Is a Bone in Butt really that much better??

V-wiz · 10-15-2012, 05:43 PM

Hey Gang, after my first successful butt http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=145661 i have decided to do another one, but the question is, is a bone in butt really better? or taste better? Why i ask because i can get a boneless butt from Costco for almost half the price of what i paid from my local butcher shop, Butcher has em for 2.99, Costco has them i think 1.75. So what do you guys say?

MS2SB · 10-15-2012, 05:44 PM

I can't tell the least bit of difference between bone-in or boneless.

grantw · 10-15-2012, 05:46 PM

The boneless ones I have bought have been on the lean side, so now I just get bone in

landarc · 10-15-2012, 05:48 PM

Since I have never really tested, I cannot say. For the price, go with the boneless and see what folks tell you.

buccaneer · 10-15-2012, 05:48 PM

If boneless is at the same price I would choose it, if it is actually cheaper it is a no brainer.

chrisnjenn · 10-15-2012, 05:49 PM

The Cosco boneless butts are awesome. I have done plenty of bone-in and boneless and can't tell any difference at all.

midwest_kc · 10-15-2012, 05:50 PM

I can't tell the difference in taste of the meat, but one thing I do like about bone in is that they tend to keep their shape better. This comes in handy when doing multiples on my WSM.

chrisnjenn · 10-15-2012, 05:53 PM

True. I always tie up the boneless ones with some cooking twine. No big deal.

V-wiz · 10-15-2012, 05:58 PM

Well then, i guess i will try the boneless.. The only thing i didnt like about the Costco butt was it didnt have a thick fat cap, i want more fat.

cameraman · 10-15-2012, 05:59 PM

Boneless gives you more rubbing opportunities. (Mmmm rubbing opportunities.) I think the most importing thing is marbling.

chrisnjenn · 10-15-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by V-wiz

Well then, i guess i will try the boneless.. The only thing i didnt like about the Costco butt was it didnt have a thick fat cap, i want more fat.

Ha. That is what I love about the Cosco butts. Most other places have too thick of a fat cap on their butts which I have to trim a lot of it off. Plus there is plenty of fat inside the butts.

V-wiz · 10-15-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cameraman

Boneless gives you more rubbing opportunities. (Mmmm rubbing opportunities.) I think the most importing thing is marbling.

LOL, i agree. A butt rub never hurt nobody.

sdbbq1234 · 10-15-2012, 06:06 PM

From my experience, all meat costs more from the butcher. But then, you should be getting better quality and better cuts.

Bone in tends to help distribute heat better, IMO. I have also cooked boneless and they are just as good.

I always tie the meat with butchers twine.

wallace

V-wiz · 10-15-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisnjenn

Ha. That is what I love about the Cosco butts. Most other places have too thick of a fat cap on their butts which I have to trim a lot of it off. Plus there is plenty of fat inside the butts.

I prefer more fat as it adds to the flavor, if you see my link i posted above, i didnt trim any of the fat, by the end of the cook all the fat had melted.

V-wiz · 10-15-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sdbbq1234

From my experience, all meat costs more from the butcher. But then, you should be getting better quality and better cuts.

Bone in tends to help distribute heat better, IMO. I have also cooked boneless and they are just as good.

I always tie the meat with butchers twine.

wallace

Thanks Wallace.

10-15-2012, 05:43 PM	#1
V-wiz is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-20-12 Location: Los Angeles CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is a Bone in Butt really that much better?? Hey Gang, after my first successful butt http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=145661 i have decided to do another one, but the question is, is a bone in butt really better? or taste better? Why i ask because i can get a boneless butt from Costco for almost half the price of what i paid from my local butcher shop, Butcher has em for 2.99, Costco has them i think 1.75. So what do you guys say? __________________ Wood Fired Brick Pizza Oven.Brick BBQ Pit.Kenmore SS Grill Weber OTG. Brinkmann Smoker.

10-15-2012, 05:44 PM	#2
MS2SB is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-28-10 Location: Bothell, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I can't tell the least bit of difference between bone-in or boneless. __________________ Traeger lil Tex, 2 Weber 22.5", UDS Mop, Sauce & Two Smoking Barrels BBQ Team "Go Cougs!" They call me "Dave" Noobian Warlord

10-15-2012, 05:48 PM	#4
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Since I have never really tested, I cannot say. For the price, go with the boneless and see what folks tell you. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

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buccaneer Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-23-10 Location: Sunset City Western Australia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If boneless is at the same price I would choose it, if it is actually cheaper it is a no brainer. __________________ The only current member banned for life! Why is the rum gone???-Capn Jack Sparrow

10-15-2012, 05:58 PM	#9
V-wiz is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 03-20-12 Location: Los Angeles CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well then, i guess i will try the boneless.. The only thing i didnt like about the Costco butt was it didnt have a thick fat cap, i want more fat. __________________ Wood Fired Brick Pizza Oven.Brick BBQ Pit.Kenmore SS Grill Weber OTG. Brinkmann Smoker.

10-15-2012, 05:46 PM	#3
grantw Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-13-12 Location: canada Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	The boneless ones I have bought have been on the lean side, so now I just get bone in

10-15-2012, 05:49 PM	#6
chrisnjenn Banned Join Date: 07-22-10 Location: Georgia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Cosco boneless butts are awesome. I have done plenty of bone-in and boneless and can't tell any difference at all.

10-15-2012, 05:50 PM	#7
midwest_kc Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 08-27-10 Location: Independence, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I can't tell the difference in taste of the meat, but one thing I do like about bone in is that they tend to keep their shape better. This comes in handy when doing multiples on my WSM.

10-15-2012, 05:53 PM	#8
chrisnjenn Banned Join Date: 07-22-10 Location: Georgia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	True. I always tie up the boneless ones with some cooking twine. No big deal.

10-15-2012, 05:59 PM	#10
cameraman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-30-09 Location: Nashville, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Boneless gives you more rubbing opportunities. (Mmmm rubbing opportunities.) I think the most importing thing is marbling. __________________ Dave Photography is my passion, truth my obsession. No wait, Stieglitz said that. 22.5 WSM 22.5 OTS Weber kettle Smokey Joe (RIP) a dorky little headlamp.

10-15-2012, 06:06 PM	#13
sdbbq1234 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-11-10 Location: Northern VA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	From my experience, all meat costs more from the butcher. But then, you should be getting better quality and better cuts. Bone in tends to help distribute heat better, IMO. I have also cooked boneless and they are just as good. I always tie the meat with butchers twine. wallace __________________ - Life Is Good, Butt BBQ Is Better! - BWS - Fat Boy - simple UDS - KCBS CBJ# 58657 - MABA Member