Will the meat be safe to eat?

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Will the meat be safe to eat?

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Hi guys.

Tried doing the snake method on my Proq Frontier today. Cooking 2 whole chickens on the middle, and 4 racks of ribs on the top.

Have not been able to get it over 180f. All vents are open and have tried moving the unit but no joy. I k ow I have to wait until it's 165f internal for the chicken, but with it cooking at such a low heat, will it be safe re the external bacteria?

Cheers.
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Re: Will the meat be safe to eat?

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Forgot to mention, I use a clay dish instead of water.
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4 hours in, still 180f, chicken showing an internal of 138f, so still a while off the 165f.

Will leave it another nor, then if nit at temp, bin the lot. Sad, but better than bum explosions.
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Re: Will the meat be safe to eat?

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Chicken still way under, so are trashing them. Ribs were OK, a bit dry but a good smoke ring. Won't be doing the snake again in a hurry.
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Re: Will the meat be safe to eat?

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If you haven't binned them already or let them cool, wrap them in foil and wang them in the oven at about 190c.
They might be a bit dry but should be ok to eat.

Edit:Sorry if it's too late, I'd literally just put my bum in a chair and looked at the forum
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Re: Will the meat be safe to eat?

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No worries, I'll be doing that if it happens again in future, cheers.
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