Oven bologna help

[TheNoviceCook]

I recently made a 80/20 mix of venison and bacon sausage. It was 20 pounds and then i added 4lbs of cheese. I used 1 cup of morton tender quick and baked until i hit an internal temp of about 155. The end product is good and ive been eating it. I did not let the meat cure and instead cooked it immediately....is this safe? Its my first time ever making the bologna and now im worried i may get sick. I started at 170 for 2 hours and they got to 130 it. Then i bumped it up to 200 and hit 155. Then because im paranoid i bumped it to 240 for about 5 minutes until i saw 157 and oulled them out to ice then rest on counter. Any help please? My dad gave some to his friend and im conserned

 

[SmokinEdge]

You are fine. The flavor profile is always better with a 12 to 24 hour wait. The nitrite level is safe to consume to start with. Nitrite naturally breaks down to nitric oxide after interacting with myoglobin, the cooking process speeds up this break down some. Once the product has been made for 24 hrs only small amounts of nitrite remain. You are ok, just don’t do it again without sodium erythorbate! Lol

 

[TheNoviceCook]

You are fine. The flavor profile is always better with a 12 to 24 hour wait. The nitrite level is safe to consume to start with. Nitrite naturally breaks down to nitric oxide after interacting with myoglobin, the cooking process speeds up this break down some. Once the product has been made for 24 hrs only small amounts of nitrite remain. You are ok, just don’t do it again without sodium erythorbate! Lol

I was worried about botulism. Didnt know the nitrate could be an issue though!

 

[SmokinEdge]

You hot smoked not cold smoked. You are fine. The cure #1 was present during the cook, again you are fine.