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    Pork butt dilemma

    Short story is: I hadn’t cleaned my firebox in about three smokes on my Traeger and put on a pork butt this am at 0600 when I got off work.

    I was up fighting sleep for quite a while before I fell asleep so I just woke up. I checked it and the smoker threw an error and shut itself off. The pork has a great bark but is cool to the touch and not finished cooking all the way (I can tell)

    Can I put it in the oven to finish it off or is it a waste? My mom came over and says she’d throw it out because it’s pork.


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    #2
    If it were me and I was not serving it to anyone but myself, I’d put it back on the heat, take it to 200-205 till done. If it is for other people, I’d have to give it to the dogs and start over.

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      #3
      So in other words, lol, finish it and see if it gives me the Hershey squirts?


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        #4
        I guess those gadgets don't give you a time when the error hit?


        It was cool here today so I'd have no problem putting it in the oven and finishing it off....not sure about Houston. If its got a good bark on a Traegar it was on for a good while

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          #5
          You will probably be fine to continue cooking it until done. However though, I would throw it out as it's not worth taking the chance of getting sick.

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            #6
            Smoke is a preservative. It'll be fine.
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              #7
              ^^^This

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                #8
                Ok. So I put it back on at 1800. Got the temp set at *250 so it can continue to cook slow. I’ll stick a thermometer in it before I head off to work at 2200. I guess I’ll feed the boys at work tonight lol. Don’t call 911 in District IV tonight, we may all be on the toilet and unable to answer calls.


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                  #9
                  If nothing else it should strengthen your immune system. Seriously though, it will be fine. Two generations ago would be laughing at us.

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                    #10
                    It will be fine. Throw it in the oven and finish it off.

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                      #11
                      I wouldn’t think twice about eating it.

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                        #12
                        Should be fine unless you put a tempature prob.

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                          #13
                          so ill see what it taste like later. After it finished in the oven tonight I pulled it, let it cool and put it in the fridge for later. I am hoping it got enough smoke to give it a good flavor but I am pretty sure based off of the color when I realized the smoker was off. I am thinking it must have smoked from 0600 to about 1400 or so, 8 hours of smoke should have been plenty and I think I caught it right as it was cooled, just not finished cooking.

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                            #14
                            I wouldn't, a $12 pork butt isn't worth risking food poisioning. Buy another and start over.

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                              #15
                              I know I would eat it for sure

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