Need help, toss or continue

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DemonPit

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Jul 5, 2023
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So 1st time this ever happened. I ran out of pellets on an overnight pork shoulder cook. 2x 10lb bone-in. Injected.

Should I continue with the cook, or toss it?

Here's the time/temp graph.
Shoulders went on at 12 midnight at 250*. You can see the time/temp where I ran out.

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Edited..
I just tossed both shoulders in the bin. Better safe, than food poisoning.
 
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Probably a lot of opinions on this one, and I think it’s a personal choice, but judging from your temp and timeline I would have rolled with it. But nothing wrong with the way you handled it either. Chicken I would have definitely tossed but pork or beef, naw.
 
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