Get your credit card ready, because Amazon Prime Day is upon us! Kicking off July 16 at 3 pm Eastern time and running until July 18 at midnight, the day-and-a-half of deals is the perfect time to outfit your kitchen with the latest appliance, or a must-have gadget. While we can’t guarantee that these will be on sale all the time, they’re great, affordable summer essentials…paired here with our favorite recipes for using them.
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ProductInstant Pot Duo60 and Ultra 10-in-1
Pressure and slow cookers are not just for winter dishes, as these Brunswick Pork Sammies can attest. And this multicooker does so much more, like making rice and yogurt, and slow-cooking short ribs. -
ProductVitamix 5200 Blender
Ok, we admit it. Spending several hundred dollars on a glorified blender seems a little crazy, but trust and believe that it’s well worth it if you’re talking a Vitamix. It can grind seeds and nuts (perfect for this Pineapple-Mango Cashew Smoothie Bowl), chop veggies, blend and cook soups and sauces, knead dough and whip up dips and ice cream. -
ProductNambe Harmony Salad Set
Dining outside doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice style. Nambe’s Harmony Salad Set can travel from the dining room to the patio and always look at home, with its mid-century modern curvaceous shape and dark acacia-wood construction. Serve up this ultra-summery Mixed Green Salad with Raspberries and Ricotta Salata in it to instantly elevate dinner. -
ProductSchmidt Brothers’ Flexible Grill Basket
This nonstick flexible grilling basket comfortably expands to fit the thickness of a variety of foods, then locks into place without crushing its contents. This basket assures a foolproof outcome, especially when grilling delicate items like these Whole Grilled Trout with Corn-Plum Chow Chow. It helps prevent fish skin from sticking to the grill grate, and you can flip all of the basket’s contents in one smooth move. When not in use, store the grill basket with a piece of cardboard or foil between the mesh metal plates to prevent the flexible grips from getting tangled together. -
ProductThermopro TP20 Wireless Remote Probe Thermometer
When you're smoking a whole pork shoulder or grill-roasting chicken, there's an inevitable anxiety as it nears doneness. Is it done yet? Is it underdone? Is it overdone? As you lift the grill lid again and again to check it like a worried parent, you're losing precious heat. Which is why a remote probe thermometer is absolutely essential if you want to grill big cuts of meat. Put the probe in the thickest part of the meat before you start cooking, put a second probe on the grill surface, and the monitor can keep tabs on both the grill temperature and the meat temperature from up to 300 feet away. -
ProductGeson Cherry Pitter
A homemade cherry pie is a summer must-have--and any great one calls for a LOT of cherries. This innovative pitter can tackle 6 cherries at a time, to help you speed through the process, without staining your fingers. Even better, it is simple to clean; just take the pieces apart and pop in the dishwasher. -
ProductRSVP Corn Stripper
Cutting corn off the cob is messy business, but the siren song of delicious corn sautés brings us back every summer. This corn stripper makes quick work of the job and, unlike other corn-stripping gadgets, keeps the kernels and corn juice contained so they’re not flying all over your kitchen.
