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Sunday 11-5 CST | |  | Timers | Home » » » » » » OXO Good Grips Digital Timer, Silver | | | | | | | Description: | | The OXO Good Grips compact, digital timer has a 20-hour duration. This timer features soft, non-slip dial, non-slip foot, and large, easy-to-read numbers. Timer can be put in clock mode when not in use. The clean design complements any décor. One AAA battery is included. | | | Features: | |
• Large, easy-to-read numbers
• Soft, non-slip dials and non-slip feet
• Can be put in clock mode when not in use
• 20-hour duration
• Clean design complements any kitchen décor
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 33 reviews |
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36 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 Oxo finally messes upNov 24, 2006
By CubeBoy
I've bought a number of Oxo kitchen accessories, and found them to be sturdy, remarkably well designed, and easy to use.
Unfortunately, this timer is an exception.
It has the usual features typical of timers at this price point: clock plus timer, ten number keys for input, memory, etc. But instead of being flat with a magnet on the back so it can fall off the refrigerator like other timers, it's round like a traditional wind-up kitchen timer. It's solid-feeling and has nice non-skid feet on the bottom.
The problem is the display. It's horrible. For three reasons:
First, the numbers are small -- smaller than any other timer I've seen. They're about 1/4" high, half or less the size of those on comparable timers.
Second, the numbers are recessed 1/8" or more beneath a clear plastic cover, not on the surface -- it's dark in there and feels like looking down a well. It desperately needs a backlight, but there is none. Unless the light source is shining directly into the display, there's a large dark shadow covering part of the numbers. But that causes the third problem:
The clear plastic cover over the numbers is both curved and highly reflective, and it's virtually impossible to arrange things so that there isn't a reflection shining back into your eyes .
The bottom line is that I have to fiddle around to get the timer, the light source, and myself into a position where I can read the small, dark, shadowed, and reflective display. Not what I need when I'm trying to cook.
It's just not worth it. Since I have several other timers with displays I don't have to strain to read, I use this one as a paperweight. I'd have to say it works very well.
I just don't understand how Oxo managed to let such a flawed design out the door.
26 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 Could be betterNov 19, 2005
By Paul Mischler
After a dunking accident wiped out a previous LCD timer that I had in my kitchen, purchase of a new timer was needed. I found the OXO Digital Timer at a local housewares store.
While OXO generally has good quality products, a number of things turned me off from the digital timer. The quality of the buttons on the timer is lacking. You are never certain that you've pressed the button because there is neither tactile or audio feedback. (Previous experience with other kitchen timers/probe thermometers always had an audio confirmation when a button was successfully pressed).
While cooking, I don't want to be distracted having to stare at the timer to make sure that I actually started it. I just want to hear it go.
It works fine, I'd just rather hear the buttons be pressed as I go along.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 NoDec 17, 2007
By customer
This timer feels sturdy, well built. So that's a good point.
But, as mentioned in another review, the buttons are hard to activate, especialy the funky-shaped-but-inefficient clear/memory and the stop/start buttons; which are the ones you will use most. And, there is no sound confirming when a button is pressed, so you often have to press 2 or 3 times instead of 1.
The memory function is useful. It simply reset to the last time setting used.
The display is bad.
It is small, and is below surface. So when viewed from an angle (which is almost always), you can only see part of the numbers. You can clearly see an illustration of what I mean on the image of the product on this site.
I could not recommend.
Buy something else.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 The best kitchen/household timer you can buy right nowFeb 27, 2007
By LGM
There's a lot to like about this timer that you won't find in many others. First, there are direct access number pads for inputting the time. You don't have to scroll through an entire timer cycle to get to the exact time you want. This makes it fast and easy to set whatever time you want. Second, it goes up to 100 hours! You won't find many timers, analog or digital, that can do that. Third, it takes a standard AAA battery. That makes it super easy to replace it. Fourth, it's small and stylish and easy to keep clean. I've had this timer for over a year and it's worked flawlessly for me during this time. As for a previous review, sure it would be nice and preferable if this had a magnet on the back so you could put it on the fridge, but this is not a major concern for me. If it really matters to someone, you could always glue a magnet on the back. (Just make sure it's a very strong magnet as this timer is heavy and solid.) As for the LCD readout, I have no problems reading it. Could it be better? Sure. A backlight would be nice, as would a slightly larger display. But as it is, it's perfectly readable to me. How many timers come with a backlight anyway? I would buy this timer many times over and, in fact, have bought more as gifts. So while not perfect, this timer is nearly so. And the minor niggles I have with it are not big enough to lower the rating.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Poorly Designed TimerNov 11, 2007
By Gadfly-in-Residence
This heavy little OXO product (with its tiny, resistant keys) is a complete failure as a timer, especially a kitchen timer. The keys are so miserably small and impervious to being pressed that one has to pick the thing up with both hands and actually mash the keys in order for them to operate. That's not very convenient in a work setting.
Furthermore, because it is equipped with the "Good Grips" anti-skid coating, one would assume that the timer is stable on a flat counter surface. Wrong! If one tries to use it single-handedly, this heavy, unbalanced, piece-of-junk is firmly held in place as it flips over as easily as a three-legged stool.
I have used the timer off and on for the last three months. Today, its computer chip failed, presenting a faulty display. It now has a new use more suited to its particular talents: it makes for an ugly paper weight that won't slip. I will always have it as a reminder of the "time" I've wasted.
Oh, well: at $14.95 it wasn't too expensive; however, as the modern reworking of the adage YOU BUY CHEAP YOU GET CHEAP goes:
IF YOU BUY CHEAP, YOU HAVE TO BUY AGAIN.
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