Trimmed pork collars

[drbbq]

Looks like the end of the loin to me.

[Ford]

Originally Posted by roksmith

I hope they put something out on this. I know Ford said they were voting on it.. but I didn't see anything specific in the agenda.. unless is was in the referenced attachment that isn't posted.

Wha t i posted was cut and paste from the agenda. The proposal was to create a rep advisory.

[roksmith]

Yup.. My bad. Not sure how I missed it the first couple times.

[Juggy D Beerman]

Originally Posted by Rub

This is a shoulder that is separated from the loin at the 4th and 5th rib as opposed to the 2nd rib break that is more conventional in the US.

I agree with drbbq. By reading the description and looking at the last picture, there is definitely loin meat in that shoulder cut. If this is a legal cut for KCBS contests, what is going to stop someone from going further down the spine and separating to the 6th or 7th rib, allowing even more loin meat.

[roksmith]

Things are going to get way more complicated if we have to begin determining which rib your particular processor decided to cut on. I still say.. Who cares? If it weighs 5 lbs, it's fine...it's still BBQ.

In any event... We'll hear a clarification soon enough.

[Juggy D Beerman]

Originally Posted by roksmith

Things are going to get way more complicated if we have to begin determining which rib your particular processor decided to cut on. I still say.. Who cares? If it weighs 5 lbs, it's fine...it's still BBQ.

In any event... We'll hear a clarification soon enough.

Rock, I care. I go back so far in the contest circuit that I remember when loin meat was a legal pork entry. I am not a trained butcher by any means, but I have cut up many a hog. Meat harvested from the area above the ribs is loin meat.

As long as the KCBS has had rules, there have been people circumventing them or looking for loopholes. IMO, the KCBS has two options. Tighten up their description of shoulder meat, by defining how the shoulder is cut/butchered. The other option is as drbbq suggested. Drop the shoulder rule entirely and allow all cuts of pork (excluding ribs) that weigh at least five pounds when they go on the smoker.

[Scottie]

Exactly why folks use it for slicing... Plus the white meat (loin) it surrounded by darkmeat as well. So you get the best of both worlds. White loin meat, surrounded by dark meat and fat...

Originally Posted by drbbq

Looks like the end of the loin to me.

[dmprantz]

If they don't pass a five pound non-rib pork rule (Isn't that how it used to be?) I would still like some clarification on pieces of meat not labeled as "Boston Butt" being legal.

dmp

[swamprb]

Originally Posted by Rub

No, it was Stephen Gerike - Director of Food Service Marketing, National Pork Board. Here's the pics he sent:


And here's the explanation from the email:

Rob,

The Pork Collar Butt is a European and Canadian specification for a boneless pork butt that is cut from the Pork, Outside Shoulder, Long Cut. This is a shoulder that is separated from the loin at the 4th and 5th rib as opposed to the 2nd rib break that is more conventional in the US. It’s basically a boneless butt with the blade/rib section still attached. The extra lean is what is normally sold as country style ribs. As US packers cut more pork carcasses for export, this break is becoming more prevalent. This break is used to create a shorter loin for the Japanese Market and the collar butt is a by-product of the growing export business.

Intrepret as you will.

This would seem to explain the Japanese text on the Korobuta and Wagyu shipping cases my butcher showed me. (not SRF) They sell to high end restaurants and he breaks them down, ties them and and they are cooked like loins. I posted some pics in the Comp. thread.

[roksmith]

Wow.. never dreamed the board meeting went on for so long.
4 hours in to the mp3 you can find their answer.
The original motion was pulled and they decided to adopt the american cut standards.

[Ford]

Originally Posted by roksmith

Wow.. never dreamed the board meeting went on for so long.
4 hours in to the mp3 you can find their answer.
The original motion was pulled and they decided to adopt the american cut standards.

I'm starting the download now. Does your comment mean that the collar is not legal? Seems like American Standard does not include it from all these comments above.

And I listened in on one that went until after 12:30 CST and started at 7:00

[roksmith]

They will be putting out a Rep advisory as well as an article in the bullsheet.. But the idea I got was that the cut you start with must be an american standard Whole Shoulder, Butt or Picnic. I believe it will handle the descrepancy in differing terms such as Boston Butt, Pork Butt, and Shoulder Butt. They would all be legal because they are all the same cut by american standards.
Their issue seemed to be that a collar, being from a european cut shoulder is broken on a different rib which gives it a couple extra inches of money muscle.

SRF collars were discussed and they would appear to be illegal from this point forward if they are indeed broken in european fashion.

It may put the ball in their court to prove that they are indeed breaking the primal in the correct place.

My understanding is that if you start with a legal US shoulder, you could create the same type of cut to cook and be legal, but that the emphasis was on the idea that the collar SRF is selling does include extra loin(money muscle) thus making it illegal.

I may have misunderstood some of the finer points and I guess we will all have to wait for the official word... I believe it will be in the next BullSheet.

[swamprb]

Any word from the BOD?

[Jorge]

Originally Posted by roksmith

They will be putting out a Rep advisory as well as an article in the bullsheet.. But the idea I got was that the cut you start with must be an american standard Whole Shoulder, Butt or Picnic. I believe it will handle the descrepancy in differing terms such as Boston Butt, Pork Butt, and Shoulder Butt. They would all be legal because they are all the same cut by american standards.
Their issue seemed to be that a collar, being from a european cut shoulder is broken on a different rib which gives it a couple extra inches of money muscle.

SRF collars were discussed and they would appear to be illegal from this point forward if they are indeed broken in european fashion.

It may put the ball in their court to prove that they are indeed breaking the primal in the correct place.

My understanding is that if you start with a legal US shoulder, you could create the same type of cut to cook and be legal, but that the emphasis was on the idea that the collar SRF is selling does include extra loin(money muscle) thus making it illegal.

I may have misunderstood some of the finer points and I guess we will all have to wait for the official word... I believe it will be in the next BullSheet.

I listened, and the board agreed to adopt the definitions as proposed by the pork board. There is also a rep advisory that will go out.

Now to me that says you better show up with a cut that's approved. I also understand, that somebody is still going to show up with a collar that's either inspected or in their backup cooler and as long as they don't get caught they will cook it. At this point, it's on the cooks to police themselves.

Speaking for myself, I received a pork collar that I ordered to see what the difference was. What I got was not a traditional butt, and it did contain additional meat that I believe could lead to a competitive advantage.

Originally Posted by swamprb

Any word from the BOD?

It's in the podcast available to members. Standard US cuts as defined by the pork board are legal.

[swamprb]

Originally Posted by Jorge

I listened, and the board agreed to adopt the definitions as proposed by the pork board. There is also a rep advisory that will go out.

Now to me that says you better show up with a cut that's approved. I also understand, that somebody is still going to show up with a collar that's either inspected or in their backup cooler and as long as they don't get caught they will cook it. At this point, it's on the cooks to police themselves.

Speaking for myself, I received a pork collar that I ordered to see what the difference was. What I got was not a traditional butt, and it did contain additional meat that I believe could lead to a competitive advantage.



It's in the podcast available to members. Standard US cuts as defined by the pork board are legal.

So, a Boneless Butt Collar Trim over 5lbs is legal if it is cut and wrapped in the US?