Customer Reviews

All-Clad 3.5-in. Tools Digital Timer and Clock

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I checked out other reviews before purchase. The pictured item looked like the case was entirely stainless steel. Only the face is, the backside is plastic. I guess that's why it melted on the stove according to another reviewer. Anyway, keeping that in mind, it's a good looking timer. Not much to it, it functions well as a clock and a timer. Wish I would have waited until after Christmas - it's on sale for half the price.

My husband bought this timer for cooking purposes but I have hogged it for my private tutoring lessons. It works so great as both a clock and timer that I have ordered a second one to place in my office instead of buying a regular clock. I love that the time is visible best from a certain angle. This works great for me because my students are not tempted to keep looking at the clock during lessons because they know they won't see the time. As for the timer, it doesn't have an obnoxious or awfully loud tone. It's just loud enough so that if you are sitting right next to it, it doesn't blow your eardrum. I will keep you posted on how long the battery lasts.

This unit is a very solid well crafted kitchen clock and timer. The display is bright and clear. The unit is very heavy, and sits firmly on the kitchen counter-top. The metal finish on the front is very substantial, seems like it will last. The back is a good grade of plastic, well finished. The 2 AA batteries sit near the bottom, giving it good stability. One can set the timer for hours, minutes, and seconds. The alarm is clear and pleasant once the time set has been reached. The clock is easy to set, and seems very accurate.

Unlike one of the other reviews suggests, the unit is not a thermometer, and has no probe. Use it to see the time, or as a timer.

Please can you send me an address to where I could ship this back, the numbers are faded and I do not have the receipt as it was a present to someone
Thank-you
Lorraine LaCorte

When I found this product I assumed my problems with digital timers were a thing of the past. I have always considered All-Clad products to be "la crema". When I received the timer I loved the "heft" of it; seemed extremely well made and the probe was not as flimsy as many I've tried. Everything was fine for the first two months of use. Then I used it to insert into a 1" thick piece of fish as the recipe called for no more than a 135 degree doneness. I was broiling this piece of fish, with the rack at the highest level. All was well until suddenly the timer totally crashed and indicated the temp was "off the charts". Knowing this wasn't possible, I removed it and let the probe cool down. I assumed it was too close to the heating element. Alas, 3 days hence and the timer is dead. I guess the probe couldn't take the heat. Though I had other issues with Polder digitals over the years, I had never had THIS problem. So back to the drawing board in trying to find a long-lived digital temp. probe. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.