Lou wrote:
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How many people use the timer on an oven? What kinds of food can
you leave in an oven for many hours without it going bad on you?
....

Since I was the one who pointed it out, don't have any statistic on
either numbers of people who do use it or an extensive list of all the
possible uses, but certainly it gets used for things like starting the
roast for Sunday dinner, etc., quite frequently.

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