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Dark lines in cooked butt

wardchess
wardchess Posts: 2
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I noticed one of the raw butts in the twin pack had a red circle near the bone. After turbo cooking the butts for 7 hours, both had several black lines in the meat near the bone. Are these just veins and is the meat okay to eat? Many people on another forum said to pitch it. Some said to trim and eat.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    That's blood.  For whatever reason there was more than usual in the meat.  It turns black when cooked.   Totally safe to eat.  Good source of iron. 

    This is blood sausage.



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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    I would just pull it and have at it. A little blood won't hurt you or the taste of your pork.
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