Pork Shoulder / Picnic vs Boston Butt Side by side comparison w/ pics

cdees_1993 · March 2013

I cooked these the exact same being indirect with drip pan with water and apple juice over hickory chips. Only difference being the types of rub. I tried to do a side by side comparison on both and since I heard that the picnic would finish sooner, I put the probe in it and monitored from there.

Here are pics of the cook which was at 240-250 degrees for about 10 hours. Both were similar in weight at a little over 4 lbs.

Picnic / Pork shoulder

Boston Butt

Smoke ring on picnic

Both pulled with picnic on left and butt on right

My personal favorite sauce! Shouldn't I get paid for this promo! HAHAHAHAHAHAA It is really good!!

Again, picnic on left and butt on the right.

All in all there isn't a lot of difference. The most notable being that the picnic / shoulder was a little less juicy.

Both will make you beat your brains out with your tongue, but if I had to pic I would stick with the butt!

Again, to get them to the correct IT, it took about 10 hours.

Just depends on preference!

It definitely has her approval!!

ddegger · March 2013

Both look fantastic. I've heard the picnic is more flavorful (some say that's a good thing, some say it's not), but it sounds like you didn't find much of a difference? Good to know.

cdees_1993 · March 2013

I honestly couldn't tell a lot of difference in flavor. They were both great, the butt just seemed a little more juicy than the picnic on this particular cook. They were both cooked at the same time so the dome temp was identical.

hapster · March 2013

Looks great... Enjoy!

Pork Shoulder / Picnic vs Boston Butt Side by side comparison w/ pics

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