Need help ASAP with butt

Coonbutt

Put a 7 1/2 boston butt on yesterday around 6PM and everything was fine, the dome temp was at 240 when I went to bed at 12am. I woke up this morning at 7am and the dome temp was 180 and the internal meat temp was 125, should I raise the temp or throw the meat away? I dont't want to poison everyone, but at the same time I hate to waiste food if it can be saved. What should I do?

gdenby

The meat was not in the danger zone while in the Egg. If the dome temp had fallen below 140, then you would have to throw it away, because you would not know how long it was in air too cool for safety.

I'd guess that the meat never hit plateau, which usually occurs at 160-ish. It probably has a long way to go. Take the dome up to at least 250 - 275. Check the internal temp in 4 hours.

Two hours before you want to serve, check and see if it has reached 180 internal. If not, place in a foil pan with some beer, raise the dome temp to 350, and push it thru the plateau.

The Naked Whiz

You may be ok. If it is a boneless butt, or if you stuck a probe with bacteria on it into the meat, it's possible that bacteria introduced to the interior of the butt has grown. I've never heard of anyone here poisoning a crowd with a butt that is in this state, but personally, I'd play it safe. A butt doesn't cost that much.