Help!!!!!! Pork butt injected

[Bryon Piequet]

So I have two boneless pork butts, I injected them last night and am planning on putting o the smoker in on hour from now so they are ready for tomorrow's USC vs UCLA game. I was reading some where that if you inject you must cook the meat within 4 hours post injection? So did I just waste 16 lbs of pork butt?

 

[Gene B]

I'm no expert and shouldn't be replying, but if it has been refridgerated, what is the concern?

 

[Bryon Piequet]

That's what I was thinking they will be cooked to 205 degrees. Perhaps I should not believe everythin

 

[Gene B]

If you are concerned I would just google the dickens out of it or until someone in the know replies !?

 

[Timmy D]

Put them on. That seems like a silly rule to me. Can't think of a reason this would matter.

On another note, just put 2 butts on for tomorrow's game myself.

Go Bruins!

 

[Wolgast]

you are all good mate! No need to worry.

 

[Mike Freel]

Sorry I did not see your post earlier. I assume you have the pork on based on the excellent responses you got. I have injected and then refrigerated pork shoulders several time with excellent results.
Enjoy the BBQ and game.

Mike

 

[Tom Rotta]

Nothing to worry about. I've injected several butts and let em sit over night in the fridge. They always came out great. Enjoy your BBQ and game. Sounds like it's going to be a great day.

 

[Dwain Pannell]

I use Meathead's Turkey Smoking Technique and he specifically says to inject and let sit overnight. If good enough for Meathead and turkey, good enough for me and pork butt.

 

[Bryon Piequet]

Thx! I put on a 7.2 and 9.5 lb butts at 11 pm last night. At 6 am the we're at 163. I foiled per SYD reccs, targeting about 10:30 to pull them if all goes well.

 

[Chad Bman]

I *think* some worry about the acidity & turning the meat to mush if left to sit too long.

 

[Bryon Piequet]

Pulled them 10hrs 45 mins in , probed temp was 205. Wrapped in foil now in the cooler wrapped in towels. How long can I hold these before serving? People arriving 12:30-1pm that's 2.5- 3 hours! If the temp drops below 140 can we heat back up via microwave or oven? I just don't want my friends getting sick.

 

[Gene B]

I've held some stuff for 6-8 hours wrapped with many towels in a cooler...still warm and tasty!! yur good!!

 

[Marty W]

If you need to reheat. Keep them wrapped in foil and put in the oven. Just make sure there is some moisture in the foil but there should be plenty from the earlier rest but 3 hours in a cooler should be OK.