Lavatools KT3 Kitchen Timer & Stopwatch, Large Digits, Loud Alarm, Mute Function, Quick-Set Buttons, Hang Hole, Magnetic Stand for Cooking and Classroom

Good useful timer with loud beeps helps you keep track instead of using iPhone timers. Wish it had an hour function as well

Very good. Happy with the product

PROS 1. Well built. It is plastic, but feels solid. 2. Large easy-read screen 3. Large rubbery dependable buttons - no click 4. Option for Light Alert or Beep 5. When the Alert goes off, the timer starts counting up. If you miss it, you can see at a glance how much time passed since it went off. 6. Alert on Beep Goes for 10 seconds slow, then fast for 50 seconds, then stops. Credit to the designer, who obviously knew what it meant to actually use a timer. NEUTRAL 1. Beep is shrill - great if you are a ways off. A little harsh if you are standing next to it. CON 1. None. I bought this for working out in my basement. I am contemplating a second one for the main floor. I time a lot of stuff I do all day long. The option for silent alert, and the fact that the alert turns off after a minute are ideal features for me.

Alarm is too loud and an unpleasant sound. Almost like a smoke alarm. I've found that I normally dont use the timer because of the alarm sound.

After many failed attempts I finally found a timer that just works. Modeless buttons work so well. At last we don't have to use many button presses to get a 10 minute timer - just one button does the job.

Review Update: After SIX years of use, my Lavatools KT3 is still my go-to kitchen timer! A few things I've experienced along the way: 1.) On rare occasion, after starting the timer, we would discover that it had mysteriously stopped. We haven't been able to recreate the issue but suspect our cat of mischief. 2.) Admire this timer enough that we bought two more and stacked them three high on the front of our refrigerator. The top two are for our double oven and the lower one for anything else. 3.) When we bought the first one I noticed a lot of people complaining about the always-on digital display consuming unnecessary battery life - so the manufacturer changed the design so that the display remains off until you press any button. Now that we own both versions I prefer the always-on version over the newer version which one has to wake-up every time to use it. I know it sounds petty. Mostly just a personal preference. I still maintain my five-star rating on this product for use, purpose, function, price-point and durability. *********************************** After exhaustive research, including other reviews such as on ATK, I've settled on this timer as my go-to, easy-to-set timer. The alarm is super loud and annoying - perfect for when I am upstairs working, but it can be set to silent mode if needed. The only negative, or wish-list item, would be the ability to increment the timer count from where one last pressed STOP instead of having to reset and start over. Lastly, the magnetic attachment point is less than perfect. When you have it stuck to a vertical metal surface and begin pressing buttons it wants to tip and slide around. Annoying but I solved that with a small piece of double-sided tape which keeps the unit in place.

I'm very impressed with this unit. The large size is easy to see. It is simple to use and the countdown beeb and flashing light are excellent. Really a nice unit that can be stuck on any metal surface, or stand alone, or it even had an eyehook to hang on a nail. It will also count upwards but you can't set it - meaning it will just keep counting until you stop it - no beeb or flashing light. Delighted with this product. It will work nicely in gym and the kitchen.