Digital Kitchen Timer Magnetic Countdown Up Cooking Timer Clock with Magnet Back and Clip, Loud Alarm, Large Display Minutes and Seconds Directly Input-White (2 Battery Included) (DC-12)

I needed a timer that could handle 36-hour cooking, ending with a good loud "beep." I found this, tried it, and I'm sold! When the sous vide circulator is done (I'm not using Bluetooth), I rarely hear the little beep. But with this timer I sure do! It's loud! Easy to use, easy to set, has both a beep and a blinking red LED light, and I discovered the circulator timer actually is losing about 2 minutes per hour! Hah! All in all, I would easily recommend this timer to anyone who needs to time more than 99-minute periods.

This is a replacement for an identical unit (albeit with a different brand name painted on it) that we used for many years until it fell in a sink full of water. These are not waterproof! The number buttons make it very easy and quick to set the desired countdown time. You can also easily start it to count up. The alarm is loud enough to hear anywhere in our modest apartment. The display is large enough without being obnoxious, and is about as readable as an unlit monochrome LCD can be -- fine for the kitchen. Despite being easy to read and control, the timer does not take up much space. This is only a timer, not a clock. That is a good thing. You never have to set the time, and it automatically shuts off a little while after you stop the timer, so the batteries last a very long time. We have plenty of clocks on other appliances and our phones, so we don't miss one here. I would not recommend using the magnet to hold this timer on an appliance, because the magnet projects far out from the center of the back of the timer. If you push any of the buttons towards either side of the timer, that will rock the timer and pop the magnet off the surface of the appliance. You could just stick the timer there and pull it off to push the buttons, but that might be tricky to do without using two (clean and dry) hands. Instead, we use the fold-out leg that stands the timer up. That makes it easily accessible, but not particularly stable, because it is lightweight and the leg supports it at only one point behind the timer. We usually grab it to press the start or stop button with a pinching motion with fingers behind the timer and a thumb pressing the button. This would be hard to do if it were stuck to a metal appliance, because there is not enough space to get your fingers behind the timer without popping it off the appliance. We do usually hold or pick it up to press the number buttons using two hands -- not because they require much pressure to push, but because the timer will scoot around or fall over if you just push at a button from the front. I bent a paperclip into a shape to hold the fold-out leg a little further away from the body than the built-it clip does. That makes it slightly more stable. Finally, I like the reasonably large, soft, long-travel buttons. They are not the smooth, clicky membrane switches found on many devices. Membrane switches are easier to clean and are potentially waterproof, but I find the buttons on this timer easier and more pleasant to press, cleaning was really never an issue, and they worked reliably for years. So while the stand and magnet could be improved, and making it waterproof would be nice, this still seems like the best simple kitchen timer I can find.

Easy to use. Most importantly you can enter the length of time, like for example 45 minutes by just entering the numbers. Surprising how many timers require that you click a button 45 times to get to 45 minutes. And the sound to alert the time has been met is good and loud. Only reason it gets 4 stars instead of 5 is because the included batteries arrived dead, dead, dead. Is it my imagine or is this sort of thing happening more often? Last timer I ordered - a different brand -had a battery compartment that I couldn't open. Is quality control dead?

Very nice timer. HIghly recommend

This timer is as good as it gets if you just want a timer without a clock function; I didn't need another clock in my kitchen. This timer is very easy to use, set the time to count down using the number buttons and press start, it can't get any easier than that. If you want to count up, just press the start button. When the set time is reached the red-light blinks and the alarm does a loud slow 'beep - beep' then shifts to a loud rapid beeping if you haven't shut it off, this will get your attention even in another room. The beeper can be turned off, but the red light will still blink to get your attention. The display stays on as long as it is actively counting but will automatically turn itself off in 10 minutes when not being used. The display has large black numbers on a light gray background, making it easy to see as long as there is light in the room. The battery contacts are covered with plastic which needs to be removed initially but removing the battery cover is not the easiest, I used a piece of rubber to get enough of a grip to slide the cover off, you won't have to worry about it falling off though. The face plate is covered with a thin plastic film which you might not notice, it can be removed by peeling up a corner and pulling it off to reveal a nice shiny display. It can be hung on a hook, stuck on a stove hood using the magnets or propped up using the stand, all 3 features work well. The magnets might not stick as good on a textured surface. Be sure to get the upgraded version to have the hour function. I like this timer so much I bought another one to give as a gift. I give this a buy recommendation.

Changed review - after looking a bit closer at this timer, I realized that it only could go up to 99 minutes. If I needed to set a timer to wake up 8 hours from now, I couldn't do it. I like to have the simplicity of a timer that is easy to use. The size is larger than my old West Bend timer. I find the alarm fairly loud, but not annoying. Again, this is the Old Version.

I wanted this for the timer but find it is a clock too. It is perfect and simple to use.

An excellent timer, very easy to preset an exact time.

Simple, direct input buttons, large display and loud alarm. It returns to the same setting as last set so it is ideal for repeat timings. It is loud enough to be heard at the other end of the house.

An easy to use timer with a loud buzzer (which can be turned off). Its type of display makes for fast setting of the time required with the minimum of button pushes. Postal charges were high as this item came from the USA but I've just recieved a £3.20 refund on this making this timer one of the best at a reasonable price .It appears to to be well made.

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