My butt is falling!

Pigasso

Put two butts and a brisket on at 10PM last night - the butts were about 8 lbs each and the brisket 9. Had to dash off to work this morning, returned home and saw the brisket temp was 196 (steady dome temp of 250). Oh NOOOOO - lifted the dome and saw that in fact the redicheck probe was in one of the butts and the guru probe in the brisket - so butts at 196, brisket at 175.[p]After attending to some honeydoos I now see that the brisket is at 180 and the smaller butt has lost 3 degrees and is now reading 193. There has been two hours pass between the 196 and 193 reading, and the dome has been raised a couple of times.[p]Any ideas?[p]Thanks,[p]Pigasso

Dr_Redwine

Pigasso,
I don't know why the temps is falling, but I'd pull that butt. 5 more degrees ain't going to matter IMO.
DrR

Daddyo

Pigasso,
Did you move the thermometer? Different areas of your meat will be different temps. You are past the plateau, so the temp should not fall.

Unknown

Daddyo, I did move the thermometer from the slightly larger butt to the smaller one. It is now reading 191 - and 250 dome temp. I think I will just stop messing with it and check it again in half an hour!

mad max beyond eggdome

Pigasso,
pull em and foil em. . .they'll be fine. . .