Oven Timers
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- PlutoniumLounger
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Oven Timers
About four years I bought a little kitchen timer, digital, little battery, LCD screen. Not bad.
I used it for timing cooking, a reminder when it was time to empty the washing-machine; a reminder that the VHS tape dubbing was nearing the end, and so on. When the battery ran down I bought a replacement battery, and when that battery ran down I bought a replacement battery, and when that battery ran down I bought a replacement battery, and when ... well, you get the idea.
Enough!
I am going back to the hand-wound clockwork timers.
Time is time, right, whether we measure it by clockwork or by $10 battery (with disposal problems etc)
I used it for timing cooking, a reminder when it was time to empty the washing-machine; a reminder that the VHS tape dubbing was nearing the end, and so on. When the battery ran down I bought a replacement battery, and when that battery ran down I bought a replacement battery, and when that battery ran down I bought a replacement battery, and when ... well, you get the idea.
Enough!
I am going back to the hand-wound clockwork timers.
Time is time, right, whether we measure it by clockwork or by $10 battery (with disposal problems etc)
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- gamma jay
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Re: Oven Timers
My oven has a built in clockwork timer which is handy for the less exact countdown. I use it from time to time.
If I need a more accurate timer, I use my iPhone.
If I need a more accurate timer, I use my iPhone.
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- 5StarLounger
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Re: Oven Timers
Are you trying to make Chris's head explode!?HansV wrote:I set a timer on my phone...
Great!
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Re: Oven Timers
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Re: Oven Timers
Me too but out Luddite WA Torontonian friend might not be able to handle that.HansV wrote:I set a timer on my phone...
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- PlutoniumLounger
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Re: Oven Timers
Just because I'm old-fashioned enough to look up words like "Luddite" in my huge hard-back dictionary, doesn't make me a Luddite.BobH wrote:Me too but out Luddite WA Torontonian friend...
Given its weight, though, I'd be OK with Luggite
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Re: Oven Timers
I have a timer on the stove and a timer on the microwave. But the one I use the most is a small digital timer which I bought several years ago. It cost about $6 and I use it almost every day. I replace the battery about every two years, but I certainly haven't paid anywhere near $10 for a small alkaline AAA cell.ChrisGreaves wrote: Time is time, right, whether we measure it by clockwork or by $10 battery (with disposal problems etc)
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- PlutoniumLounger
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Re: Oven Timers
Thanks Rebel.Rebel wrote:I replace the battery about every two years, but I certainly haven't paid anywhere near $10 for a small alkaline AAA cell.
The battery cell is less than 1cm diameter, circular.
I'm guessing every year because I've been buying a replacement in the PATH below Sheraton Hotel.
Probably not the smartest place to get a bargain, I admit.
I'm pretty sure I've been replacing it every 12 months or so; nothing like each two years.
P.S. You don't suppose the Nickel component is cheaper where you live?
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- 4StarLounger
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Re: Oven Timers
I use the timer built into the oven, so powered by the electrical outlet.
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- cheese lizard
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Re: Oven Timers
I NEVER use a timer. I wait until the backing has finished before taking the dish out. It's called experience, I don't even check my watch. (Being a textile dyer originally, I've learned how to measure time without instruments, some 50 years ago that is)
Cheers, Claude.
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Re: Oven Timers
hehe ! Good one, I won't edit the post, I won't even blame auto-correct
Cheers, Claude.
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- gamma jay
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Re: Oven Timers
Whenever you make some backups of your baking, I'll be happy to store them for you... with a cup of tea.Claude wrote:I NEVER use a timer. I wait until the backing has finished before taking the dish out.
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- cheese lizard
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Re: Oven Timers
Ganz genau mein Freund !HansV wrote:Ich verstehe - Sie backen einen Kuchen.
Cheers, Claude.