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pork butt smoking

Postby scsooner » Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:21 pm

Hi..
Can I smoke a pork butt for a couple of hours take it off and finish smoking it completely later?
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Re: pork butt smoking

Postby OldUsedParts » Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:41 pm

I don't see why not unless your refrigerator time is too long then you might have to freeze and thaw before the second final smoke. :dont:
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Re: pork butt smoking

Postby fishwater_98 » Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:59 pm

Yes you can, i have had to do it on occasion in the past when working at a country club. cook have now then half at another point. But OUP is correct, if its gonna sit in the fridge for too long then it will need to get frozen before second and final cook.
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Postby Txdragon » Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:55 pm

Assuming "later" means within 24 hours, yes. If not, I recommend freezing.
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Re: pork butt smoking

Postby TwoGuysBBQ » Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:04 am

I personally wouldn’t, can’t tell you why I wouldn’t. Just wouldn’t ;)
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Re: pork butt smoking

Postby spacetrucker » Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:22 am

welcome to the forum...
I would not due to spending too much time in "danger zone" for bacteria growth.
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Re: pork butt smoking

Postby White94RX » Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:24 pm

Right. There's danger zones for raw and cooked food. I wouldn't cross those lines, then go back and forth. Just do it once and do it right. You can always cook it all the way, cool it, then just reheat it.

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Re: pork butt smoking

Postby Txdragon » Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:07 pm

White94RX wrote:Right. There's danger zones for raw and cooked food. I wouldn't cross those lines, then go back and forth. Just do it once and do it right. You can always cook it all the way, cool it, then just reheat it.

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Food can be "par cooked" with no problem. We do it all the time in the restaurant biz. As long as it is refrigerated as soon as possible, it's fine, and as long as it's finished within reasonable time. The biggest worry here is the outer cooked parts getting dried out. Nothing different here in this scenario than storing leftovers, cooked or raw.
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