Patent ID: 7686232

Claim:
A device for evaluating food safety, comprising: a processor configured to analyze data corresponding to a food temperature, the analysis including determining whether the food temperature is lower than a first temperature setpoint, exceeds a second temperature setpoint, or is between the first temperature setpoint and the second temperature setpoint, wherein the first temperature setpoint is lower than the second temperature setpoint; a first and a second visual indicia, wherein the first and the second visual indicia remain off when the food temperature is below the first temperature setpoint or above the second temperature setpoint; a computer readable memory configured to store the data corresponding to the food temperature; and a sensor configured to gather the data corresponding to the food temperature while the sensor physically touches food, wherein the first and the second visual indicia provide a visual alert when the food temperature is between the first temperature setpoint and the second temperature setpoint, further wherein the visual alert is a first color when the food temperature is greater than the first temperature setpoint and less than a third temperature setpoint, and the visual alert is a second color when the food temperature is less than the second temperature setpoint and-greater than the third temperature setpoint.