Pork Shoulder Picnic Roast

oakville smoker · November 05, 2009, 04:02:58 PM

Greetings

One of the new diseases that comes with the Bradley is watching the grocery flyers ! Hardware and stereo stuff in the past, now I read the grocery flyers.... for what else but things to smoke !

I just saw an ad for Pork Shoulder Picnic Roast for a buck a pound.
Can I use this to make pulled pork ?

Grey Cup is comin up and I am hoping to see some pulled pork in my future.

FLBentRider · November 05, 2009, 05:00:30 PM

I have not done a Picnic, but from what I understand, it is better for slicing than pulling.

I think it has to do with the distribution of connective tissue in the roast.

classicrockgriller · November 05, 2009, 05:41:22 PM

Like FBR said, But "IF" you cook low and slow and bring to a 200 to 205 IT, you may be able to pull it like a Boston Butt.

The worst that will happen is that you may have to chop it. It taste like a Boston Butt.

I have a post where I ask this question and got some great answers. I will try to find it for you.

Caneyscud · November 06, 2009, 05:13:05 AM

Slicing might not be the easiest - I would suspect it is bone in. Nomenclature, nomenclature, nomenclature - It depends on what it really is - no matter what the store says it is. If it is a picnic like most picnics around here is is from lower in the shoulder. And for my money a tastier part of the shoulder. Cook to 195 to 205 and you should have pulled pork. In the past many (most) pulled pork around here was from picnics. It might "shred" because the muscle fibers can run longer and stringier than that for butts so some chopping might be called for anyways. With all that being said - no reason you couldn't de-bone it before smoking, and slice it.

classicrockgriller · November 06, 2009, 05:27:21 AM

here you go oaksmok....

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=11612.0;topicseen

Tenpoint5 · November 06, 2009, 06:53:10 AM

I would take the skin off and make a picnic ham out of it.

oakville smoker · November 06, 2009, 07:40:57 AM

Thanks much. No picnic shoulder here then.
I WANT pulled pork and I will GET pulled pork LOL
Glad I asked. Could have wound up with a house full of people expecting pulled pork and getting ham instead.

As always, this board is the place to get great infomation

And it so damn addictive !

KyNola · November 06, 2009, 08:26:02 AM

Pulled pork = pork butt.

Got 2 today at 89 cents per pound. Good score in my area.

KyNola

oakville smoker · November 06, 2009, 09:27:25 AM

OUCH

89 cents.... cannot even get the packaging here for that !

I thik it might be getting time to shuffle off to Buffalo soon.

Butt and briskett. I can see the customes guys now... You want to declare your butt sir ?

Caneyscud · November 06, 2009, 10:38:19 AM

You are going to miss out on some good pulled pork. Unless you brine it, it won't taste like "ham". Just have a slightly different texture. Used to do them more often than now. I am finding them hard to find. - plus they are not much on yield because of the bone and the skin. The butts yield more. But because of both the skin and the bone and the fat and the collagen, they have a great flavor and are more succulent than a butt.