Pulled Pork Picnic

[ArnieM]

I wanted a butt but this was all I could find.



It would seem to me that a pork 'shoulder' and 'picnic' wouldn't be the same; go figure.  I decided to treat it like a butt.

Coated with CYM and Billy Bob's Butt Rub.  Into the fridge over night. 



More CYM and Butt Rub the next morning, then into the OBS.  It was 28^o out.  Took some time to preheat.

There were a few glitches along the way (don't ask).  Wall clock time in the smoker was 14.5 hours for a 196^o IT.



Held it wrapped in a luke warm oven over night and pulled the next morning.



It went into the crock pot with some apple juice and Q sauce for a while.  Shredded the cabbage for the cole slaw in the meanwhile.  It's truly amazing how much slaw you can get from a head of cabbage.

The money shot.  It was close to a butt but the meat texture was a little different.  There wasn't much fat on it.

[OU812]

I've done a picnic that way before and it turned out pretty damn good for both pulled pork and sliced pork theres two different meat textures in a picnic.

That hunk of pork has a nice bark on it too.

[TMB]

Call it what you want to, but from here it looks D@mn good!  Nice bark and very nice slaw.

Very nice food porn as well ArnieM

[dbondy]

Thats some fine looking eats there Arnie WTG :)

[squirtthecat]

Mmmmmmm........  Tasty.

I saw a couple picnics at Restaurant Depot last weekend.  I may have to give them a shot one of these days.

[MidKnightRider]

Great looking sandwitch.

[ArnieM]

Wouldn't you just know it ...

Yesterday afternoon my wife says "Oh, you want butt?  They have them at the store I went to earlier in the week."

So off I went and picked up two bone-in butts, about 6 pounds each, for $1.99/Lb.  A little high but hard to find around here.  Into the freezer they went.

[OU812]

Butts are readily available around here and there going for $1.99/lb also.  >:(

[KyNola]

Butts are readily available around here and there going for $1.99/lb also.  >:(

DITTO! >:( >:( >:(  Last year I caught them on sale at 98 cents a pound and threw about 70 pounds worth in the freezer.  That's all they would let me have.

[squirtthecat]

Butts are readily available around here and there going for $1.99/lb also.  >:(

DITTO! >:( >:( >:(  Last year I caught them on sale at 98 cents a pound and threw about 70 pounds worth in the freezer.  That's all they would let me have.

Yep, same story here.   Pigs are $$$.   Even at Sams.

If I see anywhere near $1 a pound, I'm going to ask for a case out of the back...     I have a charity golf outing to cook for in May.

[DisplacedCoonass]

You folks need to make friends with your local military and hit up the commissaries.  Just got off the phone with them a bit ago and butts are $1.56/lb and fresh belly is $1.36/lb.  Compare that with the two local places I stopped in at today to find meat and I got $7.99/lb for belly and $2.76/lb for butt.

[OldHickory]

Shoulder or picnic, the results look good to me.  Your pics are always good.  Finally, shoulder went on sale at Von's this week for $1.49/#, I brought home four as well as a large package of country style ribs also $1.49/#.  Smoke time this weekend.

[ArnieM]

Shoulder or picnic, the results look good to me. 

Your pics are always good. 

Thanks OH.  I use my 8 1/2 year old camera.

Finally, shoulder went on sale at Von's this week for $1.49/#, I brought home four as well as a large package of country style ribs also $1.49/#.  Smoke time this weekend.

Sounds like you have enough to last a while.   :D

[Tenpoint5]

Thats a killer looking Sammie Arnie!! I'll take two!!

[beefmann]

mmmmm m,,,, mmmmmmmmmmm