Fat in Boston Butts?

Cabntmkr1 · Oct 16, 2009

Just wondering how you catering brothers handle the layer of fat inside the Boston Butts?
Do you chop it up and leave it in, do you remove all you can, or do you leave some and remove some?
I smoked up two butts a couple of days ago (pics will be posted this coming weekend) and removed all I could get my hands on, but seem to remember someone (BigMista?) saying one time, that he chopped it up and left it in for added flavor...
So, Brothers, how do you do it??
Steve

Jacked UP BBQ · Oct 16, 2009

Fat is flavor, I don't throw much away.

heinz57 · Oct 16, 2009

Since I hand pull all my butts, I am able to remove alot of the fat from the finished product. It's true, fat is flavor. I don't want my cust. biting into a hunk of flavor like that. It's alot more work, but the reviews & repeat business makes it all worth while.

FltEng · Oct 16, 2009

Same here, I will usually leave it in; if however it looks excessive I will remove some of it.

imfree2q · Oct 22, 2009

I get as much out as I can as I pull it... Dont want someone to get a mouth full of fat.. I depend on return customers..

ThePitBoss · Oct 22, 2009

I actually have customers that thank me for not leaving fat in mine. AND, I wanted to thank whoever that turned me onto the "Webstaurant". Man, they have saved me quite a bit of money over the past month.

jagardn · Oct 22, 2009

imfree2q said:
I get as much out as I can as I pull it... Dont want someone to get a mouth full of fat.. I depend on return customers..

I just went to a BBQ joint the other day and got a big chunk of fat...actually it was most of the bite

...not a good experience.

chad · Oct 22, 2009

I, too, hand pull the pork and clean most of the fat and nasty stuff out of the product. Even if I used a mechanical chopper (Buffalo chopper) I'd clean off the pieces as I put them in the chopper.

big brother smoke · Oct 22, 2009

I clean it out by hand. I do not like it, so I will not serve it.

Bbq Bubba · Oct 22, 2009

Remove the fat! Good way to lose customers.

Cabntmkr1 · Oct 22, 2009

It seems that most of you guys remove the fat, which is what I did.
I can see where a small amount chopped up into the meat could provide a flavor boost, but probably not worth the risk.
Thanks for your responses guys.
Steve

Fat in Boston Butts?

Cabntmkr1

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Jacked UP BBQ

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heinz57

Knows what a fatty is.

FltEng

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jagardn

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chad

somebody shut me the fark up.

big brother smoke

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Bbq Bubba

somebody shut me the fark up.

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