Safe to cook turkey at 190 degrees?

Raider18 · 06-28-2019, 05:02 PM

Put a turkey breast on when my pit was 300. 5 minutes later had to leave unexpectedly when I came back 50 minutes later pit was at 190 and meat at 78. I should be safe since the temp was above 180 right?

gtr · 06-28-2019, 11:54 PM

I'd say you're alright given the available info. Sounds like the turkey was cooking fine to be at 78 in about an hour - in fact, it makes me wonder if the pit temp was actually hotter than 190. Maybe the turkey was near the pit temp probe?

The general rule - at least as I know it - is you don't want to go more than 4 hours between the temps of 40-140 (that's the temp of the food) unless you're smoking cured meats.

06-28-2019, 05:02 PM	#1
Raider18 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-22-13 Location: Texas Name/Nickname : Mike	Safe to cook turkey at 190 degrees? Put a turkey breast on when my pit was 300. 5 minutes later had to leave unexpectedly when I came back 50 minutes later pit was at 190 and meat at 78. I should be safe since the temp was above 180 right?

06-28-2019, 11:54 PM	#2
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	I'd say you're alright given the available info. Sounds like the turkey was cooking fine to be at 78 in about an hour - in fact, it makes me wonder if the pit temp was actually hotter than 190. Maybe the turkey was near the pit temp probe? The general rule - at least as I know it - is you don't want to go more than 4 hours between the temps of 40-140 (that's the temp of the food) unless you're smoking cured meats. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 "Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one." - Miles Davis Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?