Abstract: A unitary limitedly flexible retainer for the legs of eviscerated poultry has multiple straps for engaging the creases in the poultry hocks together with an improved lower strap, together with a locking tab provides for positive locking of poultry legs of varying sizes and lengths for trussing poultry.

Abstract: A poultry or meat cooking timer has a hollow barrel with an open top slidably receiving a stem with an inner end immersed in a fusible holding material in the barrel to normally hold the stem within the barrel against the force of a spring in the barrel urging the stem outwardly therefrom. The stem has an integral tapered flange thereabout that is force fitted through an inner barrel ridge near the top of the barrel bore and the stem has a large top with a substantially flat surface for engaging a barrel flange for positively sealing the stem and barrel in normal retracted stem position to prevent intrusion of foreign substances into the barrel bore prior to stem release by the fusible material at a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary flexible retainer for holding the legs of eviscerated poultry tightly against the body of the fowl over the rear body opening and includes a central locking member cooperating with straps for positively securing the poultry legs tightly against each of the hocks thereof, together with anchors into kidney openings in the poultry backbone.