Kitchen Timers ?

[Kirk]

May be classed as a rant:
They go up to 2 digits for the minutes, so it seems they cannot be set to say 2 1/2 hours to cook something either big or slow. That being 150 minutes.

Next they have 2 digits for seconds. Why?
If I set it to say 59 minutes and 30 seconds will that result in an undercooked whatever compared to 60 minutes?

If set to 60 minutes and I left the "old/previous" seconds on then will 60 minutes and 30 seconds result in a dry unedible dish? Why have seconds at all they are irrelevant.

Seems apparent that whoever specified them didn't cook food.

Is there a 3 digit or 4 digit timer out there that doesn't bother with seconds so I can get 999 minutes? 16 hours and 39 minutes should be enough.

[Snoop Puss]

I seem to be a dab hand at breaking timers. I'm thinking of getting a digital alarm clock instead. If you did this, Kirk, you could easily time things for more than 99 minutes.

[gardening_gal]

16 hours and 39 minutes should be enough.

Are you cooking with something specific in mind or just generally wanting to cover all eventualities?

I use Alexa for all my timing needs. It's the one thing she does well, lol.

[Scarlet]

I use my phone...means I can go pottering around the garden and hear the timer when it goes off!

[Jimny14]

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This?

[Nannysally99]

I have one on the cooker, use it for everything.

[veggiechicken]

If it takes longer than a couple of minutes, I guess when its done. The longer the time, the more leeway there is.

[greenishfing]

I use the timer on the cooker for most things but often back up (belt and braces type of person) with my 'phone.

[Bren In Pots]

I use my phone...means I can go pottering around the garden and hear the timer when it goes off!

I'm another one who uses my phone, like scarlet says you're not tied to the kitchen.

[Bluenowhere]

I’ve got a kitchen timer that has hours, minutes and seconds, perfect for when I want to slow cook something and likelihood of putting phone down somewhere and not hearing it in interim is high.