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Restaurant Depot Pork Butts

GregW
GregW Posts: 2,676
edited May 2018 in EggHead Forum
I've read some of the old post about RD pork butts.
The consensus appeared to be that they were of acceptable quality.
I need maybe 8 pork butts for this coming weekend cook. They are currently $1.48/lb for the bone in.

Has anyone purchased butts from RD recently?

Comments

  • ryantt
    ryantt Posts: 2,532
    Picked up 4 of them for my daughters school, they were good quality.  
    XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 


  • Greedygoat
    Greedygoat Posts: 134
    I've always had good results with RD's bone-in butts.
    XL and a Mini-Max.
    Boca Raton, FL
  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    I have never had a problem with RD Butts, they have always been bone-in
                                                                
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    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,676
    Thanks for the replies.
    I'm going with RD butts.
  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262

    RD is the only place I buy them

    Phoenix 
  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,247
    When I am doing catering for large groups I buy them at RD, problem is that sometimes they are out of bone-in and I have to buy boneless. For smaller cooks I buy them at the local military base, typically they are cheaper. 
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

    RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
    Southeastern CT. 
  • JethroVA
    JethroVA Posts: 1,251
    butts are butts.  unlike steak i haven't seen much variation.  RD butts are fine 
    Richmond and Mathews County, VA. Large BGE, Weber gas, little Weber charcoal. Vintage ManGrates. Little reddish portable kamado that shall remain nameless here.  Very Extremely Stable Genius. 
  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,676
    I'm going to give them a try this time. I usually get them from another restaurant supplier, but they are inconvenient to buy from. They sell them in cases with 8 butts per case. The boxes always seem to have at least 2 butts that are smaller than I like to cook. I prefer 8 to 9 pounds when I'm selling the butts whole.
    RD has the advantage of selling them out of the box where I can pick the weights that I like to cook.
  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 16,984
    Kind of like the others which have posted. RD here always has a great supply of bone in Butte. Never had an issue, or for that matter, a problem with the dozens I have done.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
  • ElkhornHusker
    ElkhornHusker Posts: 493
    For me it's probably a good thing that I don't have a RD close.
    Elkhorn, NE
    1 large egg
    28" Blackstone
    Akorn Jr. 
  • billt01
    billt01 Posts: 1,523
    Sams and Costco both, if you buy by the case...fairly substantial discount per pound..

    Last time I purchased from Sam's, I bought 5 (2) packs = 1 case and basically received (1) 2pack fo freeeeee 
    Have:
     XLBGE / Stumps Baby XL / Couple of Stokers (Gen 1 and Gen 3) / Blackstone 36 / Maxey 3x5 water pan hog cooker
    Had:
    LBGE / Lang 60D / Cookshack SM150 / Stumps Stretch / Stumps Baby

    Fat Willies BBQ
    Ola, Ga

  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    I think the only one having a problem with Butts is @northGAcock
                                                                
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    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia