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On May 5, 12:40*pm, (z z) wrote:
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> Found the label "Fresh Pork Shoulder Blade Boston Butt Roast."
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> LOL I didnt realize it had a bone in it till I was pulling meat out of
> the crockpot-large part of the shoulder blade.
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If it was boneless it would have stated so on the package.
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> I had it on low in crockpot for ~11 hrs (pineapple juice,
> worcestershire, light brown sugar) and it was very soft "pulled" pork.
> I need more of a kick so I
> added barbeque sauce to my second sandwich.
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Your seasonings were very, very bland. No wonder you needed more a
'kick.'
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> Spare ribs have better flavor than this cut of pork-it had a large layer
> of fat but it didn't seem to add extra flavor.
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The fat won't add much flavor in the crockpot, just sloppy fat. If
you're going to cook something like this in the crockpot next time
trim most of that fat away. Buy some spices, be generous, but you
don't need to overdo it with 11 hours in the crockpot.