Big green egg temp got low while cooking brisket

[mwb30]

Hello all, got the big green egg up to 225 last night and put brisket on around 12. Went to be around 12:30 when it seemed temp was holding steady. Woke up this morning at 6:30 to check on brisket and green egg was at 50 degrees and brisket flat probed 110. Egg quickly got back up to temp in about 30 minutes. Is this brisket still going to be safe to eat? I am not sure how long the egg was at 50 degrees for, but the meat has been in the 40-140 degrees range for awhile now.

 

[dr k]

Hello all, got the big green egg up to 225 last night and put brisket on around 12. Went to be around 12:30 when it seemed temp was holding steady. Woke up this morning at 6:30 to check on brisket and green egg was at 50 degrees and brisket flat probed 110. Egg quickly got back up to temp in about 30 minutes. Is this brisket still going to be safe to eat? I am not sure how long the egg was at 50 degrees for, but the meat has been in the 40-140 degrees range for awhile now.

If you just rubbed it and not poked into it other than the thermometer ,then keep cooking. The outside where the bacteria are was pasteurized in the first 30-60 minutes. The inside is void of pathogens. Read the pinned threads at the top of the food safety forum.

 

[normanaj]

A dual probe thermometer with hi/lo temp alarm,one probe for food the other for smoker temp.This will save you lot of stress and quite possibly a few $$$.

 

[mwb30]

A dual probe thermometer with hi/lo temp alarm,one probe for food the other for smoker temp.This will save you lot of stress and quite possibly a few $$$.

I’m typically on top of it. Just was over confident that the temp would be stable for me. I usually will wake up but thought i could trust it this time. Learned my lesson lol.

 

[HalfSmoked]

I'm With Dr K on this one.

Warren

 

[schlotz]

And we still continue to read about smokers failing overnight... Never, NEVER do an overnight smoke without a dual probe thermometer that can set off an alarm (by your bed) if the temps drop. So simple.

 

[Winterrider]

^^^^^ this ^^^^^
We hear about this time and time again. If ya don't have the means to alert you if something happens ( hot or cold ), don't do it is a pretty simple motto.