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I don’t really remember my G-ma using a timer but she cooked some really great food. I would have to say I loved her pancakes the best.

My grandma had a kitchen timer and as she got older she couldn’t hear it and began to burn alot of food. It really is important to keep track of time when cooking.

Her best meal is Chicken Paprikash and I am looking all over for a recipe like hers I still haven’t found it.

my granny did the same thing,but she has a yellow and an avocado and the avocado was for reminding her grandpa would be coming home for lunch and she would turn it on for the hour,and do it again and again till he came home then start with dinner. To me the ticking drove me nuts but guess she got used to it. She used to make a mean stuffed pepper

My grandma had a timer in her kitchen, what I recall is when it rang she would raise her hand & demand that no one was aloud to go in her kitchen to check the food, only her. I think she was cooking up highly confidential top secret recipes in that kitchen lol She guarded her recipes and took them to her grave, (unfortunately.

no timer story im afraid.My grandmothers meal for guests was stuffed zuchini followed by profiteroles for desert.My mum wasnt a great cook but one dish ..sweet and sour meatballs was my favourite,i could smell it from the garden gate when i came home from school.
I on the other hand use the timer on the stove a lot,would be handy to have a portable one though!

I remember my mom using the kitchen timer to time how long I kept a thermometer in my mouth when I was sick.

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My grandmother used one of those little “hourglass” egg timers……..and it always fascinated me…….everything she made was wonderful……but homemade donuts and cinnamon rolls stand out in my memory…….

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I rememember my grandmas timer during thanksgiving. Her clover rolls were always a big big deal to her and that is what I remember her timing.

My mother used one of those when she put my sister or I in “time out”. I remember waiting for her to leave the room and then moving it a few minutes forward!;-)

What a handy idea—and pretty, too! Love the cheerful colors.

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My grandma had an hourglass style timer she would use for cooking diner. During the day she would use it to time Nintendo games. My sister and I would fight over whose turn it was, so when the timer was up it was time to switch. I hated it because it always seemed to be up right in the middle of a really good game!

My mom did it the old fashioned way and looked at the clock if she needed to put something in the oven. I need this clip because I never hear the timer on our oven. Sometimes my food has burned because of it!

What a handy idea—and pretty, too!

My Nana had one on her oven I remember when it used to go off it buzzed

I remember that her kitchen always smelled like coffee, as she always had a fresh pot brewing. She grew her own produce and made a mean corn and green bean salad.

My mother would use a kitchen timer to make us do things faster, like cleaning our rooms. We had to beat the clock.

My grandma always used her timer.

the only times my mom wore a watch was when she was cooking

My mom used a large white one hour timer that sat on the top of the stove. It ticked really loudly. My mom was a fabulous baker. She used the timer for when baking cookies, bread, rolls and cakes. Her Israeli chocolate cke was the best.

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My mom really relies on her kitchen timer, making her kitchen not only full of great aromas but also quite noisy! She makes the best broccoli casserole around!

I hated my Grandmother’s kitchen timer! She only brought it out when it was time for mandatory nap time…I was 10 for pity’s sake!
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I don’t remember my grandmother using a kitchen timer. My mom had one – she never used it for cooking. She did use it to time “time outs” for my younger sister and brother lol.

My mom used her timer to time our “time outs”. I’m not sure she used it much for cooking…

My maternal grandmother had one of those old white timers made of some kind of heavy weight metal. She used it all of the time. My favorite meal she made was homemade beef and noodles.

The memory of the timer (and her drawer full of aprons) are good ones for me. I had a great grandma, and cooking was a big part of her every day life.

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I still have my grandmother’s wooden spoon she used to cook with.
I love having it with me.

Keeping time for our turns like using a new toy. That helped decrease the fights.
She made the best bread.