James Silverton wrote:

> Melondy wrote on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:31:23 GMT:
>
> M> Chatty Cathy wrote:
> ??>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/index.html
> ??>>
> ??>> 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" :-)

Uh, it's "one Mississippi". Duh. ;-)

I have one built into my microwave and one in my stove.
I just never got in the habit of using the one on the
microwave and the one on the stove died a number of years
ago and recently came back to life, but I don't trust it.
So, I use my handy little digital timer which is stuck
on the fridge.

Kate

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Kate Connally
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Until you bite their heads off.”
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