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Bone in or not?

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edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Going to make a pork butt for pulled pork on Monday. Ordered my Maverick. Found a local place that carries the meat and the butcher is going to save one for me. So....bone in or not? What are the pros and cons of each?
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  • JM
    JM Posts: 39
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    Gwen,[p] Bone-in! [p]John
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  • thirdeye
    thirdeye Posts: 7,428
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    Gwen,[p]Both will make excellent Q. I like the bone in shoulders packaged in two packs in Cryovac. I prefer to trim my own, and they hold together a little better than boneless. (Sometimes boneless ones are over trimmed). You can always use some twine to hold boneless ones together during the cook. A big advantage of boneless butts is laying them open and adding more rub or garlic or herb paste etc. to the inside before tying it up.[p]~thirdeye~
    Happy Trails
    ~thirdeye~

    Barbecue is not rocket surgery
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    Gwen,
    bone in.....
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • wfd146
    wfd146 Posts: 36
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    Gwen,
    Almost every cut of meat is better bone in, and a butt is no exception.
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  • Unknown
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    Gwen,
    I guess the bone-in's have it! I'm really looking forward to this. If it's anything like the ribs I made last weekend, it'll be out of this world. (We are doing the ribs again this weekend too.)
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    Gwen,
    pulled pork is one of the simplest, most amazing transformations you can do on the egg.[p]i have never served it to less than raves, and they all want to know the secret.[p]i don't have the heart to tell them i put on some dry rub, toss it on the egg at temp ftil done, and then serve.[p]almost as easy as making ice.

    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,754
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    Gwen,
    bone in and save the bone, you can freeze it for later and make a nice stock for soup
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • BYC39
    BYC39 Posts: 94
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    stike,[p]How do you make ice? My freezer's been doing it for so long I forgot how....[p]
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