- Feb 3, 2013
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Hi all,
Started 2 pork butts in the smoker last night around 9. Went to bed around 12 with the temp at 240. I must have messed up the propane knob because when I woke up at 7 the smoker temp was 300 and the internal pork temp was 180. The water pan was empty and sizzling with pork drippings.
So I dropped the smoker temp back down to 225 and now a couple hours later the internal temperature of the pork has dropped to 155-160.
Is this normal? Somehow my brain can't wrap around the fact that the internal temp has dropped 15 degrees even though the smoker temperature has been at 225 (Which is higher than 180).
Should I just continue to slow cook it at 225 until the internal temp comes back up to 185-190 for pulling? Or should I pull it a little earlier to keep it from drying out? Any advice would be great!
Thanks!
Greg
Started 2 pork butts in the smoker last night around 9. Went to bed around 12 with the temp at 240. I must have messed up the propane knob because when I woke up at 7 the smoker temp was 300 and the internal pork temp was 180. The water pan was empty and sizzling with pork drippings.
So I dropped the smoker temp back down to 225 and now a couple hours later the internal temperature of the pork has dropped to 155-160.
Is this normal? Somehow my brain can't wrap around the fact that the internal temp has dropped 15 degrees even though the smoker temperature has been at 225 (Which is higher than 180).
Should I just continue to slow cook it at 225 until the internal temp comes back up to 185-190 for pulling? Or should I pull it a little earlier to keep it from drying out? Any advice would be great!
Thanks!
Greg
