Reliable kitchen timer?

I use Siri every time. Not joking. Don't even have to touch anything

don't you have a timer on your oven?
or your phone?

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Yes to both but I do like a separate kitchen timer. My mom still uses one that my grandmother bought in 1959. Maybe I am outdated, but I like some traditional ways.

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Well...


The oldest way is just paying attention to what you're doing.

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Thanks. I am certain that 3-4 generations of wonderful cooks and world class chefs would be thrilled with the fact that, Well.....they should pay more attention to what they are doing.

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So why not ask the "world-class" chefs what they use instead of a message board for sports?


Oh...

And the only time you need a timer is baking and most "world-class" chefs use the oven timer.


Dick.

I have bought cheap timers that don't last a year. I was looking for input from the board for something that lasts more than that.

Get one like this:



You want one where you can punch in the time DIRECTLY, not with repeated button presses. You want minimal button presses. I like one that counts up or down (most do). If you need multiple timers buy another one. My second one is this. It hangs around your neck so yo can move around and not miss the alarm.



I have this one, but with multiple timers, it doesn't stay on the active timer, which results in more presses. Very aggravating to me.



You definitely don't want one like this:



I also tried this one that was recommended by America's Test kitchen. I don't recommend it at all. More complicated than it was worth. And more expensive, too.



ETA: I think the Twist Timer linked above by Unobtanium above would be great, too.

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Stadium Rat. That is the kind of info I was after.

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Guess what? I just bought the one Unobtanium linked above. $10 with 2 day shipping with Amazon Prime.

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Dick.

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AlmaDawg's not the dick in this thread.

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