Polder Countdown Timer

by Polder

Product Features

• 99-minute, 59-second countdown
• Loud, 30-second alarm is hard to miss
• Instantly recalls the last setting
• Stands on desk or sticks to metal surfaces
• Uses one AAA battery (included)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 0.8 x 2.5 inches ; 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004S4U9
• Item model number: 274-90
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #347,569 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

If you've ever burned a pot roast or boiled a three-minute egg until it turned to rubber, you need a better timing system. The loud, 30-second alarm on this timer ensures that you won't forget to turn off the stove or rotate the turkey. It's also portable, and sticks on any metal surface, so if you have to leave the kitchen area, wafting smoke won't be the first reminder that a meal is ready. Easy to use and program, the timer comes with one AAA battery. --Laura Cuthbert

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Little Timer, November 5, 2000

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Lee F. Bonaldi (Warwick, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polder Countdown Timer (Kitchen)

I just received this timer yesterday, and started using it right away. Unlike the reviewer who panned it, I think it's actually quite nice. The controls are easy to use, and the alarm is just the right tone. I have no problems turning it on and off and setting the timer. My 10 and 11 year old children are able to operate it, so this thing is easy to use! The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that I have a hard time rating something so mundane as a kitchen timer 5 stars! For 10 bucks you can't go wrong with this!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice and easy, mostly, August 24, 2000

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Andrew Mogendorff (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polder Countdown Timer (Kitchen)

What a useful thing to have in the kitchen - I can't believe I did without one for so long! The display is nice and clear, and the alarm beeper loud enough to hear from outside the kitchen.

Two smallish gripes - firstly you need to keep pressing the set buttons for each minute/second, so if you want 45 minutes you need to press the minute button 45 times, with a beep at each one - slightly irritating! Second, the magnet on the back is just in the center of the timer and not very wide, so while it is strong I have found that if you hit the off button in a cooking panic it falls right off the refrigerator every time!

But mostly it's a very useful thing to have, and for the price I shouldn't complain, should I?

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not convenient, October 20, 2000

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Julia P. Clements "Wacky Combo Lady" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polder Countdown Timer (Kitchen)

Yes, I can hear the alarm in most rooms of the house - but I can hear the timer on my microwave just as well. This timer is poorly designed. The magnet on the back is attached to the clip that juts out from the back of the timer and is not balanced - so whenever I want to press a button I have to stabilize the unit with my other hand or it goes flying off of the refridgerator or scooting across the stove. Another complaint is that once the timer has rung, if I don't clear it by pressing the minute and second button at the same time while holding the timer stable, it starts all over. I have to press for each minute of cooking time I want, and I would prefer to have an hour button than a second button. Don't waste your money on this one.