• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    That’s literally why everyone uses a timer. If you could remember, you would just look at a clock to know how long it’s been in. The timer is there to remind you.

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      10 months ago

      There’s a difference between overcooking your food by a few minutes making it less palatable and forgetting it the oven making it a crisp 3 hours later when you’re hungry and go looking for food.

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        10 months ago

        Are there really ovens without a timer that will keep cooking indefinitely? I’ve only ever known ovens that require you to set a time.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, but there’s a difference between forgetting to look at a clock and forgetting that you have a kitchen.

      I never put anything in the oven without having the timer set and ready to start at the push of a button, because I have to, but I have accidentally preheated my oven for several hours many times.

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      10 months ago

      Technically yes, but missing the point. Some people (ADHD or not) would straight forget that there is food in the oven

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        10 months ago

        The amount of times I’ve torched a pizza because I forgot to start a timer and forgot it was in the oven is too damn high

        Puts pizza in oven but don’t have phone on me to start timer

        “Shit, I got to go grab that”

        Friend sends meme that comes through right as I’m picking up my phone

        “Lol, I should send one myself”

        Opens meme community to find one

        Some time passes as memes are exchanged

        Smells smoke

        “Shit my pizza!”

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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    10 months ago

    I need a timer to remind me that I have the oven pre-heating. The oven itself beeps when it’s at temp, but it’s super fuckin’ quiet and I sometimes don’t even hear it while reading at the kitchen table. The other day, I left the apartment while the oven was on because of this.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, my oven doesn’t even beep at all! All I get to indicate is a small light that’s hard to distinguish the on-off status of in most conditions going off with the faintest of clicks so I’m DEFINITELY Team Preheat Timer too 😆

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      10 months ago

      This is why I just don’t preheat my oven for most stuff anymore.

      I turn it on while I’m doing whatever needs to be done for the food and then throw it in whatever the temp. Add an extra 3-5 minutes to the timer, and call it good.

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        10 months ago

        I’ve noticed some features I laughed at actually kinda have a legit use. My oven has some “assisted cooking” options to cook food without a preheat. It’s supposed to automatically adjust the preheat temp and cooking time. You can select from like frozen lasagna, frozen pizza, frozen nuggets.

        In hindsight, yeah it’s perfect for this.

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    10 months ago

    The amount of times I let my coffee get cold or leave food in the microwave is too damn high!

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    10 months ago

    I do both. I’ll also set the cook timer on the oven so it shuts off because I’ll still forget even after the timer on my phone goes off.

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      10 months ago

      My partner bought me one of those all in one cookers (instant pot style thing) because it will automatically shut off when it’s done cooking…

      It has saved our relationship with our neighbours because I’m no longer setting off smoke alarms every other night.

      Case in point, while typing this I just heard it beep and it scared the shit out of me because I completely forgot I put some squishy old pears (that were always destined to rot in my fridge) in it to stew when I got home… like 2 hours ago.

      It feels like past me has left a suprise gift for present me, because I have stewed pears for dessert now!

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    10 months ago

    I’ll remember, because I’m hungry. Because I only realised it was time to make food because I got hungry.

  • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 months ago

    My phone literally has a 10 minute timer saved called “Cool down”

    Doesn’t mean I remember to start it every time though lol

    Cold fresh baked lasagna has a special place in my heart

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      10 months ago

      Cold fresh baked lasagna, cut into servings, and reheated in the oven to get that melty crispy cheese on every side is one of the best things in the world. It’s not an accident if the end result is better.

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        10 months ago

        NGL that second bake sounds fire

        With spaghetti I do a bake after the initial cook with layers of ricotta cheese and some garlicy bread crumbs on top and that turns out pretty good. Especially with some chunks of chicken in there.

        Basically a lasagna with spaghetti noodles and a way bigger margin for error lol

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          10 months ago

          Dude, you just described spaghetti au gratin, which was a diner staple back home growing up. Try it with chunks of Montreal smoked meat under cheese for a real treat.

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            10 months ago

            Didn’t realize it actually had a name lol

            Sometimes I put little cubes of kielbasa (smoked polish sausage) in there when I’m feeling really fancy lol, that shit’s fire

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      10 months ago

      Would using your voice to create new timers for anything/everything you need be an easier habit to follow, or probably no?

      Like, the flow would be:
      Do something that requires timer -> tell phone to set timer

      As opposed to perhaps:
      Do something that requires timer -> open timers, find timer, set timer

      Maybe your way is already better :)

      • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        10 months ago

        I don’t like having assistant always listening on my phone. I tried it for awhile but it bothered me having an always listening device right there waiting. (I’ve become a lot more privacy oriented with my personal data over the years)

        One thing I did partially setup was having NFC tags in various places so all I had to do was unlock my phone and hold it to a specific tag for a timer to start (like my washer, dryer, food cool down, etc). But unfortunately due to an update making scanning NFC tags while your phone is locked not a thing anymore (combined with the death of Smart Unlock) that fun little project basically died in the cradle.

        One little project I’ve been floating is setting up a couple micro controllers (1 in my laundry room and another in the kitchen) with some buttons I can just press to send me a notification on my phone (via contacting my home server) in X time when a timer expires. I’ve been in the planning stage of that one for awhile now but it had to get shelved until my server rebuild happens. (Hopefully soon)

        So the stop gap right now is practicing a skill I’m perpetually shitty at: resisting the allure of memes and shit posts.