Oxo Good Grips Digital Timer, Silver Review

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(More customer reviews)I've bought a number of Oxo kitchen accessories, and found them to be sturdy, remarkably well designed, and easy to use.

Unfortunately, this timer is an exception.

It has the usual features typical of timers at this price point: clock plus timer, ten number keys for input, memory, etc. But instead of being flat with a magnet on the back so it can fall off the refrigerator like other timers, it's round like a traditional wind-up kitchen timer. It's solid-feeling and has nice non-skid feet on the bottom.

The problem is the display. It's horrible. For three reasons:

First, the numbers are small -- smaller than any other timer I've seen. They're about 1/4" high, half or less the size of those on comparable timers.

Second, the numbers are recessed 1/8" or more beneath a clear plastic cover, not on the surface -- it's dark in there and feels like looking down a well. It desperately needs a backlight, but there is none. Unless the light source is shining directly into the display, there's a large dark shadow covering part of the numbers. But that causes the third problem:

The clear plastic cover over the numbers is both curved and highly reflective, and it's virtually impossible to arrange things so that there isn't a reflection shining back into your eyes .

The bottom line is that I have to fiddle around to get the timer, the light source, and myself into a position where I can read the small, dark, shadowed, and reflective display. Not what I need when I'm trying to cook.

It's just not worth it. Since I have several other timers with displays I don't have to strain to read, I use this one as a paperweight. I'd have to say it works very well.

I just don't understand how Oxo managed to let such a flawed design out the door.

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The OXO Good Grips compact, digital timer has a 20-hour duration.This timer features soft, non-slip dial, non-slip foot, and large, easy-to-read numbers.Timer can be put in clock mode when not in use.The clean design complements any decor.One AAA battery is included.

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Oxo 1130800 Good Grips Food Scale with Pull-Out Display Review

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(More customer reviews)OXO's newest addition to the kitchen counter is this well-designed, practical food scale. The pull-out display makes sense if you have ever used a scale and cannot see the readout with a large container on top. As cool as the design is, the scale is extremely accurate, so much that we use it for a postage scale at home, and it weighs anything from an envelope of under one ounce, to a good sized package for the mail (up to 11 pounds). Weighing ingredients in food is the European way of measuring while cooking, and so much more accurate than volume measurements. Of course it is bi-lingual so you may measure ounces or grams, and it is perfect for converting European recipes

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Boasting one of the most efficient designs, the user-friendly OXO Good Grips Food Scale makes a great gift for novices or seasoned chefs alike. Perfect for weighing all ingredients, the scale features an offset function, so containers won't count in weight totals. Weigh items directly on the platform, on a plate, or in a bowl, and pull the display away from the base to prevent shadowing from large plates and bowls. Accurately measure ingredients when cooking and baking and stick to a diet by weighing portions. An optional backlight makes the display easier to read and a weight indicator shows the capacity left on the scale before maximum capacity is reached. Press the zero button to offset the weight of a container or to set the weight back to zero so you can add additional ingredients. The display features large, easy-to-read numbers which measure in 1/8-ounce and 1-gram increments. The stainless-steel platform can be removed for cleaning but no parts are dishwasher safe. The scale has an 11-pound capacity and requires 4 AAA batteries for power. It doesn't take up much counter space, measuring 11-1/4 by 8-1/2by 2 inches. A thin profile makes the scale easy to store when not in use.

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