15 Sam’s Club Finds To Upgrade Your Kitchen Right Before Thanksgiving

A smart Sam's Club hack is to buy everything from bulk snacks to paper products and inexpensive clothing items at the retailer. But did you know that they also have quality dinnerware, cookware, kitchen utensils, and other items that make the craziness of Thanksgiving prep more enjoyable and efficient? 

Inside the warehouse walls lies a home decor and lifestyle item store, among other things. Here, we’ve got 15 affordable Sam’s Club kitchen upgrades to make before Thanksgiving.

Editor’s note: Prices are subject to change and may vary by location.

Price: $29.98

Update your flatware and get a holiday glow-up with all new utensils. This gold-toned, titanium-finished flatware set serves a table of four and includes dessert and dinner forks, salad and tablespoons, and dinner knives. Customers rave about how beautiful and dishwasher-friendly they are.

Price: $29.94

For an elevated dining experience, upgrade or expand your dinnerware options. This jewel-toned 12-piece set includes four dinner plates, four salad plates, and four cereal bowls.

Choose between blue, black, green, and white versions of these simple, beautiful plates and bowls.

Price: $24.98

Meat thermometers are underrated and incredibly helpful, especially when making a communal protein during the holidays. This set works on candy and deep-fried foods effortlessly and comes with a helpful sheet of target temperatures for a variety of foods.

Price: $49.98

You can cook and crisp your food in an air fryer without unhealthy oils and have it ready to go faster than conventional cooking, so it’s easy to see why this appliance is so popular.

This 4.6-star option effortlessly prepares Thanksgiving pies, sides, Chex mix, and so much more, and you can score one for under $50.

Price: $44.98

You need sharp knives to serve a Thanksgiving meal. Sam’s Club sells a 13-piece knife block for around $50 that’s perfect in a pinch and comes in a natural grain look that will look sharp in most kitchens. Their stainless-steel, fine-edge blades will easily slice and dice every ingredient.

Price: $39.98

This popular, 4.7-star bowl set comes with locking storage lids and effortless grater inserts for mess-less cutting straight into storage. Still available in persimmon, this set can not only help you whisk together your Thanksgiving ingredients but is perfect for storage post-food coma.

Price: $79.98

For chopping and pulverizing your ingredients, it’s convenient to have a food processor on hand. Help save your time and energy by seamlessly chopping, shredding, pureeing, slicing, and more with this handy appliance. There is even a dough blade to help you knead future bread and pastries.

Price: $159.96

You can never have too many pans. Grabbing some updated, slick ones like this Member’s Mark 11-piece ceramic set allows you to use them as serving trays as your food cools. This aluminum nonstick set requires less oil and butter for cooking and comes with six pans, four lids, and a stainless steel basket.

Price: $26.98

If you're prepping baked goods for Thanksgiving, then you may want to consider this nonstick baking set from Nordic Ware. A gold quarter sheet and twelve-count muffin pan make up this matching set, topped off with a lid for easy transfer and presentation. Make muffins, cupcakes, egg dishes, and more.

Price: $14.98

You can’t prepare a Thanksgiving feast – or most meals, honestly – without cutting boards. This affordable 12-inch by 16-inch bamboo option is beveled with tapered edges. Each board has tech slots for you to set your phone to record your prep or follow a recipe.

Price: $9.98

Keep a few pairs of scissors – and a bonus boxcutter – around so you’re set in a pinch. These scissors are perfect for bacteria-prone kitchen environments, as the handles contain an antimicrobial agent to deter the growth of bacterial odors and stains.

Price: $16.46

Looking to make cookies or scoop a meatloaf, casserole, or frozen dessert this holiday season? This two-pack of Polar Ware portioned scoops is perfect for serving a variety of tasty food at Thanksgiving and beyond. At just $8.23 each, these dishwasher-safe, professional-grade scoops will last you a while.

Price: $20.98

Spatulas are an undeniable necessity in the kitchen, and they tend to disappear left and right. Sam’s Club sells an affordable four-pack of various-sized, silicon-headed, beachwood-handled spatulas. They’re great quality and only about $5 each, so you can have one available for each dish.

Price: $79.98

If you would like to upgrade your dinnerware or add a lot of new options to your set before the holidays, Sam’s Club has a simple, 32-piece matte set that will look sleek and perfectly house your Thanksgiving favorites. The set includes dinner plates, salad plates, bowls, and mugs for eight and comes in blue, purple, or red.

Price: $99.98

This outrageously affordable, surprisingly high-quality 95-piece kitchen starter set comes with pots and pans, spatulas and spoons, mixing bowls, utensils, white dinnerware, measuring spoons and cups, and bakeware, among other things.

While people enjoy the array of affordable groceries throughout the aisles of Sam’s Club, you can also save money on essentials for the kitchen. Whether you're upgrading for a fun change or adding to your tools for an expanded menu, consider Sam’s Club for budget-friendly options.