"Kate Connally" > wrote:
> I like digital timers but I wish they'd make them
> so you could punch in the hours and minutes by the
> digit rather than having to hit the button 30 times
> to set it for 1/2 hours. Maybe they do make them
> like that but I haven't seen one yet. I really hate
> pushing that button all those times! :-P

They do make them that way and I used to have one. Unfortunately I dropped
it and then couldn't find a replacement. I just did a check and found one
(by Oxo) at Bed Bath and Beyond that looks like it is what we both might
want:

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=13818355

I'll have to visit my local store and check it out... Bed Bath and Beyond is
always sending me discount coupons... don't leave home without them! ;-)

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"wff_ng_7" > wrote:
> They do make them that way and I used to have one. Unfortunately I dropped
> it and then couldn't find a replacement. I just did a check and found one
> (by Oxo) at Bed Bath and Beyond that looks like it is what we both might
> want:
>
> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=13818355

I just looked it up on the Oxo site (www.oxo.com). The description of the
timer says the following:

- Not recommended for use in dishwasher
- Not recommended for use in microwave

Talk about instructions for dummies! ;-)

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wff_ng_7 wrote:

> "Kate Connally" > wrote:
>
>> I like digital timers but I wish they'd make them
>> so you could punch in the hours and minutes by the
>> digit rather than having to hit the button 30 times
>> to set it for 1/2 hours. Maybe they do make them
>> like that but I haven't seen one yet. I really hate
>> pushing that button all those times! :-P
>
>
> They do make them that way and I used to have one. Unfortunately I
> dropped it and then couldn't find a replacement. I just did a check and
> found one (by Oxo) at Bed Bath and Beyond that looks like it is what we
> both might want:
>
> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=13818355

Well, more than I'd like to spend and doesn't have a magnet
to make it stick to the fridge, but I might consider it.
It looks like it has that red rubbery stuff around the outside.
I hate Oxo utensils because of that. I really do not like the
feel of that rubbery stuff. I don't know about anyone else,
but I've never had a problem with things slipping out of my
hands while I'm cooking so I don't see a need for non-slip
grips.

So, 100 hours duration, eh? Let's see, what do I make
that takes 100 hours. Most of the stuff I make only
*seems* to take 100 hours. ;-) I think the longest I've
ever set my timer for is about 6 hours. The time I smoked
a turkey for T-day I put it on at 3am and went back to be
and just set my alarm clock to get up and check it at
6am. It was a total of about 12 hours as I recall,
but I had to check every couple of hours so I never
set the time for more than 3 hours at a time.

Anyway, thanks for the info.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

wff_ng_7 wrote:

> "Kate Connally" > wrote:
>
>> I like digital timers but I wish they'd make them
>> so you could punch in the hours and minutes by the
>> digit rather than having to hit the button 30 times
>> to set it for 1/2 hours. Maybe they do make them
>> like that but I haven't seen one yet. I really hate
>> pushing that button all those times! :-P
>
>
> They do make them that way and I used to have one. Unfortunately I
> dropped it and then couldn't find a replacement. I just did a check and
> found one (by Oxo) at Bed Bath and Beyond that looks like it is what we
> both might want:
>
> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=13818355
>
> I'll have to visit my local store and check it out... Bed Bath and
> Beyond is always sending me discount coupons... don't leave home without
> them! ;-)

You inspired me to search. I foung a Taylor 10-key digital
timer on Amazon.com for $6.99, eligible for free shipping with
a $25 order, which I think I would be able to do as there are
a few things I need that I could buy from Amazon. And it has
a magnet for sticking on fridge. I don't need anything else on
my counters. I have little enough room as it is.

Or, I could just train myself to use the microwave
timer. Once I used to doing it, it wouldn't be any
more difficult that using the digital timer. It's
just that for over 20 years I had a microwave that only
had a manual time setting knob. I bought that thing
back in the old days and it was the cheapest one I
could find. No fancy digital timer and special settings.
I've only had the current one for about a year and just
forget that is has a timer. Maybe all this talk about
timers will help me to remember the microwave from now
on.

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?