16 minute timer

A free 16 minute timer with a progress ring and an alarm you choose. It stays accurate in a background tab and survives a page reload, which a phone's quick timer cannot promise. Also searched as 16 min timer, timer 16 minutes, 16 minute countdown.

What fits in 16 minutes

• Cooking: a tray of blueberry muffins at 375°F, toothpick test at the alarm.
• Fitness: four 4-minute rowing intervals, with short rests folded in.
• Study: rewatching a recorded lecture at 1.5× speed and noting what you missed.
• Household: a full kitchen reset after dinner: dishes, counters, floor, trash out.
• Kids: reading together before lights out, with the ring instead of "five more minutes."

Muffin doneness checklist

• Tops are domed and spring back when pressed lightly.
• A toothpick in the center comes out clean or with dry crumbs.
• Edges are just pulling away from the pan.

Mini muffins need about 10 to 12 minutes and jumbo ones 25 or more, so adjust the length. For other bakes, the oven timer page lists common times.

Tip: a running timer is saved locally, so a reload or an accidental tab close does not lose it as long as you reopen the same page. Nearby: the 15 minute timer and the 17 minute timer. For a planned study rhythm, see the Pomodoro timer.

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