Get dinner on the table when you said it would be
I made this app because I wanted to get a roast’s timings right. Tell it when you want to eat and it works backwards through every job, from fridge defrost to gravy, for Christmas dinner, a Sunday roast or a barbecue, with a reminder on your phone for each one and a Running late button that moves the lot.
Coming soonA Christmas dinner timer app that works backwards
Christmas dinner
A whole turkey (2 to 12 kg) or a turkey crown (1 to 6 kg), with cooking times from published UK guidance.Sunday roast
Includes a pork joint, planned for one steady oven setting (crackling isn’t planned).Barbecue
The order of jobs, with reminders to check with a thermometer. No cooking times for food on the barbecue.Running late?
Tap +15 or +30 minutes and the jobs you haven’t done move later. It never shortens a cooking time.Private
No account, no ads, no tracking. The app doesn’t connect to the internet.
Questions about The Big Dinner Timer
Is The Big Dinner Timer on the App Store yet?
Not yet. The Big Dinner Timer is coming soon to iPhone.
What can the Christmas dinner timer plan?
A whole turkey from 2 to 12 kg or a turkey crown from 1 to 6 kg, with cooking times from published UK guidance. Tick the sides you want.
Does it give cooking times for the barbecue?
No. The app gives no cooking times for food on the barbecue. It plans the order of jobs and reminds you to check with a thermometer, not just the time.
What if dinner is running late?
Tap +15 or +30 minutes and the jobs you haven’t done move later, with your reminders. It never moves a job earlier or shortens a cooking time.
Does it need an account or the internet?
No. There’s no account, no ads and no tracking, and the app doesn’t connect to the internet.