# Clock function

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/clock-function/205>\
**Category:** Anova Support\
**Created:** [December 19, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/clock-function/205 "2014-12-19T01:44:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mbaileybend](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/mbaileybend/32/7671_2.png) [@mbaileybend](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/mbaileybend)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/clock-function/205/1 "2014-12-19T01:44:57Z")

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Is the Anova suppose to shut down when the clock reaches 0 and beeps? Or is it just to let you know that you have reached the time that you entered. I guess I am having a problem getting my arms around the fact that it will not overcook if your time is reached.

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**Author:** ![mspeleoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@mspeleoto](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/mspeleoto)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/clock-function/205/2 "2014-12-20T13:04:40Z")

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I think it’d be a safety issue if it were to just shut off. Imagine leaving some food in a warm water bath for a couple of hours as it cools down through the “danger zone”