Taylor RA14276 Mechanical Stainless Steel Timer for School, Learning, Projects, and Kitchen Tasks, One Size, Multicolor

I am very pleased with this timer. It is very basic in design and function. The only requirement on the part of the user is it is necessary to twist the setting knob all the way to 55 minutes and then bring it back to the desired time for setting. I highly recommend this Taylor timer. In fact, I have multiple items that I have purchased from Taylor over the years and each item has been of an outstanding reliable quality.

Nice little analog timer. You have to "crank" it past the 50 minute mark if you want it to ring, but you can move it to whatever minute mark you want after you crank it to 50. Very loud, can be heard over loud music. Matches the look of stainless steel appliances.

It doesn't work well at all unless you wind it. It also continues to tick after it buzzes....makes you wonder if the time is right. Other than that it is nice and loud.

Loud bell,easy to read numbers. Good buy.

(Read the updates. Taylor Mechanical Timers are short lived... I have now tried two,) I have no association with the company and I am fussy about my cooking tools. I have had this Taylor timer for about a year, having received it as a gift. I had been lamenting how I could not find a stainless timer to match my stainless & black kitchen gear and boom...a Xmas gift. Having read the poor reviews, I had not ordered one. Amazon reviews have been very helpful and I use them a lot.This Taylor timer has worked flawlessly since last Christmas. I use it every day to time water for my coffee press and other stuff. It sits on my counter and has stood up to cleaning from spills. The base keeps it from sliding off real well. The ring is extra long (compared to the white Wally World generic I now use in my office) and the ring volume is good enough for this senior citizen, if you don't go too far from the kitchen. It's a timer, not a fire alarm. Anyway, maybe I got the only good one in the universe, but I will get another one quickly, if this one ever craps out.UPDATE> May 6, 2013 Timer stopped working... it sticks on 8 minutes. sorry to see it go and it lasted for about a year and a half performing well. I will try another brand, as I expect more durability from a simple product... although I did use it daily or more. I reduced the rating to 3 stars.UPDATE> Second Taylor Mechanical Timer crapped out within 60 days... I recommend going digital or stick with the Dollar Store offering. I have one of each. Re-glued the cheap mechanical... works well. Dropped one of the digitals and the screen went gray. It was used a lot for 5 bucks and the second one is still going after a year. Batteries last within reason, but I use it all the time.

This is easy to use, and more than loud enough for a reasonable person with reasonable expectations. If you are in the same room or maybe a room over and there isn’t a ton of noise you should hear it. Otherwise I’d just carry take it with me to the other location. If you are setting it to less than 15 minutes I recommend bringing it to 15 than down to the low time you want to set so the spring will have enough energy.I like that it clings then shuts off. I don’t have to stop doing something else and turn off some incessant alarm. I also like that I can run it while I’m running my oven alarm for something else. If I wanted to go outside I can carry it out with me as well.

It's stylish to look it, difficult to hear. Unless mine was a fluke in that the ringer is not loud enough, I'd opt for a different brand.

This works exactly as I had hoped.1. no batteries to run down2. the alarm "rings" when time is up, and then the "ringing" stops after a short time (maybe 5 seconds)Word of advice... when using - be sure to turn the timer clockwise past 55 minutes then turn counterclockwise to your desired time.