a final product.