Nick Prochilo said:
The pop up timers are set to pop at 140*, mine had one also. Now I always take my temp from the middle of the roast. The pop up timers are only about an inch long, seems strange to me! Yours came out looking great Larry!
Did you go by the pop up?
No, I pulled it out prior to cooking. The pop up timer that was in this roast was not set to go off at 140º based on the color code it would go off at 180º, see below.
Product Number Activation Temperature Button Head Color Application
138S 138°F/59°C Yellow Steak, Beef-Med. Rare, Fish
145S 145°F/62°C Orange Steak-Med., Ham under 4 lbs. (precooked)
160S 160°F/69°C Green Pork - Med., Lamb - Med.
165S 165°F/73°C Blue Lamb - Med. Rare under 4 lbs., Beef-Med. 4-5 lbs., Beef - Med. Well under 4 lbs., Turkey Breast under 5 lbs., Pork Roast - Med. under 4 lbs.
180S 180°F/82°C
Red Lamb - Well under 4 lbs., Pork Roast Bnls. under 4 lbs., Turkey Breast 3-7 lbs., Turkey Roast under 5 lbs.
185S 185°F/85°C White Roasting Chickens, White/Dark Turkey Roast
203S 203°F/95°C White Duck, Geese, Capons
138L 138°F/59°C Yellow Beef-Med. Rare, Fish
145L 145°F/62°C Orange Beef-Med. Rare under 4 lbs., Ham over 4 lbs. (Precooked)
160L 160°F/69°C Green Beef, Large Roasts, Pork Roast-Med. 4-8 lbs., Lamb-Med.
165L 165°F/73°C Blue Turkey Breast 3-7 lbs., Beef-Med. Rare 7-10 lbs., Beef-Well Done under 4 lbs., Veal, Meat Loaf, Pork Roast-Med. 4-8 lbs.
180L 180°F/82°C
Red Turkey under 24 lbs., Pork Roast 4-8 lbs., Beef-Med. Well 7-10 lbs.
185L 185°F/85°C White Turkey over 24 lbs.