time to upgrade: cool kitchen timers
I’ve never invested in any sort of kitchen timer and, now that I’m doing heavier cooking than box macaroni and cheese, it’s about time I start using one that isn’t attached to the microwave. I’ve been Googling like crazy and have found several very worthy kitchen timer upgrades. For the traditionalist, there’s Crate & Barrel’s retro 60-minute timer, $10.95. For the multi-tasker, Martha Stewart has a fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand option that can be clipped onto your apron as you dash around the kitchen in a culinary fervor ($13). The Black Cat Timer, $30 from Sur la Table, is equal parts practical and cute. But my personal favorite is Jozeph Forakis’ design, $20 at the MoMA Store. Chefs can pull the ring and set the time for up to an hour. The tape descends as the minutes tick by and you’re left with a chic little silver box when time’s up. — Katie D.
Related: LEGO timer
I for one am also tired of my timer holding back my social success.
I have been using the Crate & Barrel’s retro 60-minute timer for the past 6 years and it’s wonderful. It has been dropped many times and still keeps ticking.
I love my kitchen timer. It has so many uses; I set it to remind me to switch my load of laundry, that’s it time to put on some gloss, brush my hair and leave for an appointment or I set for an hour and place it next my computer when I need to focus on a writing task (no checking emails, answering phone calls, etc while the timer is going – just write, write, write) and sometimes I even use it for cooking.
My roomie does most of the cooking and he always has to come pry the timer from me when he needs to start dinner. I think I need to splurge on a second one!
T Bone, still making me LOL (most of the time ; ). Also, I like the look on that cat’s face.
I’m only slightly embarrassed to admit that I use a kitchen timer when I take a shower. If I didn’t, I’d never get out. I’m pretty sure I’ve saved a ton of water since I started doing this.
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Is it me or does the kitty one look pissed off/bored. Just like a real cat, lol!