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[Whitewookie]

Probably another silly azz question, but is a Boston Butt and a pork shoulder essentially the same thing? I.e... If I’m in my local grocery store looking for a B.B. but all I see is a pork shoulder... same thing or not.

I say yes. What say ye learned gentlemen?

VR,
Harold


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[SmittyJonz]

Yes , sorta. Whole Shoulder is the butt and picnic. Many label the butt portion as shoulder roast......

 

[SmittyJonz]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K3JMd4x0V6Q
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[gtr]

I feel much more comfortable saying "I like big butts and I cannot lie" rather than "I like big shoulders and I cannot lie.".

For those who need referenence material (pretty much NSFW and probably not so good for the wife or kiddees)

 

[16Adams]

Pork Shoulder Boston Butt Blade Roast- can be bone in or boneless


https://www.themeatsource.com/porkshoulderbladeroast.html

 

[WilliamKY]

Yes. The "butt" is actually a shoulder. Many moons ago in the Boston/New England areas they packed the pork shoulders in a wooden cask called a "butt". AKA Boston Butt. Some places the name stuck,some not.

 

[El Ropo]

16Adams beat me to it. Most stores around these parts call the Boston butt a pork shoulder blade roast. They call the picnic portion a pork shoulder picnic roast.

 

[PatAttack]

I call them both good eatin'...:thumb:

 

[Whitewookie]

Thanks guys.

Knucklehead most likely still doesn’t believe me, but he doesn’t “Q” anyway. He’s a professional BBQ restaurant BBQer.

It all started when he heard me tell my wife a Boston Butt might be labeled pork shoulder roast.

One of those guys. You know... When he thinks he knows, he’s done learning.

VR,
Harold


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[EyeBurnEverything]

Thanks guys.

Knucklehead most likely still doesn’t believe me, but he doesn’t “Q” anyway. He’s a professional BBQ restaurant BBQer.

It all started when he heard me tell my wife a Boston Butt might be labeled pork shoulder roast.

One of those guys. You know... When he thinks he knows, he’s done learning.

VR,
Harold


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Well, to be fair, a butt is not a shoulder. If i wanted a tattoo on my butt and got a tattoo on my shoulder, i would be pretty mad.

 

[Swine Spectator]

I feel much more comfortable saying "I like big butts and I cannot lie" rather than "I like big shoulders and I cannot lie.".

For those who need referenence material (pretty much NSFW and probably not so good for the wife or kiddees)

Try this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59e20ijOpE

 

[IamMadMan]

As indicated above.....
PORK SHOULDER, or PORK BUTT. Starting from the front of the pig: Pork shoulder (also called pork butt or “Boston butt”) is generally sold as a 5 to 10 pound boneless roast at the grocery store.



https://modernfarmer.com/2014/03/pork-cuts-101-diagram/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_butt