On 2015-10-27 19:35:26 +0000, William said:

> I cooked a 4lb. Boston Butt Roast in the Slow Cooker for 8 hours with
> zero liquid added, fat side down.

After a few hours in the cooker I gave mine a quarter turn. Are you
saying you never rolled the thing over?

> At end of cooking, drippings had run
> out of the roast and accumulated around it in the Crock Pot up to
> within an inch of the top of the roast. I took the meat out hot and
> layed it on paper towels to drain, then placed it on a platter to pull
> it apart with forks. I left the Crock Pot cooling off all night. The
> next morning I looked in the Crock Pot and it appeared to have 3
> inches of white lard which resembled parafin. A pork shoulder or
> Boston Butt Roast is definitely "self basting".

What I bought is labeled both "Boston butt roast" AND pork shoulder.