• People are spending more and more time cooking these days, so it’s time to freshen up your kitchen.
• Amazon is running plenty of great deals right now on kitchen gadgets and cookware.
• We dug through hundreds of deals to come up with five in particular that you should definitely take advantage of before they’re gone.
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If you’re like me, you always try to cook as much as possible as opposed to ordering food for takeout or going out and eating in restaurants. That said, plans change pretty often after a long day of work. Under normal circumstances, I would order food for delivery at least a few times each week so that I didn’t have to be bothered to cook. These days, however, it’s a different story.

People across the country are self-quarantining whether or not their local government mandates it because it’s the only way to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Many restaurants are still open for takeout or even delivery, but every time you go out or bring something into your home, it’s a new exposure risk. For that reason, and because so many of us are trying to save as much money as possible, people are cooking more than ever.

If you’ve been spending tons of time in your kitchen these days, you’re probably looking for some variety to spice things up. Lucky for you, Amazon is running some terrific deals right now on kitchen products that you’re going to love. Check out our five favorite kitchen deals down below.

MEATER+ 2 Unit Bundle

Want to know the secret to cooking perfect steak each and every time just like a professional chef? All you need to know is one word: temperature.

Meater’s True Wireless Smart Meat Thermometers are so awesome. Pop them into any type of meat and put it in the oven, in a pan, or on the grill just like you normally would. The Meater connects wirelessly to your smartphone and monitors internal temperature in real-time. When it’s time to remove your meat from the heat, your phone will let you know. It’s awesome, and you can save some money by buying 2-pack right now. You can also get a single MEATER for $69 or a single MEATER+ for $99 if you don’t need two.

MEATER+ 2 Unit Bundle – Save $9 | 165 ft Range Version of the True Wireless Smart Meat Thermome…: $189.00

Instant Pot Duo 60

The Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker is by far the best-selling Instant Pot of all time for a few reasons. It includes all the main cooking modes and presets you might want, and it’s also much more affordable than some models that can cost as much as $200 or more. The Duo 60 sells for $100, but it’s down to $79 right now at Amazon.

Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Saute, Yogu…: $79.00

Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid

Do you already own an Instant Pot? If so, it’s probably a 6-quart model because they outsell every other size by a huge margin. Pick up a new Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid on Amazon while it’s nearly 50% off and you’ll instantly add roasting, baking, broiling, reheating, dehydrating, and of course air frying to your Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid Broil, Reheat & Dehydrate with Roast, Bake, 6-QT: $79.95

NutriChef 12-Piece Nonstick Kitchen Cookware Set

If you’re like me, you’ve gone far too long using the same old pots and pans in your kitchen. You deserve an upgrade, especially now that you’re spending so much more time cooking. The NutriChef 12-Piece Nonstick Kitchen Cookware Set is a popular option on Amazon with a 4.8-star rating. Right now, you can get the entire set for just $129.99.

NutriChef 12-Piece Nonstick Kitchen Cookware Set – Professional Hard Anodized Home Kitchen Ware…: $129.99

Wilton Recipe Right Non-Stick Biscuit and Brownie Pan

Don’t forget to make a tasty dessert! 2-packs of Wilton Recipe Right Non-Stick Biscuit and Brownie Pans are down to just $10.39 right now in Amazon’s big kitchen sale, and they’ll practically last forever.

Wilton Recipe Right Non-Stick Biscuit and Brownie Pan, 11 in. x 7 in. (2-Pack): $10.39

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Spending time inside can be tough as boredom can set in rather easily. You can only stare out the window for so long before you can’t keep track if the cloud you’re currently looking at is the same one from before. Passing the time can be difficult, but there are plenty of ways to curb your boredom. Woot! is having a huge sale on the awesome Amazon Fire 7 tablets and if you pick up that and a case, you’ll get a special discount.

Starting today, our favorite deals website is offering Amazon Fire 7 tablets and cases for them to Prime Membership customers. If you buy an Amazon Fire 7 tablet, you will get a $20 discount when you also buy a case! You’ll be able to protect your case and even make it stand up on its own, perfect for when you want to watch some Prime Video or Netflix. This will bring the total price down for both items to $20.99! By basic math, if you buy them together, that case will cost you $0.99!

This also allows you to use Amazon Alexa hands-free, so you can speak commands to your tablet. There are also multiple cameras that allow you to talk and record videos, all in the palm of your hand. There’s so much you can do with an Amazon Fire 7 that you won’t even have enough hours in the day to feel bored.

Amazon Fire 7 Tablet on Woot!: $20

Amazon Fire 7 Tablet Case on Woot!: $0.99 w/purchase of Amazon Fire 7 Tablet

The way this deal works is you add an Amazon Fire 7 tablet to your cart and then you add an Amazon Fire 7 case there. You checkout using your Amazon Prime membership account, as Woot! is an Amazon-owned site. You will see a discount of $20 applied to your account and the shipping cost will be removed as well! You’ll get a tablet and a case and not have to pay for it getting to you!

This is only going to be available for a limited time, so you should definitely make sure you head over as soon as possible to pick this up. While you’re on Woot’s website, take a look at all of the amazing options when it comes to discounted clothing, electronics, apparel, and more. Kick boredom out of your life with Woot!

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• By now you must know that the CDC says everyone should be wearing protective face masks anytime they have to go out for any reason.
• We all know that, but so many people still seem to be ignoring that crucial advice — whether you’re going to the supermarket or just going for a walk, you need to wear a face mask.
• Since the need for face masks isn’t going away anytime soon, Amazon has a special page on its site that is dedicated to all different types of face masks that are in stock and ready to ship.
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If you visit the coronavirus page on the CDC’s website right now, and you’ll see the following recommendation: “cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others.” That means anytime you need to leave your house to do anything, be it shop for groceries, put gas in your car, or visit a doctor’s office, you need to wear something over your face. And here’s one more like from the CDC site that everyone should take note of: “Do NOT use a face mask meant for a healthcare worker.”

Any cloth face covering will play a big role in protecting you from the novel coronavirus as long as you also practice strict social distancing and good hygiene. Beyond that, it will protect other people around you in case you’re infected with COVID-19. This is crucial, but it doesn’t mean you should go buying up N95 face masks meant for healthcare workers and first responders. There’s a huge shortage of medical-grade masks right now, and using masks that are meant for people who are constantly at risk is shameful and selfish. That’s especially true since there are so many different options right now on Amazon that are in stock and ready to ship soon.

Face Masks and Protective Face Covers On Amazon: $8.99+

Amazon now has a special face mask page on its site that is dedicated solely to face masks and other protective covers. You’ll find plenty of different options there that range from surgical-style masks to various cloth covers. If you’d rather not browse through them all, we totally understand and we’re here to help. That’s why we’ve rounded up the three best-selling face masks on Amazon right now.

First, best-selling Jointown 3-Ply Face Masks are the single best selling masks on Amazon right now. These are great three-layer masks that do a much better job of protecting you and those around you than a bandana or most homemade masks. They’re currently on sale at a discount of just $34.99 per box of 50, which works out to $0.70 per mask. That’s the lowest price we’ve ever seen for these best-selling masks.

Face Mask, Pack of 50: $34.99 ($0.70 / mask)

Next up, we have similar 3-Layer Face Masks From XHW. These are also top-sellers on Amazon right now and they do just as good a job as Jointown’s masks. 50-packs are also available right now for $34.99, which works out to the same $0.70 per mask.

Face Mask, Pack of 50: $34.99 ($0.70 / mask)

Last but certainly not least, we have Magicare KN95 face masks that are back in stock. These masks are much thicker and more rigid than the first two options and they filter smaller particles as well. They’re also more expensive, but it’s not a bad idea to keep a few around for special circumstances like if you have to go to the hospital or a doctor’s office. At $4.80 per mask, they’re actually not too bad considering we’ve seen som sellers charge as much as $15 or more for masks like these.

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• Some Edison Mail users discovered over the weekend that they were able to access the emails of strangers inside the app.
• The company explained that a software bug was responsible for the unauthorized access, not a security breach.
• Edison Mail fixed the issue, and prompted 6,480 impacted users to reset their passwords.
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Some Edison Mail users discovered over the weekend that they could access accounts belonging to other customers, which appeared directly inside the Edison Email client on iOS. Many took to social media to signal the security vulnerability that allowed them to access strangers’ emails, and the company was quick to respond. Edison Mail was quick to issue fixes, explaining that it’s only a limited number of users who have been impacted by the security glitch, and only people on iOS experienced it. This is a major security and privacy breach, one that Edison Mail didn’t explain in full.

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• HBO has removed HBO Now support from the second-gen and third-gen Apple TV models, as previously announced.
• Users of the old Apple TV models have to either upgrade the hardware or use other streaming devices to access HBO Now.
• HBO Go will still be available for a period, but HBO plans to remove the app from the older models soon.
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It’s not just you. Everyone who owns a second- or third-generation Apple TV media player can no longer stream HBO Now shows on the device, just as HBO warned more than a month ago. HBO said at the time that it decided to remove both HBO Now and HBO Go from these Apple TV models “in order to best provide the best streaming experience.” While HBO Now is gone, HBO Go will remain active for a few extra months, giving users time to upgrade their streaming setup to make up for the changes.

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• More Apple stores are set to reopen in the US and around the world this week, following their closure back in March as the worst of the coronavirus pandemic began to unfold.
• In a letter published on Sunday, one Apple executive described the measures underway to reopen the stores safely, including the mandating of face masks and temperature checks for all employees and customers.
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Apple is continuing to gradually reopen more of its stores in the US and around the world, with the iPhone maker set to open an additional 25 US stores this week along with 12 in Canada and 10 in Italy. The company is also ready to talk about how that process will unfold, according to a letter Apple senior vice president Deirdre O’Brien posted on the company’s website Sunday which details the safety protocols that will accompany a restart of those stores’ operations.

What that includes, among other things, is a requirement that everyone inside these reopened stores wear a face mask — employees and customers, alike. According to O’Brien’s letter, Apple will provide you with a face covering if you don’t bring your own. “Temperature checks will be conducted at the door, and posted health questions will screen for those with symptoms — like cough or fever — or who have had recent exposure to someone infected with COVID‑19,” O’Brien continues. Additionally, store employees throughout the day will be “conducting enhanced deep cleanings that place special emphasis on all surfaces, display products, and highly trafficked areas.”

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• The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Oxford scientists is already in Phase 1 human trials and could be ready for emergency use as soon as September, a previous report said.
• The researchers have published a first study detailing their research on mice and monkeys, and the data suggests the COVID-19 vaccine can stop the virus from replicating inside the body.
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The novel coronavirus is here to stay, WHO officials said earlier this week. Before that, Dr. Anthony Fauci said it’s not likely for the virus to be eradicated anytime soon or even at all. That may have sounded like bad news, but it really isn’t. We’ve already reached a point where we have several viable COVID-19 therapies that can reduce the time it takes to recover and prevent complications, and they’ll be further perfected in the months to come. Moreover, an increasing number of companies are developing lab-made antibodies that can replicate the success of plasma transfusions from COVID-19 survivors to defeat the virus. And the first vaccine candidates that are effective and safe might be approved for emergency use as soon as this fall.

More than 115 teams were working on vaccine candidates as of mid-April, and several of them have started clinical trials. The results are already coming in for some of them, and the promising Oxford drug that could be ready by September just delivered more good news: ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 works on monkeys.

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• Netflix is staying busy in the second half of the month, with 15 new shows, movies, and specials coming to the streaming service this week.
• Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae star in The Lovebirds, a romantic comedy directed by Michael Showalter, who you might know from The State and Wet Hot American Summer.
• Patton Oswalt is back with a new comedy special called I Love Everything as well.
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This is a somewhat quiet week for Netflix, without any huge tentpole franchises returning with new seasons, but there are a few intriguing additions. Michael Showalter is behind some of my favorite TV shows and movies of the last two decades, including Wet Hot American Summer and The Big Sick, and his new movie The Lovebirds is debuting on Netflix this week. We’re also getting the first new standup special from Patton Oswalt in three years.

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• Scientists drew shapes onto the brains of visually impaired volunteers using electricity, and the participants were able to identify the shapes with ease.
• The new technique uses a grid of electrodes implanted onto the visual cortex of the brain.
• In the future, more advanced systems like this one could give blind people a sense similar to sight.
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An incredible new technique is giving blind men and women the ability to identify shapes and objects that are quite literally drawn onto their brains. A research paper describing the technique was just published in the journal Cell, and as ScienceNews reports, it could be a step toward offering blind individuals a way to visually interact with the world around them.

This latest development builds on existing research that demonstrated how electrical impulses to the brain’s visual cortex can cause a person to visualize flashes of light. This was promising, as it meant that a blind person could still “see,” but simple flashes wouldn’t be particularly useful in everyday life.

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• The novel coronavirus can be transmitted by talking loudly or singing, a new study the CDC published revealed. Touching the same surfaces as an infected person is also a risk.
• One COVID-19 patient infected 52 others from a choir group during singing practice in mid-March that was attended by 61 people.
• The study confirms existing hypotheses about the ways the virus can spread to others and indicates that social distancing, face masks, and good hygiene should be top priorities for reducing the spread.
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Researchers theorized weeks ago that merely talking is enough to emit virus-carrying droplets that can spread the novel coronavirus. An increasing number of models have shown how droplets travel in the air after a cough or a sneeze, and while talking, with the most recent one actually measuring the amount of virus a person can eject while speaking loudly. These studies also suggested that the circulation of air in a closed space may contribute to the dispersion of COVID-19 aerosol, and could increase the risk of infection for other people in the area. Additional research proved that the virus can survive anywhere from hours to days on certain surfaces, so when a person talks, sneezes, or coughs, everything around them can be contaminated with droplets that can contain infectious viral particles.

What all this research proves is that social distancing is required whether there’s a lockdown or not, and that face mask use is paramount, especially if you have to go inside of places where you’ll be around other people. Washing your hands as often as possible is also recommended, especially after touching objects or surfaces that others have touched. But back in early-to-mid March, we didn’t have all this data, and we had no idea how easy it can be to get COVID-19. A new study reveals that one asymptomatic choir member attending a 2.5-hour session was responsible for infecting 52 of his or her 61 colleagues, including two people who ended up dying from COVID-19 complications.

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