Melondy wrote on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:31:23 GMT:

M> Chatty Cathy wrote:
??>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/index.html
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??>> Vote now!

M> I have one stand alone kind and one in an appliance. My
M> range doesn't have a timer so I have a stand alone for that.
M> What's important to me in a good timer is multiple timers in
M> one and a backward countdown so I know how long the timer
M> has been beeping at me :-) My favorite timer sits right
M> above the stove by a magnet. All I have to do is push the
M> buttons and it does it's job. I'd love to have a portable
M> timer that I can wear around my neck for those nicer days in
M> the summer when I go outside alot and away from the indoor
M> timers.

I answered "don't have a timer" because I don't have a
standalone timer. I use those built into my microwave and stove
and for times less than a minute, simply count "one hundred and
one", "one hundred and two" etc.
I know others who swear by "one hippopotamus" :-)


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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