How to pull pork?

murphy11

Hi all,

Did my first butt and will need to start pulling in an hour or so. Do you discard the 'bark' and top fat layer? Any tips are appreciated.

gdenby

Do not discard the bark. That's where most of the flavor is. Excess fat, yes, scoop it out and toss. Shred all the meat and mix the bark up with everything else. If you have any left, by the next day, all that smokey, spicey flavor will have merged with the rest of the meat.

Jeffersonian

Yep, what gdenby said. I use two forks to pull it, but there have been threads here with other devices to pull pork...one was a "bear claw"-like thing. Pretty cool.

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Eggtucky

the bear claws are awesome..here are some results using them..

and PLEASE do not toss the bark..that's your flavor man! :woohoo:

Beli

Gosh.....those sure are lethal looking pieces......you sure they are used on piggies butts´??

Jeffersonian

So I hear...Eggtucky has the mouth-watering proof!

Eggtucky

ayup..just smoked those friday night and pulled and 'bear clawed' em for dinner last night!.. only thing you gotta watch is those bear claws will shred your hands, fingers, whatever gets in the way! :side: :woohoo:

Jeffersonian

Understood....Probably wanna keep the beer count in single digits before slipping on the claws to keep the mount of cook-meat in the tray to a minimum

Eggtucky

haha!!..you GOTIT!..or..have a DP..designated puller..such as the wife who stays sober enough not to shred her fingers n hands into the meat!! :blink: :P :woohoo:

Beli

Rather...do not use the claws........ :laugh: .....staying sober is a term used & practiced only on highways...... :laugh: