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Recipes => Recipes => Pork Recipes => Topic started by: TMB on February 10, 2013, 10:31:28 PM

Title: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: TMB on February 10, 2013, 10:31:28 PM

Reason I bring this up is the other day I smoked 2 shoulders instead of butts

I found I got less cook meat for the $$$$$ with a shoulder then I did with butts

What's your thoughts?

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: Smokin Don on February 11, 2013, 12:34:15 AM

I like the butt better especially for pulled pork and like a 7 to 8 pound one. I use smaller shoulder roasts sometimes for pork dishes. Don

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: drholly on February 11, 2013, 12:35:48 AM

I'm with Don

David

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: Hub on February 11, 2013, 06:45:47 AM

I never say "always" because there's an exception to almost everything, but I prefer butts because, in my experience, they come out more moist and tender.  Going one step more, I prefer bone-in butts because the meat around the bone is so delicious!

Hub

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: ACW3 on February 11, 2013, 07:02:19 AM

Ditto to all the above!

Art

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: Keymaster on February 11, 2013, 07:06:18 AM

I don't like that big ole ball joint in a Picnics so its gotta be butts!!

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: Tinnmel on February 11, 2013, 09:01:39 AM

Flavor wise, I could do either.  But with the picnic, there is more weight loss considering the skin and larger bones and more fat.  If the picnic is priced considerably less, I'll pick one up, but I'm usually buying butts.

Title: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: mikecorn.1 on February 11, 2013, 09:06:44 AM

Butts


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Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 11, 2013, 09:10:45 AM

Butts with the bones in them.

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: Old Hickory on February 11, 2013, 07:00:43 PM

I prefer bone in butts.

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: TMB on February 11, 2013, 08:26:05 PM

Thanks for the responces guys.

 I had a feeling the votes would be like they are.

 I just wanted to make sure it was not me just complaining about the difference in butts and shoulders

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: Tinnmel on February 11, 2013, 08:37:54 PM

I'm not complaining.  Just recognizing there is a difference in yield.  The picnic also has a couple of different textures to it's meat.

Now that you have done this survey, I wonder how many of the responses have actually cooked both.

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: PatioDaddio on February 11, 2013, 08:43:01 PM

I'm confused. A "butt" is the butt end of a shoulder, with the other half being the picnic. So, when you say butt versus shoulder, do you mean picnic, or do you mean a whole shoulder (butt and picnic)?

I'm just looking for some clarification.

Thanks,
John

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: TMB on February 11, 2013, 08:53:04 PM

Quote from: PatioDaddio on February 11, 2013, 08:43:01 PM

I'm confused. A "butt" is the butt end of a shoulder, with the other half being the picnic. So, when you say butt versus shoulder, do you mean picnic, or do you mean a whole shoulder (butt and picnic)?

I'm just looking for some clarification.

Thanks,
John

Butt meaning the end and the shoulder being the picnic. 

I'm not talking whole shoulder

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: PatioDaddio on February 11, 2013, 09:32:57 PM

OK, that's what I figured. The butt is much more shoulder than is the picnic, so precision in terminology is important.

Thanks,
John

Title: Re: Butt or Shoulder
Post by: teesquare on February 11, 2013, 09:51:54 PM

Quote from: PatioDaddio on February 11, 2013, 09:32:57 PM

OK, that's what I figured. The butt is much more shoulder than is the picnic, so precision in terminology is important.

Thanks,
John

John - it is a regional thing. Even in BBQ - there will ALWAYS be terms that are regionalized. Tri TIp is another example. Here in the S.E. - you are as likely to get the top slice off of the sirloin sold to you as a "Tri-Tip". Not the same as a whole muscle Tri-Tip that you would be familiar with.

T