Amazon Prime Day, the retailer's annual sale, continues today. Prime members will get discounts on pretty much everything, including plenty of kitchen gadgets. If you're not a member, you can sign up for a free trial.
If you're in the midst of a culinary spruce-up, look no further: We've gathered the best kitchen appliance deals available for Prime Day -- everything from blenders and air fryers to novelty ice cream makers, complete with thorough research, if not hands-on testing, from our team of experts.
Also: The best Prime Day deals right now
Be sure to check back often for updates, as we'll keep adding discounts and deals to this page as we find them.
A convenient and easy-to-clean oven for quick, automated cooking, this mini Cosori air fryer is a staff favorite. It's the quietest of all of Cosori's models and is perfect for busy schedules and small kitchens. ZDNET associate editor Min Shin says she cooks with it more than three times a week, and has successfully made everything from proteins like salmon and chicken to vegetables and even a cake (desperate times). Just prepare your ingredients, pick a time and temperature, and hit the start button.
If you've been waiting to level up your cooking and baking with a KitchenAid, now is the time. This one comes in over 20 colors, has a removable bowl for easy cleaning, stainless steel finishes, and, of course, a cult following. It includes several main attachments, but KitchenAid has more to choose from should you need a pasta maker or food grinder. ZDNET associate editor Nina Raemont calls this stand mixer her "secret weapon", especially for mashed potatoes, pie filling, and more around the holidays.
This stainless steel and glass coffee maker comes with two brew strengths for variety and can be programmed 24 hours in advance, so you can set it and forget it for the next day. The small batch function ensures your coffee won't be watered down, even if you're making fewer than 14 cups. This coffee maker also comes with a freshness timer, a Ninja scoop, a warming plate that keeps your coffee hot for up to four hours, and three temperature settings.
Besides just being charming, this tabletop slushie machine features stainless steel blades for a fluffy texture and includes a safety switch. Use it with Nostalgia's snow cone kits for a summer afternoon treat or barbecue activity.
This blender claims to be stall-proof with a 1,600-peak-watt motor, and has a built-in tamper for powerfully blending smoothie bowls and nut butter with little added liquid. It comes with seven settings for concentrated extractions, food processing, or even making dough with a single touch.
This year, Amazon is giving everyone discounts galore on July 16 and July 17. The sale extravaganza applies to all kinds of items, including home devices, tech, and kitchen gadgets, so it's an ideal time to consider upgrading that cooking appliance that's been on its last legs for a while in favor of a shiny new toy. Beware of brands that take advantage of the frenzy, claiming to discount items when they haven't actually lowered their prices.
Absolutely. Tons of brands, including household names like Ninja, KitchenAid, Instant Pot, and Keurig, take Prime Day as an opportunity to discount some of their appliances, sometimes by as much as 40%. While some companies may inflate prices before they drop them to make them look more appealing, many of these deals are on appliances ZDNET has reviewed in the past, so our team has a good sense of their baseline prices and value.
ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy -- devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts look for deals that are at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the product is actually on sale and how frequently its price drops.
We also review customer reviews to learn what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we recommend. Our recommendations may also be based on our own testing, extensive research, and comparison shopping. The goal is to deliver the most accurate advice to help you shop smarter.
Here's what ZDNET associate editor Kayla Solino says: "The answer here is hard to say. It's a yes but also a no. Invite-only Prime deals -- or Lightning deals -- may be different each day. Amazon confirmed in June that new deals may surface as often as every five minutes on the site. But, as always, deals only last as long as Amazon decides, with lighting deals offering a countdown to their expiration and other deals' longevity depending on how fast products sell out (or don't). It's likely that as long as stock remains, many of the deals from Day 1 will remain live for Day 2, including deals on popular Amazon products such as Fire TVs, Kindles, Fire tablets, Echo devices, and more."
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