With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, many home chefs are dealing with their biggest food obstacle of the year in the form of a big, intimidating bird which will take hours to prepare, hog their entire oven, and present health problems if undercooked. The difficulties of cooking turkey are very well known and are largely about timing. Too short a cooking time and the result can be hazardous, too much time in the oven and it can be unpalatable. These are problems even experienced cooks often battle with, because in combination with constantly checking the bird, there are all the side dishes to think about, and the dessert. Whatever can help to ease the worries of producing a enormous meal on time in a limited kitchen, all while attending to other duties, should be used. Utilizing an iPhone app is not cheating.