The actual bone itself, say in a average 5-7 lbs shoulder. Curious. Thanks.
I only get the Costco butts which are deboned. Has anyone ever weighed the bone?
I recently got a 7 pound and a 10 pound and I would say the bones in each weighed more like 4-6 ounces. Not much of a bone at all. But I got mine from a different warehouse, Canada Costco's don't carry Butts. At least not in my neck of the woods.
Yeah Costco sells boneless butts for $1.89. Wegmans sells bone-in butts for $1.49. I'm trying to figure out which one offers better value. Whats the breakeven point for bone-in butts so I know when I see a good deal.
I'm guessing, but if the bone weighs less than 1.5 lbs on an average 7lb butt, then the Wegmans is the better deal right. How's my math?
I may be remembering wrong, or maybe I weighed it raw after de boning a butt for sausage. Getting feeble minded in my advancing years[emoji]128516[/emoji]I recently got a 7 pound and a 10 pound and I would say the bones in each weighed more like 4-6 ounces. Not much of a bone at all. But I got mine from a different warehouse, Canada Costco's don't carry Butts. At least not in my neck of the woods.
I recently got a 7 pound and a 10 pound and I would say the bones in each weighed more like 4-6 ounces. Not much of a bone at all. But I got mine from a different warehouse, Canada Costco's don't carry Butts. At least not in my neck of the woods.
I don't think you were remembering wrong at all. Your original post talked about the meat yeild and seemed pretty bang on to what I got out of mine. I was just saying that the bones in my roasts barely weighed anything. The big one came apart in two and I tossed it lightly in the trash with 2 fingers.I may be remembering wrong, or maybe I weighed it raw after de boning a butt for sausage. Getting feeble minded in my advancing years[emoji]128516[/emoji]
Ok, I've been pretty feeble minded all along. I just have more of an excuse as I get older.
At those prices the bone has to be more than 20% of the total weight for the boneless to be a better deal.
Since the bone won't be nearly that heavy, in this case go with the bone-in.
Though to be honest, the cost of gasoline to go to one store vs another likely is more money than the difference in pork price... :)
Well it clearly seems that $1.49 / lb at Wegmans for a bone-in butt is a better deal given that the bone more than likely weighs less than 1.5lbs.
Hey Cael
I recently got a 7 pound and a 10 pound and I would say the bones in each weighed more like 4-6 ounces. Not much of a bone at all. But I got mine from a different warehouse, Canada Costco's don't carry Butts. At least not in my neck of the woods.
caseIn my nexk of the woods the bone in is always the better bargain. As mentioned the bone doesn't weigh much. What you are paying for with the price in crease is the cost of the butcher removing the bone and if tied tying the roast. I buy mine two roasts to a cryo pack. Total weight is usually 18-19 pound. Here they never go below $2 a pound with the boneless hovering around 3.50-4.