I'm sure some of you out there have purchased Smithfield's cryovac picnic shoulders at one time or another.
Question, do any of you know if this is "pumped pork"?
I've bought a local store's own picnic shoulders and liked them. But lately they've been putting Smithfields in place of it and they do taste different to me.
The main thing is that I can taste a little salt in the meat. I don't use salt or add it to anything that I cook, so that on a supposedly "fresh" piece of meat, it's very easy for me to detect.
However, when I asked the meat manager he tried to tell me it's not pumped pork, that there is nothing added, it's fresh.
Anyone out there experience this?? Curious.
Thanks..SmoKen
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