I feel like I could have written this article. I'm still using the timer each time I cook but it just feels like more of a hassle than the previous version, where the switch from watch OS 8 to 9 felt like it made things better immediately.
The removal of swapping watch faces with a swipe is so aggravating in 10. I use cooking timers and I had a specific face for that task and now it’s cumbersome to do with my hands full as you have to press and wait for it to pop into the faces and then swipe and long press again.
They didn’t even add something in its place. It was just removed for seemingly no reason.