Can I treat this the same way I would a butt? I trimmed the skin off. Is that a mistake?
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Hey Kevin, welcome to the pit!. I like cooking the shoulders and you would treat them like a butt. Where I'm from we call them a picnic roast or picnic shoulder. I usually trim the skin and most of the fat to expose the meat. There is plenty of fat left inside. Salt the meat at least 24hrs or more before you cook if you can, to allow the salt to travel to the middle. Put some oil on the outside and Meatheads Memphis Dust or what ever you prefer. Cook time will be similar to a large butt I would think.
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To clarify, in my estimation, that part of the muscle is worked more so it tends to have less marbling (fat) throughout the meat. That's why the skin can be helpful and why I score it instead of cut it completely off. It has a gentle ham flavor to it if not injected. I don't mind that, but in smoking hams, they take a bit more care because of the lack of fat (marbling) throughout the meat. My 2 cents anyway.
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I appreciate the replies. Yes, they were cheap. $1.49 lb.. I salted them this morning and will cook them tomorrow. I use Memphis Dust all of the time. Great stuff. Did 9 rack of St. Louis style ribs with Memphis Dust and Kansas City Sauce. Had a fella tell me they were better than his grandfather's who has been queing for 30 years or more. Anyway, I'm smoking 10 of these shoulders tomorrow in the WSM. I add a 3rd rack and it works out well. I'll post a progess report.
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Have a great day Flyway Kevin! You give 'em the normal pork butt treatment you'll be happy with the results. If it seems dry a little butter & water will help.
Below is a snapshot of Meathead's graphic from his pork cuts page it shows the difference (in case you're not familiar) of the picnic (blue) and the butt (purple) of the front shoulder. I love this graphic, it's the best one on the whole Internet.
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