Some of my favorite smart kitchen gadgets are on sale for Prime Day

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Regular readers of The Verge will know that my favorite room in my smart home is my kitchen. As an avid home cook and mom of two, this is the room where I spend the most time, and where I look for as much convenience and extra help as I can get. As a result, I’m always testing new connected gadgets in a quest to find the best ones — those that offer the most value and save me the most time.

But the problem with kitchen gadgets is that they are so expensive. This makes Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days a good time to get a great deal on some of my favorite smart kitchen products. Here’s a roundup of some of the deepest discounts I spied on products I’ve found genuinely useful in my smart kitchen.

$599

I really liked this smart mixer when I tested it. Its built-in scales, active stirring feature that mixes ingredients just right, and ability to sense when a mixture is ready are very useful features. While I didn’t love using its app and found its guided recipes were over complicated, my biggest complaint was the price. Now, at $600, a savings of $400 from when I reviewed it — it’s a much more compelling product. Read my review.

I’ve been using an Echo Show 21 in my kitchen for about three months now, and it’s been a game-changer for cooking. It’s running Alexa Plus, the new AI-powered version of Amazon’s voice assistant, and it handles recipes so much better than before.

I can pull up the recipe and it stays on the screen, and Alexa responds to my questions about what to do next while I’m cooking, without having to remind it which recipe we were discussing. I can also send recipes to it and store them in a new Cooking Library for easy access. Plus, I can upload photos of handwritten notes and Alexa will format them into a digital version.

As a bonus, the Show is also a Fire TV, so I can catch up on my shows while cooking. The additional adjustable stand is a must unless you plan to wall-mount it. The Echo Show 15 is also a good option if the 21-inch model is too large for your countertops. Read my review of Alexa Plus here.

$95

While I haven’t reviewed this product, I did test it while checking out the Fresco OS, smart cooking platform it uses, and I was impressed. Pressure cookers have always terrified me — so many settings, so much scalding hot steam. This is one area where using an app with a kitchen appliance makes it significantly easier. I just choose the food I want to cook in the app, tap a button, and it sends all the correct settings to the device. Highly recommend.

$1899

This top-of-the-line smart coffee maker is $400 off and is one of only a few fully automatic coffee machines that work with Alexa. This means you can tell the voice assistant to make you a latte and it will do it. The device’s touchscreen makes using it simple, and you can select from a myriad of different drink types, as well as download new ones from a Coffee World Plus catalogue. You can even create coffee playlists.

I’ve tried a lot of different air fryers — bucket style, mini oven style — you name it, I’ve tried it. None are as good as the Typhur Dome 2. Its wide basket design provides more space than most air fryers, while its low ceiling helps keep the hottest air on the food. This makes it perfect for cooking larger meals (essential for a family of four).

It makes the best chicken wings I’ve ever tasted, and can reheat an entire pizza in minutes. Its design also means foods cook faster, and you don’t need to pre-heat, plus it has an awesome self-clean mode. The downside is it’s a countertop hog, at about 14 inches wide. The app is useful, with some good recipes, and it sends an alert when the food is done. However, all the controls you need are also right on the device.

$399

At over $200 off, if you love The Good Ice — like my family does — this is a must-buy countertop gadget. It produces 38 pounds a day of chewable, crunchable ice perfect for sodas, water, and cocktails. Fair warning: there is much maintenance required. Read my full review.