Equipment Expert's Favorite Kitchen Timers
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2023
- A kitchen timer helps guarantee success in the kitchen-but only if it’s reliable and easy to use.
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I have the extra big and loud timer by ThermoWorks that was the single-timer winner. I've been using it for about a year, and it is AWESOME. That one, unlike the other one by ThermoWorks, has a magnet and can be put on the fridge, which I really like so it's always there but not on the counter. I wanted all the buttons to set the time and I wanted it loud. Perfect. It counts up after it goes off and will beep ongoing for one minute and then do reminder beeps every 30 seconds. Also, you can pick out of many colors, which is a nice bonus.
My Google display is by far my favorite kitchen timer. "hey Google, set a timer for 10 minutes for pasta" "hey Google set a timer for 25 minutes for chicken"....... No touching anything, visual display of all remaining times and unlimited timers available.
Sounds good, until all your google searches include an ad for chicken :-)
Exactly! I use mine the same way and after that I have the oven timer itself and my phone if needed. The last thing I need is ANOTHER kitchen device that doesn't pull it's own weight.
Nowadays I can't cook without my phone nearby.
Or pixel phone with assistant
This is very recently done, like within the past year or so as the OXO got a refresh in 2021 or 2022 and it did go up a little bit, was around $20, now $25. I like the Thermoworks timer stack myself (in red).
This is Well Done and I will purchase every one of the timmers you have recommended !!
THANK YOU !!
Great presentation! Love these gadget reviews. I seem to have the uncanny ability to know when time is up without a timer. An alarm goes off in my head just in time…most ever time. It’s crazy.. but I am not. 30 years of being a nurse helps. Those darn IVs. Lol.
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Thank you, I have poor vision so I was happy to see the yellow Thermoworks. Should be great for me
I have the older oxo timer and like it for all these reasons. It's good to have those multiple timers.
I have an older OXO timer that has one glaring flaw: the sound Is a soft little peep that can't be heard when the vent fan is running. Or from an adjacent room. Just like the OXO timer here.
I still love my grandmother's old dial timer from the early 1950s that now lives at our family cabin
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We have the Thermoworks timer, all the kids got one for gifts after we saw how good it was. The volume is loud enough that we can hear it in the kitchen when outside at the grill with the door closed. It starts counting up after it reaches zero. It's great.
exactly -- I want to be able to hear it around the house! I use it when I'm doing laundry (since I won't hear the washer's beep from the garage), not just cooking.
I use the Thermoworks Chef Alarm. Same features as your winner but also takes temperature. I prefer it with the submersible probe to tell mw when a pot is almost boiling.
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You need a Chef Alarm anyway for meats and such so might as well
Please talk about or test infrared thermometers. Give us your thoughts about there usefulness in the kitchen. I have seen them used several times around food institutions, restaurants, etc.
They tested them last year along with some pros and cons as well as a guide to when to use the different types of thermometers (instant read, probe, infrared, etc.). The findings were published on their websites last May and in print in the November/December 2022 issue of Cook's Illustrated magazine although the print publication is more of a summary.
I use an infrared by Etekcity (around $20) and I love it. Use it for making candy all the time and it's accurate enough for that. Also works great for deep frying and checking the accuracy of your oven temp. Bought it in 2016 and have had one battery change (9 volt).
@@qwkimball A model by Etekcity was ATK's Best Buy choice.
It’s on their website they just didn’t make a video
just gonna chip in. i was gifted an oxo triple timer years ago. changed my cooking enjoyment immensely! Major upgrade from an iphone or apple watch. I went years successfully cooking without it. But it's become probably my single favorite kitchen gadget! It just makes all the mental math so much easier
1 -- having three timers is amazing. i bake bread, and it's just great to have multiple steps timed out at once. And it's great if i'm boiling pasta AND doing something else, for instance
2 -- i more often use it as a stopwatch instead of a timer. so if a recipe says to brown a veggie for 5 minutes, and i throw it in at minute 14, i know the step is complete at minute 19. so easy!
3 -- when the timer expires, it automatically becomes a stopwatch. so it's super easy to go from one mode to the next
4 -- the wedge shape is key. it's set on the counter and i can see it from most anywhere in the kitchen.
5 -- endlessly easy to use. so intuitive. works exactly as you'd expect. the buttons are great. and it's not hard to keep it clean! (well i generally start by keeping my hands clean, towels nearby always)
I always buy the cheapest one at the local big box store, as I have never worn one out, they just go missing. Some decade I will either find out who keeps running off with them, or find a mountain of disused timers behind an appliance ...
I have the Extra Big & Loud. It's okay. It's flat, but has a kickstand and magnets on the back, which are both helpful (plus a mounting keyhole for a screw if you need that option). I love the big buttons and the fact you can count up like a stopwatch if needed. On the downside, while you can adjust the volume, it goes from loud to very loud, so I wish it had some quieter settings despite the name. It's not backlit, so using it in dim lighting is an issue. It's also very easy to inadvertently clear the memory, so that could be improved. 3.5/5 stars.
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The Echo shows etc work perfectly for these.
I would love to see an equipment review for deli slicers!
I use an amazon echo that I keep in the kitchen. Works by voice, and does a great job.
I have one on my microwave, another on my stove and yet another on my phone. Oh, and I still have a sand hourglass 3 minute timer!
I have a mechanical dial timer but I never use it. I wrote a computer program that times multiple things at once if needed, and uses text-to-speech to tell you "Pizza" "Sauce" "Biscuits" or whatever. My computer is hooked up to a loud amplifier and 30-lb old-school speakers. which helps.
With the Amazon echo in my kitchen I have no need for a kitchen timer, my Amazon echo keeps time perfectly for me and I can do multiple timers up to 10 of them if I needed
I love love love my OBH Nordica (Scandinavian). Loud, insistent beep, two separate timers, hour/min/sec, strong magnet for the fridge - simple to set, quick to get started. I don’t think they make them anymore, at least not my model, which is such a shame. Anyone else have one?
I would recommend a cheap digital kitchen timer from Daiso. they're small (but the display is easily read), magnetic (so you can just stick it to your fridge and keep it out of the way), easy to key in the timings (responsive butons) and loud. Don't be tempted to buy their cute animal design analog timers even if you are used to using one - they break down easily
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Does this timer have "Elapsed Time" so if you miss the alert, the timer keeps📟 counting, so you know how much time has elapsed since the alarm went off or does it ring and stop counting and display all zeros?
Alexa set pork timer for 15 minutes. Multiple named timers, can add, subtract pause time be name or ask how much time is left. I used to have various timers but the home assistant ones are so much better. Added plus easy to add items to your grocery list when you use the last of thyme, carrots etc
I use smart speakers, in my case Amazon's Alexa. Can set multiple timers and alarms, able to name them so they can be used again by name, I can ask how much time is left on any timer, and also get any measuring conversions I need or substitution suggestions, all with my hands covered with who knows what.
As an added bonus I can control many of the settings on my oven by voice.
That way the CIA will be able to tell if you're undercooking your chicken. Straight to jail!
I bought my favourite timer from the dollar store. Has three buttons (More time, Less time, and Start/stop).
I actually had two of them (if ever I wanted two of them going at once). After many years, I broke one (It fell into a pot of water). But hey, I'm only out a dollar. So, if I had $25 to spend on a kitchen timer, I'd get one from the dollar store, and spend the remaining $24 on... a dozen eggs.
It’s so easy to ask Siri on my I-phone to set timer. When it alerts me on my wrist I just say stop. No need to touch anything. I can ask for different timers all day
Essential, in my kitchen, is a magnetic back.
I love my Thermoworks digital timer, the same way I like Adam. Big and loud. 😛
Sorry but one can not get more easy to use then dial timers. Cheap, reliable, observable from across the room & at any angle. Try setting a digital w/messy hands, more input = more mess. Plus the bell on my Lux is a much more pleasing sound than a spine numbing electronic peal like found on all my other appliances. No batteries thnx
Are there timers that use electric power instead of batteries that you have to change from time to time?
Its TIME to cook !!!
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I'll keep my Apple HomePod thx. Multiple timers, NAMED timers, AND alarms (different alert tone). E.G. "hey Siri, set a 8 minute pasta timer". I can ask, "hey Siri, how much time is left on the pasta timer?". Plus Siri will do conversions and equivalents, "hey Siri, how many cups are in a quart?". All without touching anything - and I can tell it how loud I want it to be, "hey Siri, set volume to 60%". Big Bonus… It plays music - and no batteries required! Yeah thx, I'll keep my HomePod.
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Or get a digital one from the dollar store. Two if you need multiple timers going at once. Or use your phone. You're a fool to spend $25+ on a timer when your phone or tablet does all the same things for free. #ATKLovesToFindWaysToWasteYourMoney
How many timers were thrown against the wall?
Fancy, shancy, there’s nothing like the original. My stove digital board has disconnected several numbers to set baking time, the important ones like 2 and 5….you can hardly hear the ring, and my Hamilton Beach coffee maker has a readout so light that I can’t even see it in the dark without a magnifying glass!! I don’t have a choice but to go back to the good ole products.
Alexa best you can do multiple times at once
Digital timers easier than dial timers? R U High
Alexa used to answer the question, "Alexa, for how long has the timer been ringing?" She would say, "Your timer has been sounding for 2 minutes 32 seconds." Now she just pretends to not understand you. Counting upward after ringing is very important. Still, you don't have to touch anything with Alexa.
I like the reviews, but it seems that an inordinate number of items always seem to be the most expensive. Not everyone can pay top dollar for every single thing in their homes.
The smart speaker can also find your phone. :)
Still garmin or gshock is better
It was good adam pointed out what common features and issues reviewers liked and didn't like, but your selection of timers are far too similar, as there are so many other design types (single event, not full 0-9 keypad) of kitchen and homework timers that you completely overlooked. I have an older model single event oxo timer and find it's 0-9 buttons are tiny have limp travel (not sure if you hit them or not) and readout is too small and low contrast to ever trust oxo again. I suggest people here search Liorque brand for single event timers they may find cheaper yet with useful features, low effort time control and great legibility.
I use an Amazon Echo as a kitchen timer. It's voice activated so even if my hands are full I can still say "start a 15 minute timer" and it takes care of the rest. But it's not great for short times, and I haven't figured out how to tell it to make multiple timers. I think I'm going to get that Oxo timer. A lot of things I do use the same amount of time so memories will be handy.
Just name the timer. "Alexa, start a 10 minute fish timer." etc. Or just start another timer and she'll say, "2nd timer, , starting now."
My stove has a timer staring me right in the face. The microwave cooks on a timer. No reason for me to buy another one.
My phone is best; it stays in my pocket so when I go to other rooms I won’t miss it.
Also, I’ve already paid for it
Sorry-I’m an analog user. Never had a good experience with the digital timer that came with the stove, microwave, etc.
Alexa, set a 25 minute chicken timer
I have a Gralab 300 which is far superior to any of those you showed.
Alexa is my friend....
All suck.. Use a smart DISPLAY timer, takes as fast as you can say "Hey google, Set a 3rd timer for xx minutes"
" I like the size of that one" 😏
That's what she said.
Five in money and growing.....
As a skilled home cook I am strictly against kitchen gadgets and clutter. I keep my kitchen tools to a bare minimum. 1 wok, 2 knives, and a soup pot that is All.
I assume you all realise that when you tell Alexa/Google/Siri to "set a three minute timer for eggs", it reports that back to the FDA/USDA, giving them realtime data on egg usage across the country... keeping the price of eggs sky high....
False. Eggs are expensive because of an outbreak of avian flu. And egg sales (or "usage") are tracked by, wait for it…the sale of eggs!
@@frankhughes001 Awww you're no fun any more :(
@@zalibecquerel3463 Fun is in the eye of the beholder.
i use my Apple Watch, which allows for multiple timers
Y’all really need to stop making recommendations. The ThermoWorks is now $50! 😢