Aldi Is Selling the Coziest Mini Gem for Winter (It’s Perfect for Small Spaces!)

I have central heat in my New York City apartment, but some rooms get warmer than others. And a few days ago, there was a 24-hour-ish period where the heater just wasn’t heating up. Fortunately it got fixed the next day, but I was definitely scrambling to think of solutions in the interim to stay warm. I also always forget just how dry it gets in the winter, and every year I’m reminded I never put together that humidifier an old roommate left behind. As it turns out, this new multifaceted heater from Aldi could’ve solved both of my issues.

One of the latest Aldi Finds, the Ambiano Portable 3-in-1 Heater is a triple threat. No, it doesn’t dance, but it does act as a heater, air cooler, and humidifier. The combination of heater and humidifier is especially clever, as both cold winter air and warm air produced by a heater tend to be dry. In typical Aldi fashion, it’s also just $34.99.

In addition to being convenient for extra-frigid days and dry, drafty rooms, small, portable heaters like this 600-watt one can also be useful for pet owners. I have a tiny senior cat, and when my heat went out, the only heating pad in the house went straight to her. Plus, there are mechanisms in place to prevent it from overheating, and if the machine senses the heater is tipping over it turns off automatically.

Because the Ambiano heater is an Aldi Find made by Aldi’s in-house brand, you can’t get it anywhere else — not even online. What you can do is get a comparable heater-slash-humidifier on Amazon. The Familyjoy Space Heater with Humidifier is $43.99 — just $9 more than Aldi’s. It has all the features of the Aldi 3-in-1, plus a unique visual component: It shines a red-orange light at the top, which makes the water vapor coming out of the humidifier look like a little flame. You certainly won’t forget it’s turned on!

Although this heater brings oscillating fans and a mighty 1500 watts, it’s only two pounds, and has the same kind of tip-over and overheat protection as the Ambiano. And the humidifier really does seem to help. “Someone recommended it to me because I was having nosebleeds from using other space heaters not realizing lack of moisture was my problem. After using it for a few days I noticed a significant difference,” one Amazon reviewer writes.