@RRP Ron, which one is the most useable for our type of cooking? Been thinking of a purchase but I suppose the correct answer is "Get both".

I have the Stick and like it ok. Thought about getting the Trio when it came out but just knew that I would never remember exactly what the three events were supposed to be timing.

For multiple timed events or a stopwatch function I just use an app on my iMac or tablet or phone. I can name each timer so I know for sure what the timer is for and not have to rely on my old brain.

Hi, my name is Jeepster and I'm a gadget whore.  So, yep I have both.  I seem to grab the trio first, so that would be my recommendation.  There's a wall clock by the door to the egg, so not that much of a need for local time on the timer.

I have a smart phone so could use it for an assortment of timers, but really like a dedicated and relatively cheap timer to use around the grill.  My mind wanders and I can be clumsy ... found my tape measure in the freezer a couple days ago.

Had wings last night ... set #1 to a 15 minute countdown and #3 to count up.  Wings went on the grill and both 1 and 3 were started.  Flipped the wings every 15 minutes when #1 went off ... #3 kept me on track for total time on the grill.  Lot of cooks like that where you want to know total time on the grill and time until the next intervention ... that's not a direct readout on the timestick.

we have in our kitchen a stove and a mwave plus access to at least 2 cell phones with timer "apps".  Meat gets cooked to temp not time. 

I use the TimeStick.  It fits better in my hand.  I like the clock feature.

I don't really time much, but it makes me feel important.

onedbguru said:

we have in our kitchen a stove and a mwave plus access to at least 2 cell phones with timer "apps".  Meat gets cooked to temp not time. 

OK.

Some of us cook things other than meat where time is at least somewhat important.

Some of us might want to flip or rotate stuff (including meat) every "x" minutes.

Timers are useful for that. 

Timers are great.  For timing stuff.  Like I know if I put some Coke Zeros in the freezer with "turbo" on, they will start freezing in 70 minutes.  Perfect in 50.

Also time is great when you boil stuff like pasta.  Meat on the other hand, time is useful to know when to start checking using internal temp, tenderness, etc.  The classic time/temp/per pound instructions that come with your roast and turkey are general guidelines that more often than not give you an overcooked slab that meets draconian FDA requirements of overcooking for "safety".  Bah, humbug.

i just gots me pops a thermoworks TimeStix for Xmas so he wont forget (he always does) about the electronic fire wand he leaves in the BGE to get the coals going . . . last time I was home the Egg was over 600 before he remembered - wozzza pi$$  sh*t snake venom!!  This lil guy might just save the family house . .  just hoping he wears it around his neck.