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for pulled pork & they both turn out good. The butts have a slightly higher fat to meat ratio than the picnics. The picnics have a stronger pork flavor & mostly have to be taken to a little higher IT because they have more connective tissue thus taking longer to finish. Most would say just use a butt but I am happy with either one
I smoke both of them at 225* but some people use a higher temp... I don't use any water in my pan & I don't foil - I like bark too much
Hi K. Most people use the boston butt and smoke between 225-250. However, there are few 'hard and fast' rules to smoking meat! Keep a god log and change things up each time. You will find what YOU really like.
I personally like a little chew to my meat so I'll pull it at 195-200 and let it rest in the foil to finish the job. The meat will always tell you when it's done. A popular thing people tend to do is the toothpick test, where the meat will be done when a toothpick slides in and out easily like going through warm butter