OXO Good Grips Digital Triple Kitchen Timer - Black

Bought this to replace an old timer that had dual timer settings but had seen better days.Things I like about this timer are: it sits on the counter no odd little stand thingy you have to fiddle with, you can set 3 different timers, it has a key pad so you get to put in exactly the seconds, minutes or hours you need and it seems to be well made/sturdy, it has a silicone grippy bottom so it will stay put and the timer besides being loud enough is very easy to use.A note to anyone who purchases this timer - once you set the time the display goes dark after a bit but you can still see the countdown happening - seems like a battery conserving function, it caught me off guard the first time I used it I thought the screen went totally off and I was like well that's dumb, until I looked closer and realized that I could indeed see the countdown thought the screen wasn't backlit.Really like this timer!

My only problem with this timer is that I didn't have it 20 years ago. It's bright enough for me. I saw this on America's Test Kitchen as the best timer they tested, and it is. I use it every time I'm cooking big meals and need to layer my times based on whatever I'm serving, grilled meats, side orders, whatever. It's a real help to me so I can handle multiple dishes at a time. Also, the ability to do a timer or stopwatch is uber helpful too. Cooking potatoes, pasta, grilling meats (large batches) it really pulls it's own weight and then some (especially for someone with ADHD) and I just wish I'd had one this perfect a long time ago. One recommendation to customers not the manufacturer, if you use it as often as I do at least once a month remove the batteries and put them on the tester. You don't want to lose power in the middle of meal prep, that happened to me once and hasn't happened since because I do use it at least six days a week.

It does what it is supposed to do. I like the buttons on it better than the older model I had. It is easy to use and I don't miss the clock since I never looked at it anyway on the older model. My only complaint is that you can't see the readout after initially setting it unless you press a button. It stays lit up for one minute then dims to where you can't see it. When it gets down to one minute left, then it lights up again. I DO love that you can set how loud you want the beep when the time is up. I don't have to carry it around with me for fear of not hearing it and overcooking stuff.

We had an old OXO triple timer, the silver colored one that would show the time when not in use. It was problematic, every so often would have to take it apart and clean the keys so they'd work better. The speaker was not all that loud either. But it was working for what we needed.Well the old one speaker totally stopped working, tried to replace it without success. Still wanted a triple timer so did a search and found this one.So far this one seems good, the speaker on max setting is loud can hear it from the other rooms.Kinda miss having it show the time when not in use but it's not a big deal.The display is hard to see if the light isn't hitting it right if the backlight is off, unlike the old timer where it was easy to see. But it's easy to turn on the backlight, I've been using the timer select button.My wife is annoyed by the location of the 0 button and I agree it's not in a good spot, but I can see why they did it that way since they changed the start/stop and clear/memory button layout too.Hopefully the buttons on this one won't need to be cleared periodically to make them work better like the old one did. The old one ate through batteries too, finally decided to start using rechargeables with it. We'll see how this one does, still using the batteries it came with.

UNUSABLE - CAN'T READ THE DISPLAY EXCEPT WHEN YOU SET IT OR WHEN REMAINING TIME IS ZERO!The facts: The real dimensions are 2.55 x 3.00 x 4.00 inches so much smaller than stated 2.55.x 4.5 x 8.2 inches (that is the package size not the size of the timer itself)The alarm is moderately loud at 88 dba at 12”in any direction and 90 dba at the back of the caseThe Good: Because the case is prismoidal, the display face is held at an angle that makes it visible when the backlight is on and the timer is sitting on a flat surface. The buttons are a little small but usable and each timer has a memory that can be set to a different time which can be re-initiated without clearing and re-entering the value (by pressing the “memory” button twice (the first time clears the display and the second time re-enters the value in memory for that particular timer).The Bad: THE DISPLAY IS WORTHLESS. It is a white fluorescent or LED backlit 7-segment display which is transparent when the backlight is off. This means that you cannot see the remaining time on the timer without walking over to the timer and pressing a button. When you initially start the timer, the backlight stays on for one minute (which you cannot shorten or cancel) after which it turns off and the timer face is totally black. If you shine a bright flashlight on the display you can see the remaining time and watch it count. This means that you have no idea how long it will be until the timer is done unless you interrogate it by shining a flashlight on the display or pressing a button (any button) at which time the backlight turns on and stays on for a full minute with no way to turn it off. As somebody discovered, the resulting battery life is short (apparently a few weeks with normal use). So at 50 cents for a AAA battery ($1.50 for the required set of three) the operating cost of this timer is $0.50/week or ~$25 per year. So you will pay enough for batteries that you could have bought a few less expensive timers, or a better one, but at least one that shows the remaining time all the time.This one is going back to Amazon.