Twenty-seven-pound pork shoulder

[justplainbob]

Nope, not a twin pack. There's 4 butts in there. No picnic. Any bets?

i said out loud -- that's 4 butts
then i heard - what are you looking at?

 

[Sowsage]

Could be 4....ive never seen 4 in a pack before but if it is that seems like small butts to me. 6.75lb each. Unless they are trimmed up. Would have to see the other side of the pack. Now im curious.

 

[noboundaries]

My grocer sells bone-in butts that range from 6 lbs to 11 lbs, and the 11 lb'ers are rare, rare, rare. Most are in the 7.5 to 10 lb range. The few picnics I've seen them sell cannot be mistaken for a butt, and they are usually in the 10-12 lb range.

Fingers drumming.

 

[thirdeye]

Inquiring minds want to know what is behind door number 3.

Maybe there should have been a banana in that photo for scale? Doing the reverse math... a case of butts is 60# to 70#, and this package is almost 30#.

 

[Sowsage]

Maybe there should have been a banana in that photo for scale?

I agree. Need to have something to compare to. Not sure and I'm assuming(we know what that means) but I'm guessing all kroger labels are about the same size??? Here is a pic of some pork spares with a kroger label for comparison. This rack is 5.22lb.

 

[smokerjim]

and the winner is, another drum roll please noboundaries!

 

[mneeley490]

Pretty sure that's a 4-pack. Though I've never seen it packaged that way, either. But at $2.99 lb, that's not the best price I've seen.

 

[Smokin' in AZ]

Hate to be the odd one out but (pun intended) I can see a separation line just to the left of the label that leads me to believe there are 2 butts on the right and one on the left unless it is packed that tight that you can't see the separation on the left side.

So I am guessing 3 butts, which could be a 10 pounder and couple of 8-9 lber's.

John

 

[Sowsage]

Hate to be the odd one out but (pun intended) I can see a separation line just to the left of the label that leads me to believe there are 2 butts on the right and one on the left unless it is packed that tight that you can't see the separation on the left side.

So I am guessing 3 butts, which could be a 10 pounder and couple of 8-9 lber's.

John

John I see the same lines your talking about. You may be onto something here.

 

[noboundaries]

This is the most fun I've had in a thread in a long time! I flashed on "Guess the number of pennies in the jar and win a free movie ticket! Drop your name, address, and guess in the box next to the penny jar." (Early form of customer data mining).

 

[Bearcarver]

LOL---I hope we find out before it spoils.
My guess is 4 Butts in there---Average 7 pounds.

Bear

 

[rmcrob]

And the answer is: two really huge butts. Maybe a matched set.

When I first cut it open I thought it was four pieces.

But it's only two.

So, who is the winner?

 

[smokerjim]

you are with those nice butt's. looks like lot's of good eating.

 

[Smokin' in AZ]

I think Sowsage was the first to say two butts....

 

[Bearcarver]

That must be the ones they used to call "The Butt Sisters".
One was Bertha Butt, and I forget the other one's name.
There was a Song!

OK---I looked it up:
For your information
Bertha had three sisters
Betty Butt, Bella Butt
And Bathsheba Butt

Bear

 

[smokerjim]

That must be the ones they used to call "The Butt Sisters".
One was Bertha Butt, and I forget the other one's name.
There was a Song!

OK---I looked it up:
For your information
Bertha had three sisters
Betty Butt, Bella Butt
And Bathsheba Butt

Bear

Bear I never heard of the butt sister's so I had to look it up, just watched the video of bertha butt boogie, wish I never did that! oh well that's 6 minutes of my life i'll never get back

 

[rmcrob]

I was gonna smoke one of these tomorrow but it’s so big I decided to start tonight. Masterbuilt 560 lit and heat up to 225.

 

[Sowsage]

Yep , thems the kind I like...big ol' butts! Lol! R rmcrob . When you getting the smoke rolling? Now we need to see an end product!
noboundaries . I should have took you up on the bets! ( I didnt because i seriously had my doubts...i got lucky. haha!)

 

[noboundaries]

HOLY...BUTT...ON...A...SHINGLE! 27.21 lbs for two butts! I'm floored, and friggin' jealous I can't find those in my area. I humbly admit I was only half right.

 

[rmcrob]

We are at 14.5 hours now, and it is just starting to come out of the stall. I also had problems (in the middle of the night, of course) with Jealous Devil lump charcoal getting caught in the hopper of the Masterbuilt 560. I lost a little time there, but not really much. I've bumped the temperature up to 275 now so I can finish and share it out before supper time tonight.

So, I'm learning a lot about big pieces of meat and about my new smoker/grill.