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Life & fun · November 17, 2014

The Kitchen Safe

Fight temptation by putting vice in a timer-locked container

The Kitchen Safe launched on November 17, 2014 with 113 votes, #293 of 1,965 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

What it does

You cannot always count on your willpower but you can always count on The Kitchen Safe. The Kitchen Safe will prevent you from regretting your mistakes by not doing them. Put the thing that is distracting you from your healthy life in and forget about it for a certain period of time! You can put these sweet cookies in, your phone, cards and so on!

The kSafe by Kitchen Safe is a time-lock container that helps you form good habits. It can only be opened when the timer reaches zero. No overrides!

Once the timer is set, and the button is pressed, the safe will remain locked until the timer reaches zero. “It's actually quite brilliant in its simplicity. There’s no breaking-in or cheating, which actually makes it so much easier to avoid the temptation...” USA Today “It curbs more than food cravings.. It’s also useful for credit card safekeeping or smartphone collection during dinner time.” Mashable From 1 minute, to 10 days, set and track your goal using the large, high contrast LCD. Who doesn't love turning and pressing a big button? Simple, elegant, and most importantly, fun. kSafe is made from high-quality, BPA free, food grade materials, and the walls are about 3 times thicker than…from thekitchensafe.com

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