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Kitchen Timer

Free online cooking timer with sound alerts for prep, baking, and quick reminders.

Set this kitchen timer before you wash your hands, turn away from the stove, or start the next prep step. The countdown keeps running in your browser.

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10:00
Alarm on

Space start/pause · R reset · +− adjust

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Background sound

Off

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Embed this timer

Paste this into any page — a class blog, a lesson plan, a meeting agenda — and visitors get a working kitchen timer with no script tag, no account and no tracking. Please keep the credit link.

About the Kitchen Timer

Free kitchen timer with alarm for cooking, baking, steeping, prep, and cleanup. Works on phone, tablet, and desktop with no app required.

TimerHub calculates remaining time from an absolute finish timestamp, so missed browser callbacks do not create drift. Read the timing accuracy methodology and reproducible tests.

Common Uses

  • Tea steeping
  • Boiling eggs
  • Oven checks
  • Resting meat
  • Quick cleanup

How to Use the Kitchen Timer

  • Click Start (or press Space) to begin your 10 minute countdown
  • Press Space again to pause and resume, or R to reset the timer
  • Use the +/- buttons to adjust by 1 minute while running
  • Toggle Repeat to loop the countdown automatically, and watch the finish time under the display
  • Use the Fullscreen control below the timer for a large full-screen countdown (Esc to exit)
  • Pick a background sound — rain, ocean, fireplace or brown noise — that fades out at zero
  • Choose or mute the alarm sound from the sound settings in the header
  • Add ?autostart=1 to the link to start the countdown on load
  • Enable notifications for alerts when your kitchen timer finishes, even in a background tab

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use this kitchen timer on my phone?▾

Yes. Open the timer in your mobile browser, set the duration, and keep the phone nearby for the alarm. No app install is needed.

What are common kitchen timer durations?▾

Three to five minutes works for tea and soft eggs, 10 to 15 minutes works for prep and short bakes, and 30 minutes works for longer oven checks.

Will the timer keep running if I switch tabs?▾

Yes. TimerHub keeps counting down in the browser and plays an alarm when the kitchen timer reaches zero.