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So I'm wondering if it's safe and/or logical to use the brine solution leftover from the turkey to fill the water pan in my vertical smoker? I know you can add things to the pan for flavor, but I was worried about bacteria.

It's an 8lb butt. From everyone's response, it sounds like what I was thinking. Jimmy, you said 2hrs/pnd after cooking for the initial 5-6 hours? Or did you mean total? I guess I could see that if I left it at 200, but I'll probably bump it back up in the morning. Scott, that was my other...

I want to start my smoke the night before so I don't have to wake up so early to have it done by 5pm. I have a NG cabinet smoker with a water pan. I can't leave the PP in overnight cuz I'll run out of water. My plan was to do the 4-5 hour smoke the day before then move to the oven overnight. I...