Kroger 99 cents a lb boneless shoulders

Lit

just grabbed a couple sale ends today

bgebrent

Grabbed 2 last weekend in N. GA.  Good catch.

Killit_and_Grillit

Yeah I found them last week. I grabbed 30lbs and tossed them in the freezer. 

pgprescott

Been that way nearly a month now. Stock up!

BikerBob

Yeah I already had three in the freezer when they went on sale. I bought one the week before. Why?

Bob

bgebrent

BikerBob said:

Yeah I already had three in the freezer when they went on sale. I bought one the week before. Why?

Bob

Because you can.

GoooDawgs

I can never get the Kroger butts to turn out as well as Costco, which sucks because I prefer the ease of prepping a bone-in butt.   Anyone else notice a difference in the quality? 

pgprescott

GoooDawgs said:

I can never get the Kroger butts to turn out as well as Costco, which sucks because I prefer the ease of prepping a bone-in butt.   Anyone else notice a difference in the quality? 

Kroger Boston butts are as good as anything around imo. You would have to expand on your thought to help me possibly understand. 

bgebrent

GoooDawgs said:

I can never get the Kroger butts to turn out as well as Costco, which sucks because I prefer the ease of prepping a bone-in butt.   Anyone else notice a difference in the quality? 

I'm picky but can discern no difference.  What difference do you perceive?

lousubcap

Well, timeliness is a bit late here.  But at the end of a low& slow butt cook I doubt I could discern any taste differences between suppliers on a consistent basis.  Now I can with the different grades of brisket and beef roasts but pork butts, not in my skill-set.  FWIW-

lkapigian

I see these prices on pork butt, I see awesome sausage less than a dollar a pound ...it's not all about pulled pork

GoooDawgs

bgebrent said:

GoooDawgs said:

I can never get the Kroger butts to turn out as well as Costco, which sucks because I prefer the ease of prepping a bone-in butt.   Anyone else notice a difference in the quality? 

I'm picky but can discern no difference.  What difference do you perceive?

It may just in my head, but I always find them saltier which makes me think they brined or injected it with something.  But if others have had good results I'll definitely try again.  I do like that you can get just one butt from Kroger.

I'll pick one up and try they Alton Brown brine you shared last week.

pgprescott

GoooDawgs said:

bgebrent said:

GoooDawgs said:

I can never get the Kroger butts to turn out as well as Costco, which sucks because I prefer the ease of prepping a bone-in butt.   Anyone else notice a difference in the quality? 

I'm picky but can discern no difference.  What difference do you perceive?

It may just in my head, but I always find them saltier which makes me think they brined or injected it with something.  But if others have had good results I'll definitely try again.  I do like that you can get just one butt from Kroger.

I'll pick one up and try they Alton Brown brine you shared last week.

I rarely buy the boneless ones, rather I get bone in Boston butts. They are individually wrapped. Pretty much everything at Kroger in the larger cuts is individual. They aren't sams or Costco. 

JethroVA

I have done Kroger and Restaurant Depot butts. Can't tell any difference. Trying Wegman's butts this weekend. Will report back if anything notable. 

Lit

pgprescott said:

GoooDawgs said:

bgebrent said:

GoooDawgs said:

I can never get the Kroger butts to turn out as well as Costco, which sucks because I prefer the ease of prepping a bone-in butt.   Anyone else notice a difference in the quality? 

I'm picky but can discern no difference.  What difference do you perceive?

It may just in my head, but I always find them saltier which makes me think they brined or injected it with something.  But if others have had good results I'll definitely try again.  I do like that you can get just one butt from Kroger.

I'll pick one up and try they Alton Brown brine you shared last week.

I rarely buy the boneless ones, rather I get bone in Boston butts. They are individually wrapped. Pretty much everything at Kroger in the larger cuts is individual. They aren't sams or Costco. 

The ones I got are individually wrapped boneless I have never seen a shoulder cut this way. They weren't hacked like Costco does they just cut the bone out at an angle so the roast is triangle shaped.

bgebrent

Lit said:

pgprescott said:

GoooDawgs said:

bgebrent said:

GoooDawgs said:

I can never get the Kroger butts to turn out as well as Costco, which sucks because I prefer the ease of prepping a bone-in butt.   Anyone else notice a difference in the quality? 

I'm picky but can discern no difference.  What difference do you perceive?

It may just in my head, but I always find them saltier which makes me think they brined or injected it with something.  But if others have had good results I'll definitely try again.  I do like that you can get just one butt from Kroger.

I'll pick one up and try they Alton Brown brine you shared last week.

I rarely buy the boneless ones, rather I get bone in Boston butts. They are individually wrapped. Pretty much everything at Kroger in the larger cuts is individual. They aren't sams or Costco. 

The ones I got are individually wrapped boneless I have never seen a shoulder cut this way. They weren't hacked like Costco does they just cut the bone out at an angle so the roast is triangle shaped.

The two I picked up were 8-9# bone in butts.  I've done the 4+ pounders and what's nice about them is the higher bark-meat ratio.

Webass

Bone-in @.99 here in Knoxville.  I picked up 4 and had 2 sliced into 2" country style ribs.  Vacuum sealed and much better price than 3.69/lb. 

lkapigian

Sounds like a sausage making day to me!  Homemade sausage for under $1.00 a pound is a bargain

GoooDawgs

Just picked up a Kroger butt last night - actually very impressed with their selection as they had some double butt packs of 22-25 pounds!  Butcher opened one up and let me take a 10 pounder.

Hickory and Apple smoke, injected with apple juice and a modified version of Chris Lilly's butt rub. Smoked at 250 and so far looks amazing.  Shhhhh - she's sleeping now in the cooler.