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danbono

danbono

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Hi All What kind of butt is this..I thought IT was Boston Butt because of the blade bone, but on the side there is another bone/round type.Also I see it is tied up bones are still attached to the meat.I didn't unwrap as of yet.Hope the pics are clear enough..

Thanks Dan

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Blade Bone???

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Round bone on the side

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It says it's a shoulder, not Boston butt. Does it have a thick rind on it? I think it's what some call a picnic.
 
Hi I didn't remove It from the plastic yet, but IT does have a fat layer on top or bottom, I'm not sure if it is a rind, like on the whole shoulders.The supermarket had whole picnic shoulders for $1.49 lb. Their add said Boston Butt at $1.79 Lb. That is what I thought I was buying till I got home.Will know more once It is out of the plastic.

Thanks Dan

PS Once I saw the what I thought was the blade bone. I was under the impression that IT was Boston Butt. Unless it is not a blade bone.
 
OK ..It's rubbed and wrapped back in the fridge, on too the smoker tomorrow morning.So I'm guessing "IT" is NOT a Boston Butt.

Thanks Dan
 
Dan, once you smoke it and pull it you'll never know it's not a Boston! 
 
As Martin said, still a good cut of meat.

It was just cut a little further down from the shoulder to include some of the arm bone.

Good meat.  Maybe a little more waste?

Smoke it and enjoy it.

Good luck and good smoking.
 
The front leg has a ball joint in it at the arm bone (humerous) and blade bone (scapula): http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/meatcharts_photos/porkskeletal.jpg    What you have there is a roast just above the arm bone and has a bit of the arm/blade bone ball joint included.  The butcher should have cut just a bit higher up (black line on linked chart) but what the heck - it'll be a great meal the way it is.
 
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Hi All

It is what I thought IT was, NOT a full Boston Butt..Once I seen the blade bone I thouhgt IT was a BB, when I got home and saw the round bone then I statred to wonder what cut IT really was.. Well IT's in the smoker now along with some Cherry wood. Temps holding at 250*. Pics to follow..

Thanks All

Dan
 
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Making me drool again!!!! 
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Hi All Pork butts are no brainer, Never had a problem with them, now if only brisket was that easy.
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Getting back to the bone pic, is that a blade bone?

Thanks Dan
 
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