On 16-Apr-2005, Bubbabob > wrote:

> "Lew/+Silat" > wrote:
>
> > I always use pork butt for pulled pork but am wondering if pork
> > shoulder is a reasonable substitute?
> > Any cons with using shoulder?
> >
> >
>
> You are somewhat confused about the nature of pork cuts. The butt is the
> upper half of a shoulder. The picnic is the lower half of a shoulder,
> either or both together are ideal for barbecue.

I've done both. They both pull nicely and both have a decent texture.
Today's
trivia is that you pay for bone in the shoulder and for bone and extra fat
both in
the picnic. The upside with the picnic is that the skin and fat crisp up
nice
and after chopping and mixing with the pulled pork, you end up with a very
nice product. I couldn't cut or chop that skin with a normal knife. I had to
use a heavy cleaver ( 1-1/4#) on a throwaway cutting board.

Brick (Keep the shiny side up)

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