# Cubic Kitchen Clocks The Tetra Cooking Timer Can Track Four Different Dishes at Once By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-07-14 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tetra-cooking-timer References: [quirky](http://www.quirky.com/products/317-Tetra-kitchen-timer) The [Tetra](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desk-puzzles) Cooking Timer makes it very easy for you to multitask in the kitchen. Its simple design offers clarity and an uncomplicated means of use, even incorporating a tactile element to help you organize the mess of meals that you're working to prepare simultaneously. One of Quirky's upcoming gadgets, this little guy takes the shape of a perfect cube. It has a red silicone base with two buttons on each side to facilitate setting different countdowns on each face. The rest of the device is a crisp white plastic that permits the light from a bright red digital clock to shine right through when it's in use. The Tetra Cooking Timer comes with a dry-erase marker in the center so that you can label the corresponding recipes. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Multi-tasking Kitchen Gadgets:** The trend of kitchen gadgets that allow users to easily multitask is growing, with opportunities for innovative designs that simplify meal preparation. - **Simplified Kitchen Timer Designs:** Gadgets like the Tetra Cooking Timer prove that consumers appreciate straightforward designs and tactile elements that help organize their cooking. - **Digital Kitchen Clocks:** The rise in digital kitchen clocks, like the bright red display on the Tetra Cooking Timer, presents opportunities for innovation in time management and display capabilities. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Kitchen Appliance:** The kitchen appliance industry can incorporate tactile elements, straightforward designs, and digital displays into new gadgets to improve the kitchen experience. - **Smart Home:** The smart home industry can create innovative kitchen tech that sets timers and tracks multiple dishes with ease, streamlining the cooking process. - **Office & School Supplies:** The office and school supplies industry can capitalize on the success of dry-erase markers in kitchen gadgets, innovating ways to incorporate them into other products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Triple-Recipe Cooking Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oxo-triple-kitchen-timer.md) - [Kitchen Timing Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cookclock.md) - [Handsfree Kitchen Character Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timer-bob.md) - [Connected Simplicity-Focused Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-rubiks-cube-clock.md) - [Multi-Use Timer Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chirp-timer.md) - [Clock-Inspired Focus Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-igor.md) - [Thermal-AI Cooking Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cue-chef-cube-01.md) - [Digitized Hourglass Productivity Timers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/focus-timer.md) - [Eight-in-One Kitchen Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchyhub.md)