In addition to cookware, TJ Maxx carries a variety of shelf-stable kitchen products from brands like Stonewall Kitchen for discounted prices.
This food aisle at TJ Maxx is actually designed to make you spend more.
"The shopper compares the price to what they've just spent on clothing or household goods, rather than comparing them to another [similar] product," Fiona Fitzpatrick, a consumer packaged-goods consultant who hosts the podcast "Brand Growth Heroes," recently told Business Insider. "As a result, they seem like a little bit of luxury for a steal."
While the availability of gourmet food products varies all the time, Tiedemann recommended sticking to "staple items" like kosher salt and different kinds of vinegar for making sauces and vinaigrettes.