"Lew/+Silat" > wrote in message
...
> I always use pork butt for pulled pork but am wondering if pork shoulder
is
> a reasonable substitute?
> Any cons with using shoulder?

Just a waste of money and cooking time unless you can buy whole shoulders at
really good price. Boston butt is the upper portion of the shoulder and
contains smaller bones and less gristle. The Picnic is the lower end of the
shoulder and won't give you as much meat as the butt end. In competition,
other than MIM which requires whole shoulder, you normally see only Boston
butt being cooked.

But if you've got a hankerin' for cooking a whole shoulder, go for it. Do it
once just to see the difference otherwise you'll never know for sure...