When busy and buzzing around the kitchen time can easily escape you, so finding a practical and handy kitchen timer is a necessity. The Alessi Kitchen Timer is ideal for standing on window sills and counters, while offering a whimsical charm. It's clockwork inspired top offers a firm grip, making it easy to grab and quickly wind to the desired time. The wide pyramid shape gives the Alessi Timer a solid stable base, so it won't go rolling off if put down quickly. Available in a light powder blue colour, it blends harmoniously into many kitchen styles, while the chrome ring and berry-red bead makes it easy to spot even amidst a cluttered counter. Designed by Michael Graves, the mechanical Alessi Kitchen Timer blends old and new into a contemporary piece appropriate for any kitchen and practical in all. Available from Debenhams and Amazon.co.uk
