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Default Pulled Pork, what cut?


"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
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> Dee.Dee wrote:
>> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>>> "Sky" > wrote in message
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>>>> I'd like to make some pulled pork (not necessarily for
>>>> barbeque/grill, etc.), what cut of pork is best to use; shoulder,
>>>> butt . .? It will get cooked in the oven. TIA.
>>>>
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>>> Around here the choice is butt or picnic as you won't find a whole
>>> shoulder, but either way works.

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>> Lordy, me -- I bought a butt (Neiman brand) a few months ago and it
>> stunk so bad I couldn't eat it.

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> That's normal for a cryovac packaging. A good rinse of water and a few
> minutes of time out of the package gets rid of the odor.
>


No, it was a 'piece/hunk' that the butcher (Whole Foods) brought out from
behind, showed me and asked me if I wanted that size. It certainly was
riddled with fat.

Dee Dee