Zassenhaus Magnetic Retro 60 Minute Kitchen Timer, 2.75-Inch, Olive

Love the overall look of this timer! I would change a few things: it could be about 2.5x stronger magnet, and also could be about 2 1/2 times louder. I will keep it just because I can either hold it in place while twisting it or remove it from the fridge and twist it. I like the aesthetic and the color of it so I'll keep it.

Actually bought this for training our cat! She demand-meows for her dinner starting an hour an a half before dinner time every night. So I decided to incorporate a sound cue to hopefully let her know when it’s time. I hoped over time she would associate “sound = dinner” rather than “begging the human = dinner.” I decided to use a kitchen timer because anyone in the house (including a pet sitter) can easily set it without having to look through their phone to play a specific alarm sound.I wanted one that would look somewhat nice in the kitchen and specifically not have an annoyingly loud ring - the reviews for this mentioned it wasn’t too loud, so I went with this one. I just set it to go off around roughly the cat’s dinner time every night in the kitchen.Pros:• It makes a loud ring that’s loud enough to hear throughout both floors of the apartment (and will scare you if you’re standing near it when it goes off) but I wouldn’t say it’s like, ear-piercingly loud. Just a normal kitchen timer volume that sounds like a vintage phone bell ringing. I feel like reviews saying it’s too quiet might not be turning the dial all the way past 55 first before setting it as it instructs.• Timer is pretty accurate• Love the green color and it looks classy in the kitchenCons:• Forget the magnet use, it sticks to the front of our fridge, but it slides down the sides. And even if it does stick, the magnet is too weak to be able to turn the timer with one hand - the whole thing just spins so you have to hold it in place with your other hand anyway. Which is a shame for it being $25 and advertised as magnetic.• It ticks pretty audibly like a toaster oven the entire time it’s set. Which means I’d never set it for more than a few minutes or the ticking would drive me crazy. I’m also imagining the cat will get riled up over time as she realizes the ticking = food imminent, but we’ll see. It also makes a few small “dings” when you’re trying to set it.Overall, it looks nice and the timer is accurate, and the ring isn’t too loud. I just don’t think there’s anything about it that would make it worth $25, especially since the magnet feature doesn’t even really work.

The media could not be loaded. Thought this would be better quality for the price. WANTED a loud bell and it's as wimpy sounding as a 3 dollar plastic timer I had previously. Magnet isn't very strong so it doesn't stay put. Face warped first time we cooked with it attached to the stove panel. Piece of pricey junk.

I had to replace my older Zassenhaus timer because it was lost in my move. AND... it was time to switch from red to olive! 😊

I wanted one that didn’t stop sounding until I turned it off, but this one only sounds once when time is up. Also it doesn’t sound if time is to short (like 1-2 minutes)I like that I can put it on the side of the fridge so it doesn’t take much space on the kitchen.

I really like the retro style of this timer and got it as a gift for a friend. It is her request, so I’m sure she will like it!

I'm really not one to complain but I just put a pot of rice on and set the timer. A little while later, I check to see how much time is left and the timer hasn't started. This isn't the first time this has happened, but it will be the last. If I can't thrust the product to work, I might as well not keep it.

Great timer. Have always had success with this style. Ordered olive but arrived red. This is not an issue... the universe is just telling us that we needed a red one.