Question: My Smoker went out over night. Am I dealing with a "Danger Zone" situation?

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smokerooke

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Aug 9, 2014
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I'm smoking an 11lbs bottom roast and two 5lbs pork shoulders.

I started at midnight, got the smoker temp up to 250, stayed stable until I went to bed at 200am. Got up at 730am and the smoker was down to 100! Temperature of the meat this morning was around 120. I do not suspect any of the meat got up to 140 at any point.

I've done a five hour stretch before but I guess with the colded weather last night...Anyway, is this a danger zone concern?
 
Of course it got up to 140. Probably around 300am-ish. Cooked for another two hours at that temp maybe and started going out around 500am? That would be just outside the danger zone, right?
 
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