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mmlreiner · 03-15-2019, 06:40 PM

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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Trevor73402 · 03-15-2019, 06:48 PM

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.

mmlreiner · 03-15-2019, 06:50 PM

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

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Smart · 03-15-2019, 06:57 PM

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

Charles · 03-15-2019, 07:00 PM

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.

Michael · 03-15-2019, 07:03 PM

Smoke is a preservative. It'll be fine.

AlaskaFlyerFan · 03-15-2019, 07:29 PM

^^^This

mmlreiner · 03-15-2019, 07:33 PM

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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asu-indian · 03-15-2019, 08:34 PM

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

saintsfan · 03-15-2019, 09:22 PM

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

bowhntrmatt · 03-15-2019, 10:24 PM

I wouldn’t think twice about eating it.

bbqfan5909 · 03-15-2019, 10:30 PM

Should be fine unless you put a tempature prob.

mmlreiner · 03-16-2019, 01:27 AM

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.

rockyraider · 03-16-2019, 08:37 AM

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

Farmdog · 03-16-2019, 08:41 AM

I know I would eat it for sure

Smart · 03-16-2019, 08:46 AM

Longest dang porkbutt cook and taste test in the history of forever...

mmlreiner · 03-16-2019, 11:14 PM

Lol I got home, shredded it and ate a sammich. It was great, I went to sleep and haven’t visited the toilet so it was just fine. If the temp outside was warmer I wouldn’t have even questioned it but since it’s been so cool it didn’t sit at a “warm” temp for any amount of time. It cooled, just cooled in the middle of the process of cooking. It turned out dang good.

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03-15-2019, 06:40 PM	#1
mmlreiner Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Hunt In: Kerr County, Tx	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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

03-15-2019, 07:03 PM	#6
Michael Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home: Hallettsville, TX Photo/Video: Canon 7D DSLR Hunt In: Webb, LaSalle, Lavaca	Smoke is a preservative. It'll be fine. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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03-15-2019, 06:48 PM	#2
Trevor73402 Six Point Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Southern OK	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.

03-15-2019, 06:50 PM	#3
mmlreiner Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Hunt In: Kerr County, Tx	So in other words, lol, finish it and see if it gives me the Hershey squirts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

03-15-2019, 06:57 PM	#4
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	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

03-15-2019, 07:00 PM	#5
Charles Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006	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.

03-15-2019, 07:29 PM	#7
AlaskaFlyerFan Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: San Antonio Hunt In: Don't have a place yet	^^^This

03-15-2019, 07:33 PM	#8
mmlreiner Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Hunt In: Kerr County, Tx	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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

03-15-2019, 08:34 PM	#9
asu-indian Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lake Fork Hunt In: Texas, Kansas	If nothing else it should strengthen your immune system. Seriously though, it will be fine. Two generations ago would be laughing at us.

03-15-2019, 09:22 PM	#10
saintsfan Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring Branch, Tx. Hunt In: Texas, Illinois, Utah, Colorado	It will be fine. Throw it in the oven and finish it off.

03-15-2019, 10:24 PM	#11
bowhntrmatt Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Stockdale Hunt In: Concho, Val Verde	I wouldn’t think twice about eating it.

03-15-2019, 10:30 PM	#12
bbqfan5909 Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2012	Should be fine unless you put a tempature prob.

03-16-2019, 01:27 AM	#13
mmlreiner Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Hunt In: Kerr County, Tx	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.

03-16-2019, 08:37 AM	#14
rockyraider Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cen-Tex Hunt In: Out West	I wouldn't, a $12 pork butt isn't worth risking food poisioning. Buy another and start over.

03-16-2019, 08:41 AM	#15
Farmdog Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mercedes	I know I would eat it for sure

03-16-2019, 08:46 AM	#16
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	Longest dang porkbutt cook and taste test in the history of forever...

03-16-2019, 11:14 PM	#17
mmlreiner Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Hunt In: Kerr County, Tx	Lol I got home, shredded it and ate a sammich. It was great, I went to sleep and haven’t visited the toilet so it was just fine. If the temp outside was warmer I wouldn’t have even questioned it but since it’s been so cool it didn’t sit at a “warm” temp for any amount of time. It cooled, just cooled in the middle of the process of cooking. It turned out dang good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro