- Apr 13, 2015
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Got a late start on smoking a 4.5 lb bone-in butt yesterday. It was still at 170 at 11pm. Did some searching online and saw that some have taken butts off, wrapped in foil, put them in an ice bath to cool and then refrigerated overnight, with goal of putting back on smoker the next day to bring it to 205. I wrapped it, iced it down for about an hour and then refrigerated.
One question - I just put it back onto the smoker, but when I stuck the temperature probe in, it showed as about 88 degrees. It's either been in the ice bath or refrigerator all nite long, so I was a little shocked to see it at that temp (I tried two different areas to confirm temp). Is it safe to finish the smoke and eat or am I in a danger zone for food safety? Many thanks in advance.
One question - I just put it back onto the smoker, but when I stuck the temperature probe in, it showed as about 88 degrees. It's either been in the ice bath or refrigerator all nite long, so I was a little shocked to see it at that temp (I tried two different areas to confirm temp). Is it safe to finish the smoke and eat or am I in a danger zone for food safety? Many thanks in advance.