Pork Slices - Turn-in

[SmokeMeTender]

We have noticed alot of turn-in boxes with sliced pork. Can anyone tell us how you are slicing? Are you using a seperate pork loin or butt just to slice? Pictures would be great!

Everything looks so good.

Thanks

[Rhapsody]

i have been seeing this as well and while I know it is perfectly legal to slice pork for turn in, I know it is illegal to butcher the pork before cooking it. A pork shoulder, butt or picnic is too muscularly confusing to result in a perfect slicing peice like some people turn in. You can obviously see how some people are butchering their meat before cooking it due to the rub being around the entire slice of cut meat as well as a smoke ring around the entire perimeter of these newly popular slices. Why isn't this rule enforced more? I saw some in Wildwood and brought it to the attention of some people and they 'explained' to me how the team cut the meat after they cooked it, I don't buy all of it. Can any light be shed on this?


Here is the direct rule:

PORK: Pork is defined as Boston Butt, Picnic and/or Whole
Shoulder, weighing a minimum of five (5) pounds. Pork

shall be cooked (bone in or bone out) and shall not be parted.

[Podge]

Originally Posted by Rhapsody

i have been seeing this as well and while I know it is perfectly legal to slice pork for turn in, I know it is illegal to butcher the pork before cooking it. A pork shoulder, butt or picnic is too muscularly confusing to result in a perfect slicing peice like some people turn in. You can obviously see how some people are butchering their meat before cooking it due to the rub being around the entire slice of cut meat as well as a smoke ring around the entire perimeter of these newly popular slices. Why isn't this rule enforced more? I saw some in Wildwood and brought it to the attention of some people and they 'explained' to me how the team cut the meat after they cooked it, I don't buy all of it. Can any light be shed on this?


Here is the direct rule:

PORK: Pork is defined as Boston Butt, Picnic and/or Whole
Shoulder, weighing a minimum of five (5) pounds. Pork

shall be cooked (bone in or bone out) and shall not be parted.

there is a way to trim a butt in such a manner that will alow for maximum bark for slices, but still keep the butt in one piece. Also, the butt for slicing will be too under-cooked for pulled.

[ssbbqguy]

Podge is right, creative knife skills can confuse some. Temps. for sliced is lower than pulled. Cooking methods enter that thought when using the same piece of product. Here in the midwest they like sliced pieces in the box. Steve.

[KC_Bobby]

It's legal, we learned the slicing technique from taking a BBQ class ... taught be a board member.

It's commonly referred to as the money muscle, it's the muscle opposite the bone end of the butt. It's fairly simple to part the butt along this fat line so about 3/4 of this entire muscle is exposed to rub and air as it smokes. As Podge mentions, the butt that is getting used for the sliced portion of the turn in is not getting cooked to 195-200 internal, closer to 180, thus sliceable. And this muscle is still very tender to the bite even at that temp.

But here's my question. After I get the money muscle to my desired temp, can I cut it away from the rest of the pork butt and put the pork butt back in to get the rest of it to pull temp? Technically, pork is cooked at 160. I've been leaving my slicer butt whole after cooking it becuase I don't know the rules and don't want to take any chances of it drying out but man it would be nice to be able to get all the butts to pull temp so when they are eaten later they have that great texture.

[The Pickled Pig]

There are a few ways to get good slices from a pork but. One method, is to partially separate a muscle or muscle group from the roast, leaving it partially attached. Since most people like to slice at a lower internal temp than they pull from, a separate butt is generally used for this purpose.

[mds2]

Originally Posted by KC_Bobby

But here's my question. After I get the money muscle to my desired temp, can I cut it away from the rest of the pork butt and put the pork butt back in to get the rest of it to pull temp? .

I dont think so. Once you part it in any way you can not return one part of it to the cooker, but I could be wrong.

[SmokeMeTender]

If there is such a way to slice the pork, can you please tell me how? Are you using one to slice and another to pull?

[KC_Bobby]

yes. 1 to slice and 1 to pull

[CajunSmoker]

Everything you could ask has already been asked in this thread.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...t=money+muscle

[Podge]

Originally Posted by KC_Bobby

But here's my question. After I get the money muscle to my desired temp, can I cut it away from the rest of the pork butt and put the pork butt back in to get the rest of it to pull temp? Technically, pork is cooked at 160. I've been leaving my slicer butt whole after cooking it becuase I don't know the rules and don't want to take any chances of it drying out but man it would be nice to be able to get all the butts to pull temp so when they are eaten later they have that great texture.

There was a thread a few weeks ago going over just this topic. I interpret that being a BBQ competition, and in competition, cooked pork for pulled is in the neighborhood of anywhere from 190-205, and sliced is lower than that. If a person was to separate the butt to get the money muscle off, and throw the rest of the butt in the cooker for pulled, that butt is not cooked all the way, and therefore parted before it's cooked. I believe that in my interpretation, this method is illegal.

(160 for techical, but since we're cooking for something other than food safety, i've rulled this temp. out)

[The Pickled Pig]

Originally Posted by KC_Bobby

But here's my question. After I get the money muscle to my desired temp, can I cut it away from the rest of the pork butt and put the pork butt back in to get the rest of it to pull temp? Technically, pork is cooked at 160. I've been leaving my slicer butt whole after cooking it becuase I don't know the rules and don't want to take any chances of it drying out but man it would be nice to be able to get all the butts to pull temp so when they are eaten later they have that great texture.

There was a lengthy thread on this very topic a few weeks ago.

[Rub]

I've been thinking about this too, because there's not too much sliced down my way. To the one's who have experience in the area, is it necessary to put sliced in the box to be competitive at the Royal?

[KC_Bobby]

Why thank you, that thread took place while I was offline. I didn't see it, I'll catch up on it tonight!

[Solidkick]

It has to be cooked whole and connected to the butt. Once you've cut the part away that you plan to slice for turn ins, that butt can not be returned to cook longer for competition use.......take it home and finish it in the oven..... :)