Howdy Folks, I purchased a "pork shoulder
blade Boston roast" weighing in @ 11.46 lbs.
What is this pieces of meat?? Is there a butt
in this shoulder??? Thank You.
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Hi JMAN!
I'm no butcher, but I think you have a "small" whole shoulder. I've never seen a butt that big and the fact they mention "blade" leads me to believe you have the whole shoulder...which includes the butt and the picnic.
I have cooked several whole shoulders and they usually weigh in around 12-15 pounds. Depending on the butcher, if he left it un-trimmed, there should be a rather heavy "fat cap"(actually the skin I believe) on part of it.
I would trim as much fat from the outside as possible....there is plenty of internal fat to keep it moist.
Regardless, cook to internal of 200�. Plan on around 2 hr. per pound...but remember.....it's done, when it's done!
Hope this helps.
I'm no butcher, but I think you have a "small" whole shoulder. I've never seen a butt that big and the fact they mention "blade" leads me to believe you have the whole shoulder...which includes the butt and the picnic.
I have cooked several whole shoulders and they usually weigh in around 12-15 pounds. Depending on the butcher, if he left it un-trimmed, there should be a rather heavy "fat cap"(actually the skin I believe) on part of it.
I would trim as much fat from the outside as possible....there is plenty of internal fat to keep it moist.
Regardless, cook to internal of 200�. Plan on around 2 hr. per pound...but remember.....it's done, when it's done!
Hope this helps.
I agree Stogie.
Most likely a Small full shoulder. If one end tends to "taper" then the other end will be the Butt.
I don't have any pictures yet, but I'm updating Pork Butt 101 with pictures of Shoulders/Butts/Picnic. Soon. I'm doing a Pork Butt lesson at the NBBQA show, so I'm taking photos for that.
Smokin'
Most likely a Small full shoulder. If one end tends to "taper" then the other end will be the Butt.
I don't have any pictures yet, but I'm updating Pork Butt 101 with pictures of Shoulders/Butts/Picnic. Soon. I'm doing a Pork Butt lesson at the NBBQA show, so I'm taking photos for that.
Smokin'
I just saw a pork shoulder blade roast at the store last nite. Would this be a pork butt. It weighed about 5.5 to 6 lbs? Popajack
yes that's a butt.
Jim
Jim