A hundred and seventy-five kitchen appliances at one electronics chain. Eighteen of them have been rated by ten or more people. The cheapest things carry the deepest discounts, and the fifty-thousand-rupee machines carry almost none.
We read a hundred and seventy-five small kitchen appliance listings on croma.com on 16 September 2026, from a Rs. 849 sandwich maker to a Rs. 1,04,490 dishwasher — the same aisle, a factor of 123 apart. The striking thing is not the span but the silence: only 78 of the 175 publish a rating count at all, the median of those is three, and just eighteen listings clear ten ratings. The discounts run backwards too. Sandwich makers carry a median badge of 32.5 percent; dishwashers carry 17.
Every price below was pulled from Croma on September 16, 2026 and checked against the MRP on the listing. Stack them with the live codes on our Croma coupons page, which the deals desk re-verifies daily.
Seven appliances under Rs. 3,000, including the cheapest listing in the read, the highest star average on the page, and two Croma models at an identical price on wildly different percentages.
Rs. 849 — the floor of a shelf that reaches Rs. 1,04,490.
Why it earned its spot The lowest price in the read, and the low end of a 123x price span.
Rs. 994 — 4.7 stars from 14 ratings, the best-evidenced budget pick.
Why it earned its spot A hundred and forty-five rupees more than the cheapest, for a far better rating.
Rs. 1,094 — 41 ratings at 4.5, one of the largest samples on the shelf.
Why it earned its spot One of only a handful of listings here with a sample worth calling evidence.
Rs. 1,594 against Rs. 5,000 — 68 percent, on 1500 watts.
Why it earned its spot The largest discount among the small appliances, on the most powerful one here.
Rs. 1,594 again — this time on a 36 percent discount.
Why it earned its spot An identical price to the card above on a very different list price.
Rs. 1,759 — 4.8 stars, the highest average on the whole page.
Why it earned its spot The highest star average in the read, on 25 ratings.
Rs. 2,749 — 118 ratings at 4.7, second-largest sample in the read.
Why it earned its spot The best-evidenced small appliance on the shelf, on one of its shallowest badges.
Five listings including the best-evidenced sub-category in the read — and the most expensive non-dishwasher here, rated by two people.
Rs. 1,099 for eight eggs — 21 ratings at 5.0.
Why it earned its spot A perfect average on a sample large enough to be worth quoting here.
Rs. 3,129 for 1.8 litres — 4.6 stars from 18 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Five rupees cheaper than the card below, at the same stated capacity.
Rs. 3,134 — 43 percent off, and 41 ratings at 4.6.
Why it earned its spot The same capacity and rating as the card above, five rupees dearer, sixteen points deeper.
Rs. 3,369 for a stated 2.2 litres — the largest rice cooker seated.
Why it earned its spot Four hundred millilitres more than the 1.8s, for Rs. 235 more.
Rs. 8,499 for 6 litres and seven functions — on two ratings.
Why it earned its spot The dearest thing here that is not a dishwasher, and the thinnest evidence on the page.
Six cooktops from 1350W to 2200W, including the largest rating sample anywhere in this read and one listing whose fourteen reviewers were unimpressed.
Rs. 1,705 for 1350 watts — the lowest entry to the category.
Why it earned its spot The floor of the induction shelf, on a 40 percent badge.
Rs. 1,999 for 1800 watts — and 2.6 stars from 14 people.
Why it earned its spot One of the few listings here with both a real sample and a poor score.
Rs. 3,649 for 2000 watts — on a 19 percent badge.
Why it earned its spot Croma's own cooktop, priced against four rivals at the same wattage.
Rs. 3,894 for 2000 watts — 4.0 stars from 8 ratings.
Why it earned its spot The same stated wattage as the Croma above, for Rs. 245 more.
Rs. 3,999 for a stated 2200W infrared — 50 percent off.
Why it earned its spot The highest stated power in the chapter, on its deepest badge.
Rs. 3,999 — 143 ratings, the largest sample we seated.
Why it earned its spot More ratings than any other listing on this page.
Four fryers from 3.8 to 12 litres — the 76 percent badge that leads the read, and a category that is almost entirely unrated.
Rs. 2,999 against a stated Rs. 12,499 — 76 percent, and no ratings.
Why it earned its spot The largest discount percentage anywhere in this read.
Rs. 4,079 for 3.8 litres — 63 percent off a Rs. 10,980 list price.
Why it earned its spot A recognised name a thousand rupees above the cheapest option.
Rs. 7,489 for 6.5 litres — exactly the category median price.
Why it earned its spot The median air fryer price in the read, on the median-ish badge.
Rs. 9,999 for a stated 12 litres — 63 people have rated it.
Why it earned its spot The biggest capacity in the read, and the only air fryer with a real sample.
Four machines from 8 to 15 place settings, where the median badge is 17 percent and only nine of 35 listings carry any rating at all.
Rs. 38,190 for 8 place settings — the entry point to the category.
Why it earned its spot The lowest price at which this shelf will sell you a dishwasher.
Rs. 51,990 for 14 place settings — 4.1 stars from 9 ratings.
Why it earned its spot Nearly twice the capacity of the entry machine for Rs. 13,800 more.
Rs. 63,990 for 15 place settings — 4.8 stars, though from nine people.
Why it earned its spot The highest average in the category, on the largest stated capacity seated.
Rs. 1,04,490 — and a 5 percent badge, the shallowest on the page.
Why it earned its spot The top of a shelf whose floor is Rs. 849, on the smallest discount here.
First: check whether anyone has rated it before you read anything else, because most of the time nobody has. Ninety-seven of the 175 listings we read carry no rating at all, and a 5.0 average from one person is not evidence — several listings here show exactly that. Second: read the rupees, not the percentage. Two Croma sandwich makers in this read sell at the identical Rs. 1,594 on badges of 68 and 36 percent, and two Panasonic rice cookers of the same capacity and rating sit five rupees apart on badges sixteen points apart. Third: expect the discount to shrink as the price grows — 32.5 percent median on sandwich makers against 17 on dishwashers — so do not wait for a half-price dishwasher. Fourth: use the stated wattage, litres and place settings, which this shelf labels almost universally and which are the only figures that let you compare two machines. We applied the same reading to the chain next door in our Vijay Sales kitchen appliances read.
| Product | Sale price | MRP | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croma 750W sandwich maker, Rs. 849 | Rs. 849 | Rs. 2,000 | 58%% |
| Croma 750W cool-touch sandwich maker | Rs. 994 | Rs. 2,000 | 50%% |
| Croma 800W pop-up toaster, Rs. 1,094 | Rs. 1,094 | Rs. 2,500 | 56%% |
| Croma 1500W 4-slice sandwich maker, Rs. 1,594 | Rs. 1,594 | Rs. 5,000 | 68%% |
| Croma 750W 2-in-1 sandwich maker, Rs. 1 | Rs. 1,594 | Rs. 2,500 | 36%% |
| Bajaj Majesty 750W toaster, Rs. 1,759 | Rs. 1,759 | Rs. 2,150 | 18%% |
| Philips 900W pop-up toaster, Rs. 2,749 | Rs. 2,749 | Rs. 3,095 | 11%% |
| AGARO Grand 8-egg boiler, Rs. 1 | Rs. 1,099 | Rs. 2,199 | 50%% |
| Panasonic Warmer 1.8 L rice cooker, Rs. 3 | Rs. 3,129 | Rs. 4,295 | 27%% |
| Panasonic Ultimate 1.8 L rice cooker, Rs. 3,134 | Rs. 3,134 | Rs. 5,495 | 43%% |
| Panasonic Warmer 2.2 L rice cooker, Rs. 3 | Rs. 3,369 | Rs. 4,695 | 28%% |
| Wonderchef Nutri-Pot 6 L pressure cooker, Rs. 8 | Rs. 8,499 | Rs. 11,000 | 23%% |
| Judge by Prestige Aura 1350W induction, Rs. 1 | Rs. 1,705 | Rs. 2,850 | 40%% |
| Pigeon Acer Plus 1800W induction, Rs. 1,999 | Rs. 1,999 | Rs. 3,595 | 44%% |
| Croma 2000W induction, Rs. 3 | Rs. 3,649 | Rs. 4,500 | 19%% |
| Havells Evo Cook 2000W induction, Rs. 3 | Rs. 3,894 | Rs. 5,545 | 30%% |
| Bajaj IRX 220F infrared 2200W, Rs. 3 | Rs. 3,999 | Rs. 7,990 | 50%% |
| Philips 2100W induction, Rs. 3,999 | Rs. 3,999 | Rs. 5,495 | 27%% |
| Lifelong 4.2 L air fryer, Rs. 2,999 | Rs. 2,999 | Rs. 12,499 | 76%% |
| Instant Pot Vortex 3.8 L air fryer, Rs. 4 | Rs. 4,079 | Rs. 10,980 | 63%% |
| Faber 6.5 L air fryer, Rs. 7 | Rs. 7,489 | Rs. 14,990 | 50%% |
| AGARO Regency 12 L air fryer, Rs. 9 | Rs. 9,999 | Rs. 19,995 | 50%% |
| Kutchina KEN ECO 8-place dishwasher, Rs. 38,190 | Rs. 38,190 | Rs. 58,990 | 35%% |
| LG 14-place dishwasher, Rs. 51 | Rs. 51,990 | Rs. 64,999 | 20%% |
| Bosch Series 6 15-place dishwasher, Rs. 63,990 | Rs. 63,990 | Rs. 76,490 | 16%% |
| Miele G 5050 SCVi 14-place dishwasher, Rs. 1,04,490 | Rs. 104,490 | Rs. 109,990 | 5%% |
This is the defining fact about shopping this aisle at Croma and it is worth stating before any price. Of the 175 listings we read, only 78 publish a rating count — and the median of those 78 is three. Just eighteen listings in the entire read clear ten ratings, and the largest sample anywhere on the shelf is 274. For comparison, a single Amazon lighting listing we read the day before carried 19,138. You are buying here largely on the specification and the brand, because there is very little else.
Which is why most cards on this page carry no pill at all. A 5.0 average from one rating is not evidence and we will not dress it up as any — several listings in this read show exactly that, including a 5.0 from a single rating on a Rs. 4,599 cooktop. Where a listing clears the bar we print the average and the count together, and where a card rests on a thin sample we say so in the text rather than leaving the number to speak for itself.
Cleanly, across all five categories. Median badge by category: sandwich makers and toasters 32.5 percent on a median price of Rs. 1,999, electric cookers 33 percent at Rs. 2,689, air fryers 33 percent at Rs. 7,489, induction cooktops 27 percent at Rs. 3,872 — and dishwashers just 17 percent on a median price of Rs. 61,990. The cheapest things in the aisle are discounted roughly twice as hard as the most expensive. The rupees still favour the dishwasher; the percentage does not.
Because it behaves differently on both numbers. The 22 Croma-branded listings have a median price of Rs. 2,924 and a median badge of 36 percent; the other 153 sit at Rs. 5,299 and 27 percent. Croma's own label is the cheapest and the most heavily discounted name in its own aisle. Philips is the mirror image — 21 listings, a median of Rs. 4,999, and a median badge of 15 percent, the shallowest of the major brands here.
Wattage, litres and place settings are the figures that let you put two of these beside each other, and unlike some shelves we read, this one states them almost universally — a 750W sandwich maker against a 1500W one, a 1.8 litre rice cooker against a 2.2, an 8-place dishwasher against a 15. We quote them as the manufacturer states them. Nothing on this page was cooked in, filled, plugged in or run through a wash cycle.
Honestly, no — and this is the most important thing to know before shopping this aisle. Of the 175 listings we read, only 78 publish a rating count at all, and the median of those 78 is three ratings. Just 18 listings in the entire read clear ten ratings, and the largest sample anywhere on the shelf is 274. By comparison, individual listings on marketplace shelves we read the same week carry five-figure rating counts. The practical effect is that you are buying on the specification and the brand. Where a Croma listing does carry a real sample — the Philips 2100W induction cooktop at 143 ratings, the Philips 900W toaster at 118 — that is unusual enough to be worth weighting heavily.
The cheap ones, consistently. Median discount badge by category across our read: electric cookers 33 percent, air fryers 33 percent, sandwich makers and toasters 32.5 percent, induction cooktops 27 percent, and dishwashers just 17 percent. The single deepest badge in the read is 76 percent, on a Rs. 2,999 Lifelong air fryer against a stated Rs. 12,499 — a listing with no ratings at all. In rupee terms the dishwashers still discount hardest, because 17 percent of Rs. 62,000 is more money than 33 percent of Rs. 2,000. The percentage and the saving are not the same question.
Yes, on both price and discount. The 22 Croma-branded listings in this read have a median price of Rs. 2,924 and a median badge of 36 percent, against Rs. 5,299 and 27 percent for the other 153 listings. Philips is the opposite pole: 21 listings, a median price of Rs. 4,999 and a median badge of 15 percent, the shallowest of the major brands here — and also the best rated where ratings exist. The Croma 2000W induction cooktop at Rs. 3,649 undercuts the Havells at the same stated wattage by Rs. 245 and the Philips by Rs. 350.
From Rs. 38,190 to Rs. 1,04,490 across the 35 machines we read, with a median of Rs. 61,990. The cheapest is a Kutchina 8 place settings model; the dearest is a Miele G 5050 SCVi at 14 place settings. Capacity is the main lever: an 8-place machine at Rs. 38,190 against a 14-place LG at Rs. 51,990 is Rs. 13,800 for six more settings. Expect little movement on price — the median badge in this category is 17 percent and the Miele carries just 5 percent, the shallowest on our page. Only nine of the 35 dishwashers publish any rating.
Because the percentage is computed against a list price the seller chooses, not against any market rate. This read contains two clean examples. Two Croma sandwich makers both sell at exactly Rs. 1,594 — one shows 68 percent off because its list price is Rs. 5,000, the other 36 percent because its list price is Rs. 2,500. And two Panasonic 1.8 litre rice cookers, both rated 4.6, sit five rupees apart at Rs. 3,129 and Rs. 3,134, on badges of 27 and 43 percent. Same money, same capacity, same rating, sixteen points of difference. Read the selling price.

























