Stainless Steel Mechanical Kitchen Timer with Magnetic Base

The roast goes in, the phone timer disappears under a recipe and dinner burns. This hand-wound timer stands on the worktop or clings to the fridge, counts the minutes you set and rings when it reaches zero. It suits bakers, rice cooks and anyone who would rather not time dinner on a phone.

Set It, Walk Away and Listen for the Bell

✅ Set it and step away Wind to your time and leave the pan; the countdown runs without you watching it.

✅ A bell, not a screen When the countdown ends the bell rings sharply instead of a light you have to keep checking.

✅ Sticks to the fridge door A magnet in the base holds it on the fridge door, off the worktop.

✅ Wipe-clean steel face The casing is stainless steel, given as rust-resistant, so flour and batter wipe off.

✅ One dial, nothing to program No buttons, presets or app to work out in the middle of a recipe.

Setting it takes two moves, and the order matters. Turn the dial clockwise to the zero mark first, then back counter-clockwise to the time you want; the countdown starts from there, and the bell rings when the dial returns to zero. Winding straight to your time is the usual mistake.

It earns its place in the jobs where a few extra minutes show: a tray of biscuits, rice left to steam, a dry pan of nuts under the grill, a loaf proving on the side. Set the dial, put the timer on the fridge or the worktop and carry on with the next thing.

The limits are worth knowing. It counts one thing at a time, up to sixty minutes, and nothing about it is programmable, which is the trade for a timer with no battery to change. The body measures 9.6 by 5.9 cm, so check the space on the worktop or the fridge door before it arrives.

Stainless steel is the material given for the casing, and the finish is wiped with a cloth rather than scrubbed. The magnet sits in the base; the same base lets the timer stand upright on a flat surface when there is no steel within reach.

Technical details

• Type: hand-wound mechanical kitchen timer
• Material: stainless steel, given as rust-resistant
• Size: 9.6 x 5.9 cm (3.74 x 2.30 in)
• Colour: black and silver
• Timing range: 60 minutes
• Setting: dial turned clockwise to the zero mark, then counter-clockwise to the chosen time
• Alarm: bell rings when the countdown ends
• Mounting: magnetic base, also stands on a worktop
• Power: none, the movement is wound by hand
• In the box: 1 stainless steel kitchen timer

Wind it to the time you need and let the bell call you back to the oven.

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