Hands-Free Kitchen Timer
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A Kitchen Timer You
Never Have to Touch.

Hands-Free Kitchen Timer is a free, voice-controlled multi-timer built for real cooking — wet hands, full hands, and more than one pot going at once.

YOU SAY
「タイマー、パスタ5分、ラーメン10分"Timer, pasta 5 minutes, ramen 10 minutes"
TIMER
Starts a 5-minute "pasta" timer and a 10-minute "ramen" timer at once.
YOU SAY
「タイマー、ラーメンあと何分?」"Timer, how much time is left on ramen?"
TIMER
Speaks back: "Ramen, 7 minutes 30 seconds left."

No download. Open it on any tablet or phone browser and start cooking.

01Why a hands-free kitchen timer?

A regular phone timer works fine for one pot, at a desk, with dry hands. A real kitchen isn't that.

💧

Your hands are wet, floury, or covered in oil — the last thing you want to touch is a screen.

🍳

Several things are cooking at once, and a single built-in timer can't keep up.

You keep walking over just to check "how much longer" on something that's still running.

🔁

You set the same times over and over — 3 minutes for this, 8 for that — every single day.

02Voice commands, not button-tapping

Every command starts with a spoken wake word so it won't trigger by accident over kitchen noise.

Say thisWhat happens
NEW
「タイマー、パスタ5分、ラーメン10分」Timer, pasta 5 min, ramen 10 min
Adds two or more timers at once and starts them together
NEW
「タイマー、ラーメンあと何分?」Timer, how much time on ramen?
Speaks back the exact time remaining on that timer
「タイマー、そば、5分」Timer, soba, 5 minutes Adds one new timer and starts it immediately
「タイマー、ストップ」Timer, stop Silences every alarm that's currently ringing, all at once
「タイマー、うどん、ポーズ」Timer, udon, pause Pauses one specific timer by name
「タイマー、素麺、リセット」Timer, somen, reset Resets one specific timer back to its original time

Voice commands run on Japanese speech recognition — you speak the wake word and commands in Japanese, but timer names can be absolutely anything: pasta, udon, dumplings, toast, whatever's on your stove.

03What makes it different from a normal timer app

01

Add several timers with one sentence

Name and time, side by side, in a single breath — every timer starts together.

"Timer, dumplings 3 min, pork 8 min"
02

Ask how much time is left

No walking over to check the screen — just ask, and it answers out loud.

"Ramen, 7 minutes 30 seconds left"
03

One-tap favorites

Star a name-and-time combination once, then call it back with a single tap next time.

04

Stop every alarm with one word

When several timers ring together, one command silences all of them at once.

05

Custom spoken alerts, per timer

Instead of a generic beep, each timer can announce exactly what it's for.

"The dumplings are ready!"
06

Unlimited timers, landscape layout

Add as many as your stovetop needs, laid out for a tablet propped up on the counter.

Favorites bar

Ramen 3 min
Ajitama egg 6 min
Tsukemen 5 min

04How it works

Tap it, or just say it — both work the same way.

Starting a timer

1. Tap "Add Timer"

A new card appears, ready to configure.

2. Tap a name and a preset

Pick a menu name and a preset like "5 min" to set the duration.

🎙 or just say "Timer, pasta 5 minutes"

3. Tap "Start"

The countdown begins. Voice-added timers start automatically.

Ending a timer

1. The alarm speaks up at zero

It announces the timer by name — not just a beep.

2. Tap "Stop" on the card

The alarm silences and the card returns to standby.

🎙 or say "Timer, stop" to silence every ringing timer

3. Done

Hit "Reset" to run the same timer again from the top.

Made by a working kitchen

Jikaseimen Kirinji is a ramen restaurant in Sendai, Japan, specializing in aburakasu (fried beef offal) ramen — the only shop of its kind in the Tohoku region, running for about 20 years.

Hands-Free Kitchen Timer was built to solve a problem this kitchen actually had, then made free for anyone else who needs it.

05FAQ

Is Hands-Free Kitchen Timer free?
Yes. It's free to use, with no account and no install — it runs in your browser.
What makes it a "hands-free" kitchen timer?
You can start, stop, and check timers entirely by voice, so you never have to touch a screen with wet or messy hands.
Can I run more than one timer at the same time?
Yes. Add as many as you need, and start several at once with a single spoken sentence.
Can I ask how much time is left?
Yes. Ask for a timer by name and it answers out loud with the remaining time.
Can I reuse the same settings without retyping them?
Yes. Star any timer to save it as a favorite, then start the same name and duration again with one tap.
Does the alarm just beep, or can it say something specific?
Each timer can have its own spoken message, so it announces exactly what's ready instead of a generic beep.
What voice language does it support?
Voice commands currently use Japanese speech recognition — the wake word and commands are spoken in Japanese, though timer names themselves can be anything.

Try it in your kitchen

Open it on a tablet, prop it up, and start talking to your timers.

Open Hands-Free Kitchen Timer