The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals: Day One

Including our favorite Vitamix blender, instant-read thermometer, and espresso machine.

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It's official: Prime Day is here! For the uninitiated, during these two days (today and tomorrow, July 11 and 12) Amazon slashes prices on thousands of items, including all things kitchen-related.

To find the best sales, we scoured Amazon's deals: featuring almost exclusively products we've tested and recommended or extensively used at home.

Editor's Picks

Here's a quick look at some of our favorite deals:

FAQs

When is Prime Day 2023?

Amazon Prime Day 2023 will be happening July 11 and 12 (that's today and tomorrow!), according toa press releasefrom the company.

What is Amazon Prime Day?

Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest sales events of the year and offers discounts on a huge range of products (including kitchen, home, clothing, and more). Prime Day includes deals that are offered for the entirety of the two-day event, as well as Lightening Deals that are available for a limited amount of time and often sell out very quickly.

Do I need to be an Amazon Prime member to shop Prime Day deals?

Yes, to shop Prime Day deals you must be an Amazon Prime member. If you're not already a Prime member, you cansign up for a free 30-day trial. (Prime costs $14.99/month or $139/year.)

What's on sale for Prime Day?

Oh, so much! This includes our favorite Vitamix blender and Breville espresso machine. We suggest checking out all of the above sales, as well as theToday’s Deals page.

Do other brands have sales on Prime Day?

A lot of other major retailers (includingTarget,Nordstrom, andWalmart) also offer deals during Prime Day. Smaller retailers—likeThermoWorksandMade In—have offered deals in the past during this time period, too. You can expect retailers to do much of the same this year.

Additional reporting by
Ariel Kanter
Ariel Kanter
Ariel Kanter is the director of commerce at Serious Eats, where she manages everything from equipment reviews to gift guides. She's been with the site since 2016. Her writing has also appeared in New York magazine, Time Out New York, amNewYork, Afar, Today and Refinery29.
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