diff --git a/brew.ino b/brew.ino
index 5db1e2e740b20b2bd71a92a1ad47cae10ce0df1b..32b76028fc637b82328a40126db3f63de1354fee 100644
--- a/brew.ino
+++ b/brew.ino
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@
 // ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ENUM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 #include "CustomDataStructures.h"
 
+// ######################### TEMPLATES #########################
+// ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Debug ++++++++++++++++++++++++
+template <class T> void debugPrintVar( char *name, const T& value );
+template <class T> void debugPrintVar( char *name, const T& value ) {
+  Serial.print("[");
+  Serial.print(name);
+  Serial.print(":");
+  Serial.print(value);
+  Serial.println("]");
+}
+
 // ######################### VARIABLES #########################
 // ++++++++++++++++++++++++ State Machine ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 eRotaryEncoderMode      rotaryEncoderMode;
@@ -885,6 +896,12 @@ void xCountTheTime( int temperatureRange ) {
   // Check if the machine is in the right temperature range, for the current mode,
   if(!(basePT100.getCurrentTemperature() > (cookTemperature - temperatureRange) && basePT100.getCurrentTemperature() < (cookTemperature + temperatureRange))) {
     clockIgnore += millis() - clockStartTime - clockCounter;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    Serial.print("[clockIgnore:");
+    Serial.print(clockIgnore);
+    Serial.println("]");
+    debugPrintVar("clockIgnore", clockIgnore);
+#endif
   }
   
   // Calculate the remaining time on the clock
@@ -1354,3 +1371,4 @@ void lcdPrint(String title, String message) {
   }
 }
 
+