Digital Kitchen Timer 12/24 Hours Alarm Clock with Magnetic Back and Retractable Stand, Large LCD Display

I'm a church media director and I needed a clock for our media booth that would be easily display the exact time - to the second - with the World Clock so that I could glance at it and know exactly how many seconds were left to start our livestream. Trying to use my phone wasn't an option as we were using that for other things. Unfortunately, the clocks that we found that were wifi connected were EXPENSIVE and we just wanted something affordable. Another issue we ran into was many of the clocks we found did not display the SECONDS and we need that! This clock ended up being perfect for our needs and when we received it, it was so easy to sync up with the world clock... we just moved the time to a few seconds post the current time and set the time when the two matched. Easy peasy!

I love how large and bright the display is. It's portability and rechargeable battery

Observations:It is a little bulkier than I had hoped, but I guess Larger Numbers means that it will be easier to read. I like that it has a 12/24 hour format, although if one is setting this feature "in the morning" there is no way to tell which "mode" it is in till you reach the afternoon hours. I cheated and set the time ahead to 1pm so I could tell the difference when I changed between 12/24 time. The "Count Up" (Stopwatch) feature is nice, as well as the ability to use it as a "Count Down" timer with a one minute alarm. It takes a single AAA battery.Measures 2 1/2"h, 3 1/4"w, 6/8"d, or 1 5/8"d using stand.Configuration:As others have said, the Trick seems to be "resetting" the timer, which is done by holding down the "Minute" and "Second" buttons AT THE SAME TIME. This is actually shown on the device, as on the front (grey rubber) is imprinted the word "RESET" with lines drawn to the two buttons. Perhaps one needs to press down Long-and-Hard to trigger a "reset", as the instructions recommend using BOTH hands instead of just two fingers. Only other item is note is that to "set/configure" this device's features, you need to press (or hold down) the "Start/Stop" button. I have noticed in the Q&A section several queries about the instructions. I'll probably lose the little piece of paper soon, so will jot down some of it below..Sort of Instructions... ( typed up the manual )...As the little piece of paper will Run Away someday(and as of August 2021 I can't find the documentation either)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------SETTING THE CLOCK1. Press MODE button as many times as necessary until the clock time is shown.2. Press and hold START/STOP button until the digits start flashing.3. Press HOUR/MIN/SEC buttons as many times as necessary until the desired clock time is shown on the LCD display.4. Press START/STOP button or leave unit idle for 30 seconds to exit setting mode.*12 HOURS / 24 HOURS CLOCK FORMATToggle select 12Hr or 24Hr format by pressing START/STOP button while under CLOCK mode.For the 12Hr format, the "PM" icon will appear on the LCD display when the clock time reaches noon time. There is no "AM" icon.*COUNTDOWN TIMER1. Enter the TIMER mode by pressing the MODE button as many times as necessary until the timer (stopwatch) icon appears on the LCD display.2. Press HOUR button to set the desired hours.3. Press MIN button to set the desired minutes.4. Press SEC button to set the desired seconds.5. Press START/STOP button to Start or Stop the countdown timer.6. The alarm will beep for 1 minute when the countdown time is reached.7. Press any button to stop the alarm sound (except MODE button).Note: Once the alarm sound is stopped, the diplay will revert to showing the previous countdown time set.Note: The timer alarm sound can only be stopped in Timer mode.8. RESETTING THE COUNTDOWN TIMER BACK TO ZEROFirst press START/STOP button (if necessary) to stop the timer countdown. Then press and hold the MIN and SEC buttons at the same time until the display shows "00:00:00"*COUNT UP TIMER1. Under TIMER mode, make sure the timer time is 00:00:00. To reset timer, see step 6.2. Press the START/STOP button to start the count up.3. Press the START/STOP button to pause the timer. Press again to resume the timer.4. The alarm will beep for one minute when the maximum time limit (23:59:59) is reached.5. Press any button to stop the alarm sound (except MODE button).6. Reset the count up timer back to zero by pressing and holding the MIN and SEC buttons at the same time until the display shows "00:00:00".Note: The timer needs to be stopped before it can be reset.*SETTING THE ALARM1. Press the MODE button until the display shows the word "AL".2. Press and hold the START/STOP button until the digits start flashing to enter alarm setting mode.3. Press the HOUR and MINUTE buttons to set the desired alarm time.4. Press the START/STOP button or leave unit idle for 30 seconds to confirm and exit setting mode.5. Press the START/STOP button (while in "AL" mode) to enable/disable the daily alarm function. The alarm's icon will appear/disappear on the LCD display.6. When the set alarm time is reached, the alarm will beep for one minute.7. Press any button to stop the alarm sound (except MODE button).*DAILY ALARM ON/OFF1. Go to ALARM mode - the word "AL" will show up on the display.2. Press the START/STOP button to enable the daily alarm function. The alarm's icon will show up on the LCD display indicating the daily alarm function is activated.3. To disable the daily alarm, go to ALARM mode (see step one) and press the START/STOP button. The alarm's icon will disappear from the LCD display.*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Negative stuff: :(It seems that one needs to use something thin like a knife to open the battery compartment, and the stand does seem a bit brittle, but what concerns me is the possibility that over time the button markings will wear off from use - especially if one uses the "timer" often. For what it is worth, the LEFT most button is "Mode", the RIGHT most button is "Start/Stop", and the three middle buttons are (left-to-right) "Hour, Minute, Second". Instructions are included on a little fold out piece of paper, but odds are this will get misplaced.Note: Added the word Manual to this review in 2021 so it might appear better in Missing Manual searches.

When I replaced the radio in my van the clock in the new radio was very small and was frequently resetting itself back to noon. At Walmart I bought a cheap dash board clock that sticks on with Velcro. I live in Florida and the inside of the van probably heats up to well over 120F during the day in the driveway. The cheap dash clock stopped working due to the heat and also due to the heat the Velcro pealed off the dash and the clock fell on the floor.So I bought this kitchen timer clock from Amazon and I also bought a heavy duty magnet. Using crazy glue I stuck the magnet on the dash and stuck the kitchen timer on dash magnet. The two magnets stick together firmly. The clock does not move unless I pull it off the dash. The clock has bee in the van for several weeks. I set the clock based on my cell phone clock and both times are still in sync. The kitchen clock has no problem with the heat. It is easy to see the large numbers on the clock. The white looks good enough on the black dash. Overall the clock fits my needs perfectly.

After our stove was replaced in an apartment, the new stove didn't have a clock. I bought this little one to use to keep track of cooking times. The magnet on the back isn't very strong, so it slips off the stove all of the time. It also doesn't keep accurate time, losing at least a minute every month.

Bought this because the digital clock on my stove and microwave have dimmed so much they are barely legible. This little clock is great! I love that it is magnetic, has a timer that will go above the 90 minute range, has an alarm and is a basic clock. I only regret not finding this before I had purchased a clock with less features for another room in my house.

Put a good Duracell battery in this, noticed it seemed hot, took off the back and smoke came out. Only by God’s mercy it didn’t burn up in the car while I was away. Don’t know what might have happened. Maybe just bad luck and got a bad one, but nevertheless thought I should share my experience with product.

I really didn't love this timer, it was difficult to use and not that handy to set different times on it. I set an alarm that I couldn't figure out how to turn off that went off at 7 am every morning. The battery compartment rusted and leaked battery acid after just 3 months of owning it. My bf begged me to throw it in the garbage which I finally did yesterday.