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I have cooked literally 100's of butts.....but, never one picnic! A local Food Lion has them on sale for $.69/lb. I want to cook a few up for a softball game, but am nervous about a first time cook......should I stick with BB's or give the picnic a chance....especially at $.69/lb? Been to archives, but no help....plus my laptop is slow as heck and driving me nuts. Any help would be appreciated. Paul
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All the picnics I've seen have the skin on them, I would remove the skin so you get some bark. Picnics make very good pulled pork so have fun with it. -RP
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IMHO picnics have a BETTER flavor than BUTTS!!!GO FOR IT!!!
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Remove the skin and bake it in the oven @350 for 30-45 mins with a little seasonin It is better than the PP!!! DO NOT REMOVE THE SKIN UNTIL AFTER THE PICNIC IS DONE!!!It's YUMMEE!!!!
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Go to thirdeye's site Playing With Fire & Smoke. He has a nice discussion on pork.
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I use picnics all the time, they come out great. I have never seen them for that low of a price so I would get out there and go for it if I were you.
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TampaHappily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
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I think picnics have more long strings of meat compaired to butts. I cut the skin and fat off the top and cook them just like a butt.
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I agree. Will cook either both are great!
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Cook em up just like butts. More skin equals less edible bark in the end but not a biggie.
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No embarassment here, that's why we're on this forum. I cook picnics much more than butts, I like the flavor better and they have different muscles so the meat has more of a variety of colors. Just remove the outside skin and prep as you would a butt. I cook mine to 192F and let rest for two hours. There will be a little bit more of the sinew and other stuff to be thrown away, but the flavor will be worth it. You'll do great!
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