Design Critique

Egg Timer

by: IKEA

This timer won't go off when you set the time to less then 5 minutes! That's because the spring inside the timer won't have enough tension. The solution is to first turn in to 15 minutes and then back to 5. :-)Movie soon...
 
Placed by maxim
on Monday September 24 2007 12:00:00 am

Need Redesign?


9 Yes
178 No
17 Votes

What you can do?

nlenro
Redesigns (2) All - Rewarded with RDM's - Most comments - Most votes
Discussion (13)

  • Paul

    Paul wrote: Aug 13 2007 11:34 am I have another hand winding timer that has the same issue (bought from Crate & Barrel).

  • Dan

    Dan wrote: Aug 15 2007 12:27 pm I don't think I've ever seen an egg timer that hasn't got exactly this problem - it's things your mum tells you when she teaches you cooking :-)

  • Bodosan

    Bodosan wrote: Oct 23 2007 9:22 pm Of de veer sterker of het draailichaam lichter.

  • Jan

    Jan wrote: Oct 24 2007 2:12 pm the eggtimer shouldn't really be up here. there is nothing wrong with it. there isn't an other way to do this without battaries, but if someone does think_up something, i would love to see the redesign

  • Henry

    Henry wrote: Oct 24 2007 2:56 pm Every egg timer works like this Maxim!

  • Chung Dha

    Chung Dha wrote: Oct 25 2007 11:20 pm buy a electric one.

  • Chung Dha

    Chung Dha wrote: Oct 25 2007 11:20 pm Or set the alarm clock on your mobile phone.

  • Michiel

    Michiel wrote: Oct 27 2007 5:39 pm I guess all timers work in this way, but I never knew until I read Jans remark! I just returned one because it didnt work. I guess it did work after all! My girlfriend also did not know, so i think the design should be improved because it is not intuitive

  • exoteric

    exoteric wrote: Nov 10 2007 11:01 pm Since when did you use an EGG timer to time a full hour? The problem with this timer is that it it is NOT DESIGNED to time only 5 minutes, but 55.

  • Pepe

    Pepe wrote: Nov 29 2007 11:52 am I bought this for eggs (6 to 7 mins). Not accurate at all.



Do you want to comment?

Join RedesignMe for a free account,
or sign in if you are already a member.