Taylor Dual Event Timer

I bought five of these at once about a year ago. One was dead out of the box. Taylor replaced it immediately upon my emailed query about what to do. Since then, rock solid. Two timer windows are handy for timing simultaneous events of different duration. Separate hour and minute windows speed up settings for longer events. No ability to set seconds, though seconds show on countdown. Can't comment on magnet issue as I only use with stand. Taylor provides better service than does Presto for its otherwise comparable timer; unlike the Presto, all buttons on the Taylor still working after a year. Large numbers (1/2" high) are easier to see than numbers on most timers. Switch to clock mode on the back with a small durable switch. Cannot see clock and timer at same time, but clock is a full function time/day/date display. Hour setting permits using it as alarm clock -- just set the number of hours and minutes to sleep. Update: April 21, 2011. I bought five of these babies and they're still working like champs. That includes a lot of dropping. I have had a small problem losing the metal clip on the back that expands the stand; but the timer itself is wide enough to stand up without the stand so the missing metal bracket is not a big deal. My guess is that Taylor has a reliability problem in manufacturing. As I noted, one of my five timers was DOA. About 9 of 17 bad reviews here (ratings of 1 and 2 stars) report sudden death. That's worse than my 20% experience. Only one reviewer mentions contacting Taylor. That reviewer reported no success. Contrary to that experience, though, Taylor answered me immediately and sent a replacement at their own initiative. They did not request return of the broken timer. I did send proof of purchase (my Amazon order) along with my email asking for service. The replacement has been working fine. In a pinch, I'd give this timer a shot and report any lack of responsiveness of Taylor here on Amazon. Maybe this timer is like the little girl with the golden curl who, "when she was good, she was very, very good; but when she was bad, she was horrid". Update: December 24, 2012. Update. My five timers are still cranking along like champs; one occasional user in our family is a 12 year old. I don't doubt the bad reviews because there is not much to "understand" about these timers. I can only chalk it up to poor quality control at Taylor. too bad the company doesn't respond. Update: April 6, 2013. We wind up using these for all kinds of events -- timing exercise, countdowns to deadlines, short naps, and cooking. So they're spread around the house. I just bought two more. I checked timer and clock functions on both. They worked fine out of the box. The five I bought earlier are still working without problems. Update: February 2, 2015: My seven timers are still cooking along with no problem. I use them daily to time naps, work phases, cooking, etc. Where I use the calendar clock, they seem to keep accurate time. Nearly all the other timers I bought at the same time have stopped working. Update: December 26,2016: All 7 still working fine. buttons getting a little sticky on some of them and have to press down a little harder. I'm surprised at the large number of negative reviews. Maybe quality control problems. I'd certainly buy more of these at the new very low price, but I'm awash in them. They last forever. By the way, I have never been offered anything of value for these Taylor reviews and have never been thanked by Taylor. So far as I can tell, Taylor has not "bought" its positive reviews. Update: March 2019 I've had these timers for about 11 years now and they're all still working. When I first bought these, I also ordered several other highly Amazon-rated timers. They all broke within a couple of years. U

Moved into an apartment with a stove that did not have a timer built into it. Needed to be able to track the time, so I purchased this item. It's small, has a magnet that allows it to be placed on the hood of the stove, keeping it in sight at all times. The buttons are on the smaller side and there is a learning curve when it comes to knowing where to press the button to get it to activate, but once mastered, it works well.

Every couple of years my timer dies and I have to find a replacement. Unfortunately, the same model is never available, so I take a shot in the dark and buy something I'm not familiar with. I use my timer for watering the garden, keeping tabs on laundry in the basement, cooking and whatever else I don't want to forget. On the plus side, this timer is loud enough to alert me in another room and the alarm lasts long enough to catch my attention. I like the function of two separate events. On the negative side, there are no presets or repeat times. The clock and date functions are unnecessary and when the unit is bumped they blank out along with the timer. The stand is flimsy and the magnet too weak. The final question will be how long it will last. I took a chance with this timer because compared to other choices the price was okay with free shipping. Less than a year after purchase the buttons on this timer have become a problem, intermittently malfunctioning. I'm disappointed at the short lifespan of this product.

I purchased this timer as I had the same model before. It worked well and lasted for many years. Having two channels to time and a clock was great! However, I was very disappointed to find that the default setting for the year is 2006 (the same as my previous one). This makes it cumbersome to set the clock. As it's now 2022, it seems to me the year could have been updated.

Just ordered this timer after I broke the identical one that we had for years. It's so easy to set. Love the two times in one unit. It is nice and loud. We use it all the time. The other one held up great until I dropped it on the tile floor. Actually, it still worked, but something broke off the back and it would no longer stand up - had to either lay it down flat or prop it up on the backsplash. Still have it if we ever need three or four timers going at once.

No tiene cronómetro, solo timer en cuenta regresiva y los botones son algo rigidos

The timer didn't work on the first one I ordered and after some hassle with the Company a second timer was sent to me which works perfectly well.

Great timers easy to read and loud alarm.

Perdi ele para minha filha!

I "love" Taylor's Dual Timers! This is actually the first one I bought that is more durable! I tend to drop things a lot, and I have dropped this one once -- it didn't break! So bravo to Taylor for making a sturdier dual timer!