Product reviewsSalter 396SVXR Kitchen Digital Timer

Quality product at a reasonable price.

The display is large and clear and the 4 buttons are functional for a timer.
The alarm is loud.
The battery is a cell one at the back and the cover is secured with a little screw.
The timer can either be standing or put on a vertical magnetic surface as it has 4 round magnets in each corner.
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Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: homeofbrands

Pretty Poor Quality

Selected because of Salter name, mistake! Setting buttons are cheap and nasty and not responsive. When alarm goes off, you can barely hear it, you certainly wouldn't in the adjoining room. Replaced the battery (piddly little aspirin type) with a new one...made no difference. Thoroughly dissapointed, really should be withdrawn from the market by Salter!Read full review...

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Practical kitchen timer

Easy to read, easy to use kitchen timer. Can be used standalone or magnetic which makes it very versatile. Only improvement would be making it a combined clock/timer. Easy to carry around with you if you need to carry on with other chores whilst timing your cooking.Read full review...

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Dissappointed

I bought this item because the smaller model I got a few weeks earlier was hardly audible: certainly not in the neighbouring room. This model is easy to use and although louder than the smaller model is still not loud enough. It is certainly nowhere near as loud as the old Salter one that we had for several years and gave us sterling service until it packed in recently. Why do firms insist on introducing new models when the old one is fine.Read full review...

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Should have a better stand, but otherwise great unless you drop it - I think it will die on the first accident.

I bought a similar chinese product last year and it was rubbish. This one is of a better quality, but still looks like it would die if I drop it on a hard surface. There is a stand - picture frame style - on the back which pivots out to support it on a worktop, but it is really flimsy, and will break in time no doubt. On the functional side, the timer has a count down and alarm facility, in both minutes and seconds, and a count up with no alarm facility if you prefer to time things that way, starting at zero it keeps counting minutes and seconds until you reset it. I wish it had a more robust stand, I would have paid a couple of quid more, but for a tenner, it is what it is. I think Lakeland sell them if you have a branch near you, same price.Read full review...

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Just a little hiccup

It was faulty. It kept stopping. Returned to supplier who was happy to refund. When it was working it was great. Did what it said on the tin. Easy to use, large display. I would not hesitate to buy again as I have had Salter timers in the past and they have been wonderful, no problems at all.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: homeofbrands

great little timer

The timer has large figures making it easy to see, easy to use and notification when time is up.

Its OK

The good points are it has a large, clear display and its easy to use. Not so good is the rather feeble alarm which is certainly not the loud one as advertised.

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Good useable product

A good easy read display. The count-up and count-down function is very useful

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Works a treat.

For an inexpensive product it works as well as you would expect from something more expensive.
The "finished" alarm could do with being a bit louder. No other criticism.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: sussexcookshops