On one of the barbecue shows on the Food Network, they were using some
"Claw" looking utensils to make pulled pork. They looked like they
worked very well. Does anyone have experience with them, and where
can I buy a set. For the last 6 months pork shoulders have been my
smoking meat of choice. Would love to find an easier way to pull the
meat, and keep from burning my hands as well!

Thanks for any help and advice.

Rick B wrote:
> On one of the barbecue shows on the Food Network, they were using some
> "Claw" looking utensils to make pulled pork.

Probably "Bear Paws". I've seen 'em used, and they seem to work fine.
http://www.barbecue-store.com/bearpaw.htm

On 14 Aug 2004 14:27:02 -0700, (Rick B) wrote:

>On one of the barbecue shows on the Food Network, they were using some
>"Claw" looking utensils to make pulled pork. They looked like they
>worked very well. Does anyone have experience with them, and where
>can I buy a set. For the last 6 months pork shoulders have been my
>smoking meat of choice. Would love to find an easier way to pull the
>meat, and keep from burning my hands as well!
>
>Thanks for any help and advice.


I use heavy food grade rubbber (actually vinyl) gloves. They do
actually make a difference in the heat to your hands. Also, you have
control of pulling and mixing that utensils will not give you.

On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 22:26:15 GMT, Larry Noah >
wrote:

>On 14 Aug 2004 14:27:02 -0700, (Rick B) wrote:
>
>>On one of the barbecue shows on the Food Network, they were using some
>>"Claw" looking utensils to make pulled pork. They looked like they
>>worked very well. Does anyone have experience with them, and where
>>can I buy a set. For the last 6 months pork shoulders have been my
>>smoking meat of choice. Would love to find an easier way to pull the
>>meat, and keep from burning my hands as well!
>>
>>Thanks for any help and advice.
>
>
>I use heavy food grade rubbber (actually vinyl) gloves. They do
>actually make a difference in the heat to your hands. Also, you have
>control of pulling and mixing that utensils will not give you.
>

What he said. I use some heavy-duty vinyl (?) rubber (?) gloves from a
restaurant-supply store. Much better control over pulling, shredding,
chunking. Only problem is getting them off once they're good and
greasy; a paper towel helps tug them off.

I usually pull pork in the morning, after an overnight cook. Anyone
else pull pork with two or three bowls of sauce at hand and a glass of
iced tea, for a porkoliscious breakfast? After all, got to make sure
it's fit for company.

--
Kevin S. Wilson
Tech Writer at a university somewhere in Idaho
"Who put these fingerprints on my imagination?"

I use Orka silicone mitts for taking the meat out of the pit. For actually
pulling the meat, a pair of carving or serving forks (or one of each) works
fine - no mitts needed.

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Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"


"Rick B" > wrote in message
om...
> On one of the barbecue shows on the Food Network, they were using some
> "Claw" looking utensils to make pulled pork. They looked like they
> worked very well. Does anyone have experience with them, and where
> can I buy a set. For the last 6 months pork shoulders have been my
> smoking meat of choice. Would love to find an easier way to pull the
> meat, and keep from burning my hands as well!
>
> Thanks for any help and advice.

"Dave Bugg" <deebuggatcharterdotnet> wrote in message
...
> Rick B wrote:
> > On one of the barbecue shows on the Food Network, they were using some
> > "Claw" looking utensils to make pulled pork.
>
> Probably "Bear Paws". I've seen 'em used, and they seem to work fine.
> http://www.barbecue-store.com/bearpaw.htm

That's them. I saw the same show and they tore a butt in nothing flat.

>"Claw" looking utensils to make pulled pork. They looked like they
>worked very well.

I saw those also and knew I had seen them before and low and behold I saw them
on another show on Food Network where they were used as salad tossing utensils.
That jogged my memory to the fact that I had seen them in some kind of culinary
catalog in a salad bowl set.

Max