The Escali kitchen timer does most of what I want from a timer. It gives me the time of day (if I set it to the time of day), and it also gives me the flexibility I may need for timing multiple tasks. For example, I may set a 3 hour timer for chicken that I’m cooking in my Sous Vide oven. When the timer for the chicken hits 20 minutes, I may start making a salad and toasting some almonds to put on the green beans that I’ll serve with dinner. The almonds may burn if I put them on the heat for too long, so a watchful eye, instead of a timer, will let me stop them before they burn. The beans came in a frozen packet, ready to boil or put into the microwave. I choose to boil them for a few minutes, and set the timer for 5 minutes. I’ll set the timer for ten minutes, giving my family time to get ready for dinner, and I tell Alexa to broadcast the ‘it’s time for dinner’ message to the other Amazon devices in the house. During this time, the first alarm goes off, telling me that it’s time to take the chicken out. I remove the chicken from the bag, drain the liquid, dry the chicken, and put it in a pan to quick sear. The ‘bean’ alarm goes off, so I remove the beans from boiling water and prepare them so I can arrange them on the plates. I put the toasted almonds on top of the beans. The seared chicken goes onto the plate next to the beans. On the way to the table, I stumble, and the plates fall out of my hand and onto the floor. It’s a good thing that my local pizza place delivers. The point is this – more than one alarm can be handled at the same time. This can (and does) come in handy. It’s also useful in a bathroom – for coloring hair, it’s a real help, because it can tell you when to rinse the color off the hair. It may be useful for timing the use of cosmetics or some skin care regimens, or even for timing how long you brush your teeth. At first, the timer seemed quite loud – but it’s easy to adjust the volume. The digits are large enough to be easy to read. In all, this is a pretty good timer. I haven’t used the kickstand, but I suspect that the magnetic back makes it easy to stick to the side or front of your refrigerator. I may get another. This timer has been useful in a bathroom for timing certain tasks. For example, it does a good job timing how long a person brushes his (or her) teeth. If you color your hair, this timer is helpful for timing how long your color is in your hair. After leaving this running for weeks, it became obvious that the clock is fast. After a few days, you probably have to reset the clock, if you want to see the CORRECT time. If this review was helpful, please let Amazon know.
