Any Great Breakthroughs In Cooking Timer Technology?

[Thrift Store Scott]

My trusty old wind-up Sunbeam cooking timer has gone wonky after only 25 years of service... I tell ya, when ya pay three whole dollars for something, you expect it to last better than that! :oldfogey:

Seriously though, are there any significantly better types of timers out there now or should I just get a brand-new version of the old one?

[Sarcany]

I use an Amazon Echo Dot.

"Set a 10 minute potato timer."
"Set a 30 minute casserole timer."
"Cancel the casserole timer."
"Set a 5 minute egg timer."

Voice commands are pretty useful in the kitchen.

[Rick-o]

I use SIRI.

[NewtonMP2100]

......does the ol' fashioned way still work........???


.....using spouse.....'honey........tell me when 5 minutes is up'.............

[Sarcany]

Rick-o wrote:
I use SIRI.

Problem with Siri is that it can only have one active timer.

[Rick-o]

Sarcany wrote:
[quote=Rick-o]
I use SIRI.

Problem with Siri is that it can only have one active timer.
Hasn’t been a problem with me yet. Do you think Apple will fix it eventually?

[Sarcany]

Rick-o wrote:
[quote=Sarcany]
[quote=Rick-o]
I use SIRI.

Problem with Siri is that it can only have one active timer.
Hasn’t been a problem with me yet. Do you think Apple will fix it eventually?
Short of Walt Mossberg coming out of retirement to yell at Tim Cook over it, no.

Apple's just not into details anymore.

[Thrift Store Scott]

Sarcany wrote:
I use an Amazon Echo Dot.

"Set a 10 minute potato timer."
"Set a 30 minute casserole timer."
"Cancel the casserole timer."
"Set a 5 minute egg timer."

Voice commands are pretty useful in the kitchen.

That's convenient timer functionality, but I'd rather not voluntarily bring listening devices with God-only-knows who on the other end into my home just to time how long my vermicelli cooks.

[Sarcany]

Thrift Store Scott wrote:
[quote=Sarcany]
I use an Amazon Echo Dot.

"Set a 10 minute potato timer."
"Set a 30 minute casserole timer."
"Cancel the casserole timer."
"Set a 5 minute egg timer."

Voice commands are pretty useful in the kitchen.

That's convenient timer functionality, but I'd rather not voluntarily bring listening devices with God-only-knows who on the other end into my home just to time how long my vermicelli cooks.
What do you do in the kitchen that's so sensitive?

[SteveG]

My microwave has a timer I use all the time.