We just got a new Samsung stove a few months ago, and it has a cook time button. This differs from the timer. The cook time button actually turns the oven off and whatever time you’d like.
I use the “kitchen timer” function on my microwave.
Probably use it more than the microwave itself.
Cheapo solution for a non-gas stove,: couldn’t you plug it into a heavy-duty timer?
I have a gas stove but the last few places I lived the electric stove was a 240v. Still available I’m sure (?) but not cheap on the shelf at cantire.
I use timers on my phone for everything. They are labeled, so when they reach zero they tell me what past-me started so present-me can take care of it. Couldn’t live without them.
I am not so great about labeling my timers, but I am g great at labeling my alarms.
I recently got an Apple Watch which makes setting timers easy even when I lose my phone.
I label my alarms but then reuse them and instead of deleting the old thing I often just type the new thing. My 7am alarm for awhile was ground beef Shania Twain crossbow boots.
If you’re using voice commands to get Siri to set those timers, you can tell it to set something like a “chicken timer” or “rice timer” and the timers will be labeled.
Sometimes I think Siri heard me ask for a timer, but then ten minutes later I’m like “how is it not time for my French press yet???”
When our range died it took three weeks to get the new one with induction heating (could have gotten it sooner but agreeing to wait saved $1000, long story) so in the meantime I bought a plug in single pan induction unit and it had a timer on it. Best part is when the timer goes off the heat goes away and you only have to worry about residual heat from the pan.
The range doesn’t have a timer so I still break out the plug in unit when I’m going to let something sit and cook while I do something else.
Model?
Nuwave Precision Induction Cooktop Gold, 12”
No but it shows the general lack of caring for executive function disability that these features aren’t standard on all stoves and ovens.
Most kitchens probably also feature a microwave.
Most microwaves also have a timer only mode, that keeps occasionally
screamingbeeping untill you manually turn it off.
Failing that: oldschool wind up kitchen timer.
Pretty cheap, will last a long time as long as you don’t bake them, and they are a specific object, for a specific purpose, and winding them up is more tactile, and they generally
screamring quite loudly.Make a hard rule for yourself: never turn on a burner or the oven without first setting the timer.
Might also help you figure out actually proper preheat timing for various temps, but yeah, then reset the timer when actually cooking/baking, then be 100% sure everything is off whenever you see/hear a non clicking kitchen timer.
In a student flat i once visited they had to hit a switch when using the stove and after i believe 15 minutes it would turn off and you would have to hit the switch again.
I like this
Maybe you could find an old coin electric meter, wire that up to your stove/ oven loop, and then just put in the right amount of money for the cooking time you want.
My range hood is magnetic and has about 4 of these stuck on the side
https://www.amazon.com/VOCOO-Digital-Kitchen-Timer-Adjustable/dp/B09W2B267P?psc=1
They’re not perfect, because I do sometimes space out through their beeping, but they help keep me on task when I remember to set them
Additionally, as someone else mentioned, my induction stove will shut off if it gets too hot.
If you still struggle, maybe an air fryer is right for you, they typically have timed modes.
Someone else mentioned the dorm room system you have to keep pressing a button to trigger - you could pretty easily recreate this with a countertop induction cooktop, pressure cooker, or air fryer. Just plug into a smart switch, and use Home Assistant + a button, and have it auto shutoff after X time since last button press.
It’s a great idea, I just don’t actually want an induction model 😬🤷♂️. Glass top electric is my plan. I guess I could be persuaded otherwise 🤨🫤🤔
Out of curiosity why not induction? Pretty much everything I’ve seen says induction is just better
Only thing I can think of is the ability to use ceramic pots and such
I don’t remember what my reluctance was based on. I just did some reading. I think I’m sold on induction. Hell, electricity is so expensive up here, the efficiency alone is a huge selling point.
For having tried all three, honestly induction is the best by far.
You have direct and immediate control of the heat just like gas, without the maintenance, cleaning, toxic byproducts and fire/explosions/gas leaks issues. And you get amazing power efficiency.
In comparison glass top is primitive. It takes forever to heat and cool down, it wastes a lot of power on heating up the environment, any spill will immediately burn and bond to the surface, you have zero control over your cooking.
If gas is a '90s sports car and induction an electric sports car, glass top is an oil tanker trying to negotiate the Suez Canal.
I also loved my induction stove for the ability to easily clean it. I can never cook pasta without it spilling over. But on an induction stove, the starchy water doesn’t burn into a brown crust anymore, because the plate doesn’t actually become all that hot. Made it a breeze to keep it clean and shiny.
Would be happy to chat if you’re still on the fence but quite frankly induction is better in every way - less energy, faster heatup, more even heating and control, cooler kitchen… the only slight downside is there’s a small subset of pans that dont work
Most of my pans are cast iron ands stainless steel. My only concern is a few of the cast iron pans have stupid embossed logos on the bottoms that I suspect might interfere. But it’s not a deal breaker; new pans are certainly in the budget. I was in fact planning on trying out the Misen carbon non-stick.
No issue with embossed logos. Stainless steel is not guaranteed to work though - plain stainless steel is not magnetic (thus doesn’t work), but most manufacturers sandwich other metals between layers of stainless to make them induction compatible
Carbon steel and cast iron are absolutely perfect though
Stainless steel is absolutely magnetic. It’s 95%+ iron, like carbon steel. However they often tend to be much thinner, so the good ones have a thick base for heat retention and spreading.
Induction is so good. I have a glass top electric, but I bought a single burner induction for setting on the counter, and that thing is crazy.
My only complaints are coil ring/whine with my laminated steel pans, and also it’s too powerful, with not enough resolution in the lower power range.
It has 8 power levels. I use level 3 for making smash burgers (I put the whole thing on the porch to keep the grease/smoke outside. I don’t have a range vent), and it’s just a little too hot for that. Like a Blackstone grill on full blast.
Level 2 is just a little too cool for proper smash burgers.
Level 8 is insane, boils water practically instantly. When I first tried making smash burgers with it, I started at level 5 or 6, and literally burned the outside of the patties like charcoal. I didn’t notice because I was upwind of the “steam” which was actually a horrible smoke. Ruined the first couple of patties before getting it dialed in.
Induction is ridiculously efficient. All 1500w straight into the pan and nowhere else.
I still recommend it though, it’s the future. Under glass coils are annoying to cook with. You get used to it, but eh. Gas just makes the house hot and stinky, burns your pan handles and spoon/spatula handles, and makes my family’s asthma act up. I’ll never go gas again.
Yep that’s basically what I’ve heard
I’ve really only had significant experience on gas and resistive coil electric unfortunately, but once I have my own place/money I am absolutely going induction. Parents have gas, and dorms/apartments have had resistive so far. Getting a single burner might be worth it though in the meantime
Tbh I do kinda like gas a little cuz I like fire, not remotely worth it for everyday cooking though, that’s what grilling and blacksmithing is for lol
They make those, that’s totally a thing. Even, when my grandmother moved into a retirement condo the stove there didn’t even have a setting for “stay on” — you had to set a timer to turn it in at all.
All it takes is great gobs of money to buy a new one.
I have an electric oven with an automatic shut off timer and it is literally a lifesaver. If I set alarms on my phone I’ll inevitably ignore them due to hyperfocus on something else and forget I even put the oven on until I go back to it the next day so it’s saved me from fiery death on many occasions - not to mention my electricity bill.
I’m pretty sure I’ve seen ovens with programmable timers integrated. Also mechanical ones that you wind up, and when they run out the oven turns off.
Won’t help when the dish is somewhat time sensitive, because the oven is still going to be hot.
I’m more concerned with leaving stove burners on, but I can’t say I didn’t burn my chicken patties into hockey pucks yesterday in the oven.
I think my induction cooktop has over-temperature protection in case all the water had evaporated. Nothing for the oven though. I love the Instant Pot (probably other tabletop pressure cookers too) for the timers & “keep warm” function.
Strategy is phone alarms. When I remember.
Our oven has a timer build in that turns the oven off when it is finished. However, we couldn’t deal with the ticking noise it makes when on, so we use timers on our phone instead.
