the TOP 10 Timers - Kitchen Tools & Gadgets - 11/05/2008
all of the TOP tens are available to buy on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com - just click on the item to buy
Timers
1
Review for Egg Perfect - Colour Changing Egg Timer:
Egg Perfect - Colour Changing Egg Timer
Our Price:
£4.34
Used Price:
£3.99
New Price:
£2.50
Review for Egg Perfect - Colour Changing Egg Timer:
2
Review for Salter Electronic Timer:
Salter Electronic Timer
Our Price:
£9.98
New Price:
£7.93
Review for Salter Electronic Timer:
Perfect for the job
We had one of these for a couple of years. It does the job very simply and looks okay. What more do you want? Our little boy broke it by hurling it across the kitchen so we've now bought another one.3
Review for Salter Multi Timer With Clock:
Design is good with sensible buttons and reasonable sized display. Not sure if magnet has been improved, because mine was perfectly adequate despite other review.
Small gripes about what it cannot do:
Each channel's memory of the last countdown time is lost if you press clear or use the stopwatch.
If two channels alarm at the same time, you cannot tell very easily.
Salter Multi Timer With Clock
Our Price:
£10.67
New Price:
£10.67
Review for Salter Multi Timer With Clock:
Excellent product, and very good value
Has four 'channels' with independent countdown or stopwatch. You can see which channels are running, and which is currently displayed. Each channel has one independent memory of the last countdown time. Each channel has its own alarm sound, so you can tell which alarm has triggered. It also has a 12/24 hour clock.Design is good with sensible buttons and reasonable sized display. Not sure if magnet has been improved, because mine was perfectly adequate despite other review.
Small gripes about what it cannot do:
Each channel's memory of the last countdown time is lost if you press clear or use the stopwatch.
If two channels alarm at the same time, you cannot tell very easily.
4
5
Review for Digital Cooking Thermometer and Timer:
Digital Cooking Thermometer and Timer
Our Price:
£24.93 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditions
New Price:
£19.99
Review for Digital Cooking Thermometer and Timer:
Good, but watch out for the max temperature
Works well, but it has a limit of 200 degrees C, so if testing an oven over this temperature is your need, get a different unit6
Review for Salter 328Svgyxr Extra Large Digit 99 Min Countdown Electronic Timer Stand/Magnetic:
Salter 328Svgyxr Extra Large Digit 99 Min Countdown Electronic Timer Stand/Magnetic
Our Price:
£9.97
New Price:
£8.95
Review for Salter 328Svgyxr Extra Large Digit 99 Min Countdown Electronic Timer Stand/Magnetic:
great timer - pity it doesn't measure hours
this timer is great - the only problem is that you can't use it to time anything that takes over 99 minutes to cook, so that rules out roasts and casseroles. Very easy to operate, easy to read, and the alarm is very loud but not unpleasant. Even my 4 year old son can set it for me.7
Review for Salter 387 Silver Electronic Timer & Clock 99 Min Count Up/Down With Sand Effect Graphic Display:
I got one of these for my mum (who's 60) and she loves just watching the little virtual grains of sand trickle past.
Much more entertaining than the wind up timers :)
Salter 387 Silver Electronic Timer & Clock 99 Min Count Up/Down With Sand Effect Graphic Display
Our Price:
£10.93
New Price:
£7.02
Review for Salter 387 Silver Electronic Timer & Clock 99 Min Count Up/Down With Sand Effect Graphic Display:
Excellent and entertaining little gadget
This little thing has two modes: clock and timer, depending upon which way up it is. There are simple buttons on each end allowing you to set the appropriate data and it makes a loud beeping noise when it goes off.I got one of these for my mum (who's 60) and she loves just watching the little virtual grains of sand trickle past.
Much more entertaining than the wind up timers :)
8
Review for Salter 331Ssxr Stainless Steel Electronic Timer And Clock Large Display19 Hour Count Up/Down:
Salter 331Ssxr Stainless Steel Electronic Timer And Clock Large Display19 Hour Count Up/Down
Our Price:
£9.97
New Price:
£8.99
Review for Salter 331Ssxr Stainless Steel Electronic Timer And Clock Large Display19 Hour Count Up/Down:
Poor Quality even though it appears good at first
Got this timer a few weeks ago heard a lot of rattling inside as something in the arm snapped and bits of plastic got loose inside. That was bad enough but the other day I went to pick it up and the metal plating just came apart from the main body, considering I am always so careful with things this isnt the quality I would expect from Salter and at that price too!9
Review for Salter Big Time Electronic Timer:
Moreover it doesn't show you the countdown in seconds, only minutes.
In summary, it is very fiddly, a real pain to use and my least favourite of the lot.
Salter Big Time Electronic Timer
Our Price:
£10.02
New Price:
£7.95
Review for Salter Big Time Electronic Timer:
this timer is crap
I have at least 5 different types of timers dotted all around my house, and this one is the worst I've ever used. Trying to stop the timer while it is going is near impossible, you have to press pause to stop the timer, and then stop and then reset to set it back to zero, or some such idiotic combination. And it is just as complicated to get it started.Moreover it doesn't show you the countdown in seconds, only minutes.
In summary, it is very fiddly, a real pain to use and my least favourite of the lot.
10
Review for A di Alessi"Kitchen Timer" - Blue:
A di Alessi"Kitchen Timer" - Blue
Our Price:
£16.00 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditions
New Price:
£14.20
Review for A di Alessi"Kitchen Timer" - Blue:
Neat little gadget
After breaking two cheap timers in as many months - they just fell apart - it seems liked a good idea to pay more for quality. This one comes with a guarantee. The cream colour matches my kitchen and the design is pleasing.11
12
Review for TALA OVEN THERMOMETER TALA 0/6:
TALA OVEN THERMOMETER TALA 0/6
Our Price:
£4.78
New Price:
£3.95
Review for TALA OVEN THERMOMETER TALA 0/6:
Recommended
Oven cleaner had removed the heat settings from my oven so the last few years i have had to guess how hot it is. I finally decided to purchase an oven thermometer. Having looked at the ones on offer, some of which had bad reviews i decided to go for a cheap option so if it didn't work i could bin it with no serious loss. This arrived today and i have just tested it. My oven goes to 220 and the thermometer confirms this. It also hangs between the oven tray without any problems. What more can you ask for, does as it says.13
14
Review for A di Alessi Kitchen Timer Cream (A09 Wi):
A di Alessi Kitchen Timer Cream (A09 Wi)
Our Price:
£16.00 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditions
Used Price:
£16.45
New Price:
£15.50
Review for A di Alessi Kitchen Timer Cream (A09 Wi):
Neat little gadget
After breaking two cheap timers in as many months - they just fell apart - it seems liked a good idea to pay more for quality. This one comes with a guarantee. The cream colour matches my kitchen and the design is pleasing.15
Review for Salter 338Ssbkxr Mechanical Stainless Steel 60 Min Countdown Mechanical Timer:
Salter 338Ssbkxr Mechanical Stainless Steel 60 Min Countdown Mechanical Timer
Our Price:
£7.97
New Price:
£7.40
Review for Salter 338Ssbkxr Mechanical Stainless Steel 60 Min Countdown Mechanical Timer:
Only lasts a while
It's a shame as I though the name and the simple design would be great... but then in the bin it went after a month of over cooking and scraping black bits off. All this after six months or maybe less.16
17
A di Alessi"Girotondo" Kitchen Timer Light Green (Akk49 Lgr)
Our Price:
£30.00 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditions
New Price:
£28.00
18
Aluminium Double Timer
Our Price:
£28.95 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditions
New Price:
£28.95
19
Timers, Egg Perfect - Colour Changing Egg Timer, Salter Electronic Timer, Salter Multi Timer With Clock, Salter 349Awhxr 99 Minute Magnetic Count Up/Down Electronic Timer, Digital Cooking Thermometer and Timer, Salter 328Svgyxr Extra Large Digit 99 Min Countdown Electronic Timer Stand/Magnetic, Salter 387 Silver Electronic Timer & Clock 99 Min Count Up/Down With Sand Effect Graphic Display, Salter 331Ssxr Stainless Steel Electronic Timer And Clock Large Display19 Hour Count Up/Down, Salter Big Time Electronic Timer, A di Alessi"Kitchen Timer" - Blue, Retro Timer, TALA OVEN THERMOMETER TALA 0/6, S/Steel Triple Egg Timer, A di Alessi Kitchen Timer Cream (A09 Wi), Salter 338Ssbkxr Mechanical Stainless Steel 60 Min Countdown Mechanical Timer, TALA FRIDGE/FREEZER THERMOMETER 0/6, A di Alessi"Girotondo" Kitchen Timer Light Green (Akk49 Lgr), Aluminium Double Timer, Salter Extended Ring Timer White
, Egg Perfect - Colour Changing Egg Timer, Salter Electronic Timer, Salter Multi Timer With Clock, Salter 349Awhxr 99 Minute Magnetic Count Up/Down Electronic Timer, Digital Cooking Thermometer and Timer, Salter 328Svgyxr Extra Large Digit 99 Min Countdown Electronic Timer Stand/Magnetic, Salter 387 Silver Electronic Timer & Clock 99 Min Count Up/Down With Sand Effect Graphic Display, Salter 331Ssxr Stainless Steel Electronic Timer And Clock Large Display19 Hour Count Up/Down, Salter Big Time Electronic Timer, A di Alessi"Kitchen Timer" - Blue, Retro Timer, TALA OVEN THERMOMETER TALA 0/6, S/Steel Triple Egg Timer, A di Alessi Kitchen Timer Cream (A09 Wi), Salter 338Ssbkxr Mechanical Stainless Steel 60 Min Countdown Mechanical Timer, TALA FRIDGE/FREEZER THERMOMETER 0/6, A di Alessi"Girotondo" Kitchen Timer Light Green (Akk49 Lgr), Aluminium Double Timer, Salter Extended Ring Timer White
You need one of these!
This is the best egg timer ever! I have never been able to boil an egg just the way I like and often over cooked them for fear of runny yolk. Not any more. I have perefect and I mean perfect eggs every time. I can remove my husbands egg at medium and mine at hard and not need to worry about how long they have been cooking or what the temperature of the water was before I started cooking or what temperature the hob is or which ring it is on. None of these matter anymore as the eggtimer is affected by the same factors as the eggs.