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Your turkey may or may not come with a pop-up timer. This little bit of technology is designed to take the guesswork out of determining when your turkey is done. It may be convenient if you don’t have a meat thermometer but should not be the sole indicator of doneness. Check to make sure the juices in the lower parts of the turkey—the leg and thigh—run clear.

The pop-up timer is actually a funky thermometer. It works simply. The pop-up is constructed using an inner blob of metal that melts at around 185ºF. The metal is in solid form at room temperature but will become molten as the flesh surrounding it heats up. When the metal becomes liquid, the pop-up indicator pops as a result of a spring mechanism within the outer casing—and the turkey is done.