Cooking Timers
Cooking Timers are quick-start kitchen timers for the things you make most often, so you can tap once and get back to the stove. The collection is tuned for real recipes: 3-, 5- and 7-minute eggs for soft, medium and hard-boiled, a 3-minute tea steep, 8-minute pasta, 12-minute rice, a 25-minute bake and a 45-minute roast.
The egg timings are the ones people reach for daily — three minutes for a runny soft-boiled egg, five for a jammy medium, seven for a firm hard-boiled — and they pair perfectly with the boiling-water method explained on our egg timer. The tea timer stops you over-steeping and turning a cup bitter; the pasta and rice timers keep noodles and grains al dente instead of mushy; and the longer bake and roast timers free you from standing over the oven.
Every timer runs in your browser with a loud alarm that carries across the kitchen, keeps counting if you switch tabs to read the next recipe step, and needs no account. For a single custom duration use the Countdown Timer; for back-to-back steps the Interval Timer chains them. Free, fast and always to hand — bookmark this page next to your recipes.
Using the Cooking Timers
Each card is set to a duration people actually cook to, so you can tap once and get back to the stove instead of dialling in minutes every time.
What each cooking timer is for
- 3, 5 and 7 minutes — soft, medium and hard boiled eggs.
- 3 minutes — a proper tea steep without bitterness.
- 8 minutes — al dente pasta (check your packet and adjust).
- 12 minutes — fluffy rice on a gentle simmer.
- 25 minutes — a standard bake or tray of cookies.
- 45 minutes — a roast or slow-bake to check on.
How to use them
- Tap the dish you are making; the countdown fills the screen.
- Leave the tab open — the alarm carries across the kitchen at zero.
- Switch tabs to read the next recipe step; the timer keeps counting.
- For a custom time, open the Countdown Timer and set your own.
- Cooking several things? Open the Interval Timer to chain steps.
Kitchen tips
- Start egg timers the moment the eggs go into boiling water, not before.
- Drop pasta a minute short of the packet time and taste — residual heat finishes it.
- Pull bakes a few minutes early and check with a skewer; ovens vary.
- Set the alarm volume so you hear it from another room.
- Bookmark the page next to your recipes for one-tap starts.
Cooking Timers FAQ
How long should I boil an egg?
About 3 minutes for soft, 5 for medium and 7 for hard, dropping large eggs into already-boiling water. Our egg-timer guide has a full tested chart.
Do the timers ring if I leave the kitchen?
Yes — the alarm plays at zero whether or not the tab is in front, as long as the page is open.
Can I set a custom cooking time?
Yes — open the Countdown Timer for any duration, or the Interval Timer to chain multiple steps.
Is it free?
Yes, with no account or sign-up.