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Tide me over until a replacement arrived. Started to fail on one of them, there was another that still worked and could Model to two bare-bones ones did have one benefit: Whenever the display I had hoped that a simpler display screen might not fail as soon, Spot,' I decided to replace it with a pair of single-event digital kitchen Has had to be replaced 12–18 months later, when one or two segments of theĭigital numbers no longer show on the LCD display.Īfter the display on my second replacement multi-event timer developed a 'dead The past 10 years or so, every model I have purchased, regardless of price, Products, digital kitchen timers have declined substantially in quality. Reviews, I wasn't the only customer who was upset by the design andįunctionality changes in the newer model.įinding a worthy replacement has been a surprisingly challenging, Less straightforward and intuitive on the redesigned OXO Good Grips triple As a result, navigating, settingĪnd clearing the multi-event digital timers (the unit's core functions) was Whistles, which I neither wanted nor needed. Manufacturer had discontinued that model. When I went to order another one (about 10–12 years ago), I learned that the Performed reliably in my kitchen for many years before the LCD displayĮventually started to fail (as these types of digital display screens Off, even when I was in a different room. The alarms hadĭistinct beep patterns (single beeps, double beeps, and triple beeps forĮvents one, two and three) that made it easy to identify which timer was going Screen display and the labels on the buttons were easy to read. Timer that I bought roughly 20 years ago. The best timer I've ever owned was an OXO Good Grips triple digital kitchen Intuitive, easy-to-read controls that I can pause and restart with a touch,ĭigital Kitchen Timers Have Gone Down in Price, Quality, Longevity and Ease Space-saving than two or three single-event models. Multi-event digital timer is less expensive, more convenient and more I often need to set timers for concurrent tasks and activities, especiallyĭuring holiday cooking and baking marathons and when entertaining.

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