Pork Cushion

kingsnob · 06-13-2012, 11:15 AM

Well the home brew club is having a campout this weekend I was out looking for large chunks of meat to smoke. I stopped In at the Local GFS and they had a piece of pork labeled “ Pork Cushion, Boneless”!
It’s about an inch to two inches thicker in Diameter that a Loin, about a foot shorter and a lot fattier. It was $1.56 a pound versus 2.20 about for the loin.
Anyone ever hear of this, or smoked one?
John

landarc · 06-13-2012, 12:01 PM

I had to Google, to make sure I was rememebering this right. I used to get something called pork cushion from a whole animal shop. It is the upper part of the shoulder, as I was told, boneless shoulder essentially.

I smoked it, the ones I bought were sectioned into 1 pound nuggets, made for a nice chunk of pork.

Bludawg · 06-13-2012, 12:04 PM

The "cushion" comes from the Pork Shoulder Picnic (or Arm), The picnic shoulder is more economical than the Boston Butt, but also contains more fat than the blade shoulder. When the bone and fat is trimmed from this
cut it results in a very rich flavored roast. The meat from this cut is excellent for making juicy barbecued pulled pork. The Picnic has a large bone and joint that runs through the middle of the roast, one side has a
large lean muscle...that is the "cushion". You can also slice and pound them for pork cutlets, stew meat, etc and use them in any chicken recipe

06-13-2012, 11:15 AM	#1
kingsnob Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 04-12-10 Location: Bay Village OH	Pork Cushion Well the home brew club is having a campout this weekend I was out looking for large chunks of meat to smoke. I stopped In at the Local GFS and they had a piece of pork labeled “ Pork Cushion, Boneless”! It’s about an inch to two inches thicker in Diameter that a Loin, about a foot shorter and a lot fattier. It was $1.56 a pound versus 2.20 about for the loin. Anyone ever hear of this, or smoked one? John __________________ Soon to be up to my arms in Peppers! Now if I can only find that pork plant.:mrgreen: 350 Gallon Converted Fuel Oil tank Pig Roaster UDS Kenmore 5 Burner Gasser 18" Weber Charcoal Grill.

06-13-2012, 12:01 PM	#2
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: sAn leAnDRo, CA	I had to Google, to make sure I was rememebering this right. I used to get something called pork cushion from a whole animal shop. It is the upper part of the shoulder, as I was told, boneless shoulder essentially. I smoked it, the ones I bought were sectioned into 1 pound nuggets, made for a nice chunk of pork. __________________ [COLOR=DarkGreen][COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=1]me: I don't drink anymore Yelonutz: me either, but, then again, I don't drink any less [/SIZE][/COLOR][/COLOR][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed] [COLOR=Pink]SSS[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE]

06-13-2012, 12:04 PM	#3
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	The "cushion" comes from the Pork Shoulder Picnic (or Arm), The picnic shoulder is more economical than the Boston Butt, but also contains more fat than the blade shoulder. When the bone and fat is trimmed from this cut it results in a very rich flavored roast. The meat from this cut is excellent for making juicy barbecued pulled pork. The Picnic has a large bone and joint that runs through the middle of the roast, one side has a large lean muscle...that is the "cushion". You can also slice and pound them for pork cutlets, stew meat, etc and use them in any chicken recipe __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.