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mjs2171
mjs2171 Posts: 26
edited September 2012 in EggHead Forum
Just woke up from having 2 butts in the egg to find my temp had dropped to 190.  I had the egg at a solid 250 for like an hour and half before I went t bed around 1:00 and woke up at 5:30.  I have the temp back up to 250 and everything is going smooth now.  Are my pork butts ruined?
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  • travisstrick
    travisstrick Posts: 5,002
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    No way! That happens sometimes. Your fire just got clogged up or something. No big deal.
    Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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  • mjs2171
    mjs2171 Posts: 26
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    Thanks travisstrick!!  You always have good answers for a newbie like myself.  It does smell awesome...
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    As long as the egg doesn't drop below 140 for more than a couple of hours you are fine.   190 is perfectly safe.  Carry on!

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,353
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    All good-and with the two butts, monitor the smaller one (if you can only watch one) and recognize that they can finish a few hours apart in time.  If bone-in then when you can extract the bone with no resistance, you are finished.  Enjoy the end- results.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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