You Will Use This $27 Kitchen Timer Way More Than You Think

About half of the people reading this article are probably asking: “Can’t you just use…your phone as a timer?” You could, but it’s not as convenient as a standalone kitchen timer! Let us convince you why. Specifically, we’ll focus on our favorite countertop kitchen timer from OXO.

For starters, the OXO triple timer allows you to set (you guessed it!) three timers at once—so you can keep track of your pasta boiling, your sauce simmering, and your dessert baking. The timer also begins counting up once time’s elapsed, so you know how long something been overcooking if, say, you stepped out of the room. The OXO timer is angled upwards for easy viewing and it has large, clear, soft-gripe buttons, too. They’re lovely and tactile and easy to use. It even has a separate clock feature. Basically, it’s a whole lot packed into a $27 package!

So, could you use your phone? For one timer, sure, but not for three. And sometimes it’s nice to not be so tied to technology, ya know? 

To buy: OXO Good Grips Triple Kitchen Timer, $27 at amazon.com

Good to Know

• Material: Plastic
• Includes: 3 AAA batteries
• Features: Three, 100-hour timers

FAQs

What’s the best kitchen timer? 

After testing a bunch of them, we named kitchen timers from ThermoWorks and OXO our favorites. One is on a lanyard and the other is a countertop model. 

Is the OXO Good Grips Triple Kitchen Timer magnetic? 

No, the OXO timer is not magnetic. If you’re looking for a magnetic kitchen timer that could be, say, stored on the side of a fridge, we recommend the ThermoWorks TimeStick Trio.