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'' HELP PLEASE" fire went out on butt!!!

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sirlancealot
sirlancealot Posts: 506
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Went to bed at 4:ooam and fire was at 250deg every thing going good, at 8:00am fire out, meat was at 152internal, I took meat off covered with foil, and i"m starting fire over again."" Talk to me please""
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,170
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    Stick it in your oven at about 250* and finish it there!
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  • sirlancealot
    sirlancealot Posts: 506
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    It would not be alright if i put it back on the egg?
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,170
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    Double wrap it in foil, then in the oven.....
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  • egret
    egret Posts: 4,170
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    Sure, you could do that! Just hold it in the oven until your fire is re-established.
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  • sirlancealot
    sirlancealot Posts: 506
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    Oookaaayyy, that means i have to wake the wife up to turn on this all digital stove i bought her that i have not used(oven)that is, and this is going to be a problem, so let me see if i can get this oven on :laugh: :laugh:
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  • NibbleMeThis
    NibbleMeThis Posts: 2,295
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    Woops! It should be fine once you get it going again. Breathe :lol:

    (It's not too early to have a beer)

    Seriously it should be fine. Even if the fire went out as soon as you went to bed at 4am, the temp would have stayed up in the egg for a little while.

    Good recovery!
    Knoxville, TN
    Nibble Me This
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  • sirlancealot
    sirlancealot Posts: 506
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    Yeah thanks for the consolation, I"m breathing and butt is in the oven until temp stabilizes.
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  • Linda123
    Linda123 Posts: 67
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    sounds like a plan --lol
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  • Grilling Away in ?
    Grilling Away in ? Posts: 100
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    You are fine. It should not take long to restablish your fire. You could have placed it in a cooler to hold while you fired up. Your meat was above 140 and the rule of thumb is: If between 40 and 140 degrees for more than 4 hours, throw it away. So at 152 you were fine. Good luck and enjoy some fine Q.
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  • Memphistide
    Memphistide Posts: 207
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    exact same thing happened to me...you are find...mine went out and my meat was 116 internal.....I started it back up and cooked to 195....it was OUTSTANDING
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  • h20egg
    h20egg Posts: 168
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    Things could be worse. I lost my butt at 90 degrees, cold egg, as newbie was not aware of difficulty of 230 all night. Learning experience. I've backed up and am learning temp and fire techniques. I'm about ready to do a butt again but am wary of the all night thing. Waking up at 3 am as a meat servant is just not quite in my repertoire, and I'm not ready to shell out for a remote thermometer since I had just bought a non remote, which I'm really impressed with.
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  • Shiff
    Shiff Posts: 1,835
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    Sounds you have this cook under control now.

    For the future you might consider getting a remote thermometer like a Maverick ET-73. Costs about $40 and is well worth it for overnight cooks. I put my receiver unit next to the bed and check it a few times during the night. You can also set an alarm to ring if the temp drops too much. It has 2 probes - one for the meat and one for the grill.

    I wouldn't do an overnight cook without one.
    Large BGE
    Barry, Lancaster, PA
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