See also: food cooled off enough to not burn myself

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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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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- 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.
  
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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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- Who hasn't preheated their oven for (well over) 4 hours though?...because I was almost done defrosting. Shit, I preheated the oven to cook some chicken we had, and then went shopping cause I forgot I already had a plan of action.
  
  Then the question is, "Am I still cooking this chicken or these porkchops (that i just went through the trouble of procuring?). I can do both, I guess... fuck it, I'm eating sandwiches and I'll cook tomorrow
  
  Update: I ordered food
  
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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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- 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!"
  
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I'll remember, because I'm hungry. Because I only realised it was time to make food because I got hungry.

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Yeah, noticing and remembering that you're hungry isn't the given that most people consider it to be when you have ADHD..

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- So true, even if I realise I'm hungry and have enough impulse control to put something in the oven instead of ordering in or resorting to a protein shake for dinner, there is an 80% chance that I will both forget that I'm hungry and completely forget I haven't eaten, in the time it takes the food to cook.
  
  40 minutes later I'm sitting at my desk thinking "why have I got such a bad headache? why do I feel so groggy and cranky? Wait, do I need a nap!? I probably need a nap... Hang on, Why can I smell smoke?"
  
  Why do I always assume I need a nap, even if I haven't eaten all day!? I have to basically run through a flow chart to figure out why my head hurts. Food, water, full bladder, sleep, eye strain? Why do I feel bad? Who knows?
  
  It's a mystery only neurotypical people can solve!
  
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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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Oh man, I would love an oven with that function lol

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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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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.

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

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I set the timer for tea two times: One for taking out the tea and one for drinking.

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Oh... Shit! There's food in the oven?!

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looks at black lump in oven

actually, I think that's technically considered coal now..

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Who needs a timer? Just last month I changed the batteries on my smoke alarm...

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"Month" is a weird way to spell "decade" 😛

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I use random memes like this one to remind me I have food in the oven.

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There's an ADHD YouTuber who has reminded me of my days-wet-laundry, by mentioning her own, on at least 3 separate occasions.

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- Yeah, I really get that. But also sometimes my brainhole just decides to not do anything (besides anxiety) about the reminder.
  
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Just today I remembered food is on stove when wife came for lunch... After when I just told her to come eat 10min ago

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Leave-in thermometers are a real game changer

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A while ago a found a hot pocket in the microwave that I had forgotten about 3 days prior. I've also left the oven on more than once. Sometimes a single alert isnt enough.

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I just keep it in the refrigerator. It's hard just letting it cool color blind test

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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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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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- 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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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 :)

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- 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.
  
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Just realized that this is my 100th Lemmy post! Yay! 🥳

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