Pork Butt sizes

Some folks like big,7-8 lbs,for the internal moisture.

We buy alot of the 15 lb 2 packs.

Tom-Fl

Tom:

Thanks for the response. The 2nd question was if I got one that was 10 pounds would I be giving up quality because the hog was so big? Or would the meat be just as good.

Fred

Tom:

I just realized that I maybe haven't been clear on the question. I'm talking about a single butt weighing over 10 pounds. The 2-pack the butcher has weighs 21 pounds.

Fred

fred most of the butts that we do are in the 10 pound range.
quality between 7 lb and 10 is identical as far as i have seen.
jack

I believe the bigger the better. Talkin about pork butt.

The ones we see that are that big,around here,have usually been injected.

We see them from Hormel,alot.

I try not to cook injected,but I didn't see that size had much to do with it.

Today's market hogs seem to be more like 250-270 lbs,compared to the 220-240 lbs in the past.

Butts that are very large will come from an older,larger hog.

As long as they have good fat content,they are pretty forgiving.

I think 13 lbs is the largest I've cooked.

6-8 lbs seems pretty standard for market hogs.

I wouldn't worry about the quality of a 10 lb,because of it's size alone.

Everybody:

Thanks for the good advice. The Forum is a great place to hang out.

Fred

I like big butts and I can not lie. Wait that was a song... I try to get the biggest I can. I had some this weekend that were 21 pounds for a two pack. I was not impressed with the turn out. Sometimes you just get bad meat. This I think was one of those days.


Craig