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Pork danger zone question

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Reverend BSB
Reverend BSB Posts: 157
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Went to sleep around 12:30, egg was at 250 degrees. Woke up at 5:30, egg was at around 150, internal temp of the butt was the same. I got it into the oven at 250, but safe or not? What do you guys think? Happy 4th!
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  • rzrrob
    rzrrob Posts: 162
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    4 hours under the 180 mark ? It is boarder line I would say

    their was a post on the same thing yesterday check it out
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,973
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    The danger zone is 140 degrees. You are already past that. You could have cranked open your vents to 300 to finish it off, but 250 in the oven should do it.

    Happy 4th!
    Faith
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,973
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    Pork is technically cooked at 150 degrees, you just can't pull it till all the fat and connective tissue breaks down, which is 195 degrees internal. This info comes straight from the State of Florida SafeStaff Foodhandler Certificate Handbook.

    Faith
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • Reverend BSB
    Reverend BSB Posts: 157
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    Couldn't crank up the egg, coal was out. I had been cooking since 6 am Saturday at 250-350, thought I had enough to finish out the night but I guess not. I got it into the oven and finished it to 180. Figured since the temp was 150 it was safe.
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  • Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker
    Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker Posts: 3,743
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    egg was never in an environment that was in the danger zone. ignore internal temps, it's the exterior of the meat where the bacteria (the ones that we are concerned with anyway) live
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