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What did I buy? (perhaps a dumb question)

MeatosBanditos
MeatosBanditos Posts: 259
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I recently purchased a XL Egg and tonight I'm experimenting for the first time with a pork butt.

When I was at Sam's Club earlier in the week, I purchased what was labeled:

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Pork Shoulder
Boston Butt Cov
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The whole item weighed 15lbs. So does this mean that I got the whole shoulder and the butt was seperated from the shoulder already? It was in two pieces when I opened the wrapper. Is the other part the picnic then? Which one would have been bigger? What does "Cov" mean on the label? Lots of questions...It's been cooking for almost an hour now :-)


Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

John
Racine, MN
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    What you have is two Boston butts. I think Sam's is about the best place to get them anymore. -RP
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  • MeatosBanditos
    MeatosBanditos Posts: 259
    That's just great! I was hoping that was the case but really had no knowledge to assume or base that off of. I should have asked someone at Sam's right away to get my answer...I shop with a 2 year old and a pregnant wife so time is usually limited in any section.


    Thanks for the quick answer!!!

    I'll post pictures when the cook is complete.


    -John
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  • AZRP
    AZRP Posts: 10,116
    Good luck with the cook, any questions, ask away. -RP
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
    Looks like the first 3 questions have been answered...

    COV on the label means it is packaged in the cryovac bag (the heavy plastic), which is standard when it comes from the major packing houses. This is a good sign that the meat has not been disturbed.
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • Chubby
    Chubby Posts: 2,955
    Thirdeye said:

    "COV...This is a good sign that the meat has not been disturbed".

    Now...if we could only get CarWashMike..in COV!!!

    LMAO!!!!

    Good Weekend to ya,

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    and stay hydrated!!

    Evans
    I spent most of my money on good bourbon, and bad women...the rest, I just wasted!!
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  • civil eggineer
    civil eggineer Posts: 1,547
    I believe they are both butts. I buy them all the time at Sam's.
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  • J Mac
    J Mac Posts: 14
    Were they deboned? Per a post of mine from yesterday, I bought a similar pack at Costco and they were deboned, which surprised me, so I trussed them up to make them more uniform. Don't know if that was the right thing to do or not.
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  • Bevo
    Bevo Posts: 179
    Costco sells only de-boned butts. Sam's Club sells bone-in butts. I just did my first bone-in butts yesterday, and I think the flavor is better. But they're all good.

    Bevo (Colin in Austin)
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  • MeatosBanditos
    MeatosBanditos Posts: 259
    Thanks. That explains it! They were bone-in butts from Sam's.
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    The last picture is just one of the butt's pulled.
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