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(More customer reviews)I bought this to replace my broken manual wind-up timer.I was obsessively looking for another good mechanical one, but couldn't find a durable one that doesn't look like some sort of whimsical fruit.After comparing it to everything else out there, I'm glad I bought this one.Here's why:
- It's one of the few timer models with a full number pad.Coming from a wind-up model, I didn't want to stand there repeatedly pushing cheap minutes/seconds keys with ingredient-soaked fingers.
- You can operate this timer with ONE finger, WHILE it's on the refrigerator door.The magnet is large (for the unit's size), is centrally located, and there are little tabs at each corner stabilizing the unit against the fridge surface.I don't know who designs other digital timers, but most seem to have their (usually weak) magnets perched on top of some kind of pedestal.Push a keypad button while it's on it's magnet, and the whole thing teeters off.You'd think this would be the first thing taught at the timer design school. . .
- I don't want to spend too much on a kitchen timer.Some of the others cost twice as much as this one.For the same great "Made-In-China" quality. . .
- It uses ONE watch-type battery, changeable with a coin, unlike the Taylor 10-key (the closest similar model to this one).Other highlights:
- It's also a simple clock.And that's, delightfully, the only other function this device has.
- Using it as a timer, it shuts off automatically after not using it awhile (but still remembers your last time setting when you "wake" it.Very Smart.).
- There's a fold-out hook, in case you want to nail it to the wall.What I don't like about it:
- This timer is small.Tiny, even.I wish I could read it from across the room, but I can't.
- When it goes off, it's only about as loud as a travel clock, and sounds just like one.Not quite as satisfying an alarm as a wind-up bell, although it's loud enough to be annoying.And no, this one doesn't tick. . .
- There's no folding support, so it's not designed for free-standing.The base is flat, though, so you can actually stand it up nervously on a flat surface.Until, say, a toddler strolls in and bumps the table. . .I'm always going to miss the sturdy mechanical kitchen timers that we all grew up with.The Lux one with the little rocket-ship dial that I could actually see while sitting in my breakfast nook (NOT the cheap, incredibly unreliable knock-off versions of it available today).I'd trade digital accuracy for one of those old ones, any day.Unfortunately, no one can make 'em like they used to at this price anymore.
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Kitrics Keypad Timer/ClockProduct Description: Easy to use digital keypad timer that counts up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds.
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