Monitor the inner temperature of poultry or meat without opening the oven door with BonJour's Programmed Meat Thermometer/Timer. To use, select the type of meat and desired doneness level, such as "beef" and "medium-rare". Next insert the 6-inch stainless steel probe into the meat. An alarm will sound when the actual temperature of the meat reaches the desired doneness level. Pre-programmed with cooking temperatures for turkey, chicken, beef, lamb, veal and pork. Memory function allows you to program other meat temperatures and desired doneness levels. Unit has 99 minute timer and operates on one AAA battery, included.