Friday, December 14, 2007
Review: DaysAgo Digital Day Counter
Trying to keep track of leftovers in the fridge can be a bit confusing if you don't have a method. On the surface, the DaysAgo Digital Day Counter seems like a good solution, but not as good as an old fashioned, low-tech method. The Day Counter is a little digital clock. You start it rolling, and it keeps track of how long it's been since you started it. The timer then goes onto your opened food with one of three methods: magnetic backing for a metal jar top or a can (but who leaves food in a can?), a suction cup to adhere to a flat surface, and a band to stretch around a container and keep the device snug. Two of the devices are about $10.
However, the reactions here to them weren't that positive. My wife had one or two fall off an item, and then just gave up. I think the suction cup really needs to be on a non-metallic lid or jar, so ehere is plenty of flat surface for it to grip. But my son had a better point: "Why not just use a piece of masking tape and a marker?" Indeed, the easiest and most cost effective solution is to slap on a piece of tape and write the date on which you put said food into said refrigerator. Sure, tape sometimes has trouble with dampness, but then, so can these other methods. And writing the date is faster than resetting a gizmo, even if it won some magazine award - sorry, I just don't see why.
However, the reactions here to them weren't that positive. My wife had one or two fall off an item, and then just gave up. I think the suction cup really needs to be on a non-metallic lid or jar, so ehere is plenty of flat surface for it to grip. But my son had a better point: "Why not just use a piece of masking tape and a marker?" Indeed, the easiest and most cost effective solution is to slap on a piece of tape and write the date on which you put said food into said refrigerator. Sure, tape sometimes has trouble with dampness, but then, so can these other methods. And writing the date is faster than resetting a gizmo, even if it won some magazine award - sorry, I just don't see why.
