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5 Minute Cooking Timer
This is the everyday cooking window: simmering, roasting smaller cuts, and most pasta, rice and vegetable timings.
How to use this timer
Start the timer the moment the food goes in, not when you finish prepping. The alarm loops until you dismiss it, so you can leave the room.
About this length
A 5-minute cooking timer with a loud alarm you can hear from across the kitchen. Set it once and get on with prep while it counts down in a background tab.
More timers like this one are listed on the kitchen timers page.
Frequently asked questions
How long is a 5-minute cooking timer?
It counts down exactly 300 seconds (5 minute) and then plays an alarm that loops until you dismiss it.
Why choose 5 minute for cooking?
This is the everyday cooking window: simmering, roasting smaller cuts, and most pasta, rice and vegetable timings.
Does it keep running if I switch tabs?
Yes. The countdown is anchored to a real end-timestamp, so a throttled background tab still finishes at the right moment.
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