Wednesday, 31 August 2011

The Kitchen Clock

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Moving house saw my old faithful kitchen clock have it's last tick tock. The kitchen clock is very underrated in general with very little written or blogged about and yet I've lost count of the number of cakes I've baked keeping an eye on it. I'm one of those cooks who rarely ( unless I am recipe writing ) times things in the oven other than glancing at the kitchen clock.  It is perhaps one of the most important items in  my kitchen.  I must look at the clock thirty times a day easily and so my choice really needed careful consideration. 

If you are are a regular reader of my blog then you will know that I love British designs so I’ve gone for a Newgate clock.  The company is owned by Jim & Chloe Read and is a British company through and through. Their designs are heavily influenced by classic, vintage and retro with a touch of modernism and their clocks all seem to have a romantic story such as a rare find on on a London market or a rescue from a house being demolished! Their clocks are just seem so versatile and I spotted one a while ago in one of my friend’s kitchens and I had also been considering which one to get a few weeks ago in my local kitchen shop.  
Interestingly my friends kitchen is ultra modern .. but these clocks seem to look good in any setting, but I think this quad clock, which is a recreation of a clock found on Portobello Road looks particularly good in my new kitchen !
So to win one of these gorgeous clocks for your kitchen my question is.. do you use a kitchen timer or do you use the clock alone when you are baking? 

To enter simply comment below. 


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This giveaway is open to all readers over 18 with a UK mainland address. The winner will be chosen using an online randomiser and announced on this page on Friday 9th September. You need to leave your e-mail address in order to comment, I am the only person that can see it. Please do not include your email in the actual comment as well.
This competition on behalf of Newgate Clocks and they will be responsible for sending the prize to the winner. Their decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.


There is one main way to enter  .. just leave a comment below. There are 3 more chances to win .. . and you must leave a separate comment for each bonus entry otherwise they will not be counted.For a chance to win please comment and tell me what you use in your kitchen to time your baking / cooking.

For a second chance to win please tweet this post using the button below and you MUST comment with your twitter ID telling me you have done so.

For a third chance to win please follow me @VanessaKimbell on Twitter and comment below to tell me you have done so.

For a fourth chance to win please like my facebook page and comment below to tell me you have done so.Each Comment counts and an entrance and you can have a maximum of 4 entries to win this clock.


Closing date: 2pm Friday 9th September 2011


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91 comments:

  1. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours31 August 2011 at 15:36

    I have a pinger for baking. It works a treat! It's best use is for the post supper "10 minute tidy up" every evening. Amazing what you can get done when you are against the clock.

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  2. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours31 August 2011 at 15:38

    I follow you!

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  3. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours31 August 2011 at 15:40

    Tweeted

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  4. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours31 August 2011 at 15:40

    And I (or possibly FF) likes you on FB

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  5. lucky32131 August 2011 at 15:45

    follow on facebook : sharon griffin.
    when i bake i use the clock on the wall for timing :D

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  6. Abski31 August 2011 at 15:46

    Abby: I am in desperate need of a clock and our kitchen colour scheme is black/white so perfect!We normally use the oven clock for timings which is a bit hit and miss!

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  7. Abski31 August 2011 at 15:47

    I have Tweeted @abby.mynett1

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  8. Abski31 August 2011 at 15:49

    I follow you on Twitter @abby.mynett1

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  9. sharma31 August 2011 at 15:49

    I mostly use the clockon the wall but do have a timer as well which i on occasion do use.

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  10. sharma31 August 2011 at 15:50

    I have tweeted @sharmagaskill.

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  11. moonkitty31 August 2011 at 15:51

    I use the oven timer when I'm baking as we are in dire need of a Kitchen Clock! Since we moved into our new house in June I haven't had the chance to find one so winning this one would be lovely!

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  12. sharma31 August 2011 at 15:51

    I am following you on twitter
    @sharmagaskill

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  13. moonkitty31 August 2011 at 15:52

    I'm following you on Facebook!

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  15. moonkitty31 August 2011 at 15:53

    I'm following you on Twitter @leopard1979

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  16. sharma31 August 2011 at 15:53

    I also like your fb page.

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  17. moonkitty31 August 2011 at 15:54

    I shared the link to this post on Twitter!

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  18. Choclette31 August 2011 at 15:56

    That's one very handsome clock and we need a kitchen clock. I rely completely on a timer or I'm lost. That's also a lovely bowl of roses.

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  19. Choclette31 August 2011 at 15:57

    I follow you on Twitter

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  20. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 16:04

    I use a timer

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  21. Anonymous31 August 2011 at 16:40

    I use a cat shaped timer - very retro! Must say I still manage to burn things!

    marina frow
    marinaricci@hotmail.co.uk

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  22. Mozart's Girl31 August 2011 at 17:10

    Hi Vanessa...gorgeous clock & beautiful new kitchen too! I always use a timer because,as baking is my business, I just can't afford to forget! However, I do find that after over 7 years I am so in tune with timings that, if I start to feel a bit fidgetty when something's in the oven, I can guarantee that when I glance up at the timer it either goes off or shows that there's one minute to go! So I guess I'm my own timer & the actual timer is my back-up!!
    Great post...goopd clocks are surprisingly hard to find...hope that Bodie is behaving :-)

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  23. Mozart's Girl31 August 2011 at 17:11

    I also follow you on Twitter...as you know! x

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  24. becky00431 August 2011 at 17:12

    I use my kitchen clock

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  25. becky00431 August 2011 at 17:14

    Following on Twitter @becky0020

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  26. Unknown31 August 2011 at 17:15

    I use a clock and I stick to it religiously... I also have a giant newmarket clock that has been up in the loft for ever and is now going to be situated in the eaves of the new kitchen extension... a little smaller friend would be nice....

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  27. becky00431 August 2011 at 17:15

    Liked on Facebook (Becky John Mse)

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  28. Unknown31 August 2011 at 17:15

    I follow you already

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  29. Unknown31 August 2011 at 17:15

    I tweeted this post

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  30. Unknown31 August 2011 at 17:16

    I like you (on facebook and as a human being)

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  31. Unknown31 August 2011 at 17:16

    I am a sex pest

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  32. Unknown31 August 2011 at 17:16

    I like cheese

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  33. Cheeky31 August 2011 at 17:17

    I just use a clock, not a timer, but I don't have a kitchen clock, so it's either the digital clock on the cooker or the microwave - these two always seem to be a few minutes apart though, so I have to remember which one I'm using!

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  34. Unknown31 August 2011 at 17:17

    I cant stop commenting..... HELP!!!

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  35. Cheeky31 August 2011 at 17:17

    I've tweeted - @cheekychicken24

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  36. Cheeky31 August 2011 at 17:18

    I follow you on Twitter - @cheekychicken24

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  37. Cheeky31 August 2011 at 17:18

    I've liked you on facebook - Judith Scales on there x

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  38. Ruth31 August 2011 at 17:40

    Please help my kitchen counter is up the spout and I would love some kitchen clock loveliness to use instead! Thanks

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  39. walds31 August 2011 at 18:01

    I use the clock for backing , Hope this one helps me to do that :))

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  40. Heidi31 August 2011 at 18:20

    I use the clock on the oven - @walpolegirl (Heidi Roberts)

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  41. Heidi Roberts31 August 2011 at 18:23

    I have tweeted this post - @walpolegirl

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  42. Heidi Roberts31 August 2011 at 18:24

    I already follow you on twitter - @walpolegirl

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  43. Heidi Roberts31 August 2011 at 18:29

    I have followed you on Facebook - Heidi Roberts
    (heidi@heidiwilson.co.uk)

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  44. Karen Painter31 August 2011 at 18:41

    Fab clock - love it!

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  45. Karen Painter31 August 2011 at 18:42

    Have followed on twitter @bruniebox

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  46. dijeff.norwood31 August 2011 at 18:42

    Well I have a little egg in my kitchen plus a timer on the cooker. Use both when I have to time things.
    Always follow Vanessa.

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  47. GeorgeBee31 August 2011 at 19:42

    I use the TV, I put the chips in at the beginning of Eastenders, once I hear the bom, bom, bombombom boom, I know they're done lol!

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  48. GeorgeBee31 August 2011 at 19:43

    Already like on FB - Georg Ball

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  49. GeorgeBee31 August 2011 at 19:44

    Follow on TW - GeorgeBee69

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  50. Mimi31 August 2011 at 20:05

    I use the oven timer for now, though I'm on the look-out for a nice kitchen clock ... perhaps it's fate(hope so!).

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  51. Mimi31 August 2011 at 20:07

    Tweeted your post : @MimiJane

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  52. Carole Fitzgerald31 August 2011 at 20:18

    Love the timeless style of the lovely clock on your wall! I'm a glance at my watch girl, but would happily glance at that lovely clock all day long.
    Funny how some things seem to suit anyone and anywhere!

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  53. MummyDichotomy31 August 2011 at 20:22

    I use the oven timer for baking as I'm always being distracted by small children!

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  54. MummyDichotomy31 August 2011 at 20:23

    I have tWeeted @mummydichotomy

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  55. MummyDichotomy31 August 2011 at 20:24

    I already follow you on twitter :)

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  56. Please Do Not Feed The Animals.1 September 2011 at 10:07

    That is one classy clock!
    I use a timer. I can NOT be trusted to remember to check on something in the oven as I get too easily distracted and absorbed in something else.
    However, I need to have a clock in every room on the wall as I feel out of control if I can't have a quick glance to check the time. I probably should get rid of all my clocks and teach myself to be less neurotic but, he, clocks are beautiful.

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  57. Cath1 September 2011 at 12:21

    I can't be trusted with anything other than a kitchen timer.

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  58. B1 September 2011 at 14:49

    I'm definitely a clock rather than a timer person! Love your new clock - goes well in your kitchen!

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  59. Aliembroiders1 September 2011 at 15:01

    I used to use the timer on my cooker, until my toddler worked out how to use it and I wondered why my loaf cake took only fifteen minutes to cook!

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  60. Aliembroiders1 September 2011 at 15:02

    I've retweeted, I'm @aliembroiders

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  61. Aliembroiders1 September 2011 at 15:03

    I'm following you on Twitter x

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  62. Aliembroiders1 September 2011 at 15:04

    I've liked your Facebook page x

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  63. Aliembroiders1 September 2011 at 15:05

    PS My email is alirichardson@hotmail.co.uk in case I win!!

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  64. Unknown1 September 2011 at 17:10

    Blimey . . This clock is popular ! i wish everyone cold have one !

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  65. Jules Naybur2 September 2011 at 18:46

    I use my Iphone as the timer is great and i always have my phone with me x

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  66. maxineflossy3 September 2011 at 18:52

    my oven timer is temperamental to say the least, either not beeping at all, or seemingly only beeping when the food is black! this has led me to now alter the time on the old clock in the living room so that it 'boings' at the right time - where there is a will ...

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  67. maxineflossy3 September 2011 at 18:53

    am following you on twitter @maxineflossy

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  68. maxineflossy3 September 2011 at 18:54

    have tweeted @maxineflossy

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  69. maxineflossy3 September 2011 at 18:56

    already liking the facebook page!

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  70. Liz4 September 2011 at 12:39

    Hi!
    I use my clock most of the time if I'm staying in the kitchen but if I'm pottering around the house I use ringing egg-shaped timer.

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  71. Liz4 September 2011 at 12:46

    @Lizdancingcake tweeted

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  72. Liz4 September 2011 at 12:47

    @Lizdancingcake follows you on twitter

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  73. Liz4 September 2011 at 12:52

    I'm liking you via facebook :-)

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  74. Susan4 September 2011 at 21:06

    Well after reading this I know why I use my cooker clock and timer...my clocks a bit hairy fairy and I can't see the dial as clearly as yours!
    Never win a sausage but need to get me a decent clock for sure! x

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  75. Susan4 September 2011 at 21:07

    Re tweeted. x

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  76. Susan4 September 2011 at 21:07

    I follow you on facebook. x

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  77. Susan4 September 2011 at 21:09

    I follow you on Twitter (yes I am @TwitTotte). x

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  78. Charlotte @gofreecakes5 September 2011 at 14:00

    I always use a digital timer when baking. I have liked you on Facebook, I follow you on Twitter and will Tweet right now : )

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  79. HELEN6 September 2011 at 17:03

    I use both a timer & the clock, depending on whether I'm cooking something for a short time or long time

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  80. HELEN6 September 2011 at 17:04

    have tweeted
    @jessies_online

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  81. HELEN6 September 2011 at 17:04

    follow you on twitter

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  82. HELEN6 September 2011 at 17:04

    follow on FB too

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  83. Kasia7 September 2011 at 07:44

    I love your blog and would love to win this clock. It's gorgeous and elegant.

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  84. Kasia7 September 2011 at 07:44

    I already like you on FB

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  85. Kasia7 September 2011 at 07:52

    follow on Twitter as @biedooness

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  86. Karen S Booth7 September 2011 at 16:01

    I would LOVE to win that clock!
    Karen @ Lavender and Lovage

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  87. Karen S Booth7 September 2011 at 16:02

    I have tweeted the event/give away!

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  88. Karen S Booth7 September 2011 at 16:03

    I already follow you on Twitter
    @KarenBurnsBooth

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  89. Karen S Booth7 September 2011 at 16:03

    I now like you on FB too, I am known as French Tart on FB! LOL!
    Karen

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  90. The Yummy Yank7 September 2011 at 16:20

    I only ever look at my clock! Just can't be bothered with the timer! Use the clock on my oven!

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  91. xlpharmacy9 December 2011 at 13:50

    very simple but rather beautiful and elegant clock you have there, I had one just like that, but I fell down and it broke in small pieces!

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