Butt or Shoulder

[aussieinor]

Most of the recipes I've come across request shoulder pork but from time to time I see it requesting butt.

Is there much of a difference and also what is the difference?

Would you just use shoulder instead, is it cheaper?

Thanks guys.

[johnfb]

Have a look here


http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 203AACQYsS

http://members.shaw.ca/masterbutcher/me ... ulder.html

http://www.bbqforums.net/forums/pork/92 ... ulder.html

[saucisson]

US = Butt

UK = Shoulder

I think

[bidrick]

Greetings all, I've been following this forum for a while and decided to sign up and (hopefully) assist someone as well as learning even more from you all.

There's a pretty good webpage regarding pork butt here:

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/porkbuttselect.html

[lemonD]

A butt is a joint cut from the shoulder, as per Paul Kribs post in this thread http://forum.sausagemaking.org/viewtopi ... 08&start=0.
It's called the collar joint and contains the blade bone. From a whole shoulder weighing approx 6.5kg the butt would be about 4 kg.

Jeff.

[johnfb]

Greetings all, I've been following this forum for a while and decided to sign up and (hopefully) assist someone as well as learning even more from you all.

There's a pretty good webpage regarding pork butt here:

http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/porkbuttselect.html

Welcome bidrick,
Thanks for the post. Lots of great info there.
Please feel free to post your recipes in the recipe section, we are all here to share.

[Iamarealbigdog]

The whole front leg is a Pork Shoulder.

The butt is the upper half often refered to a Boston butt, the bottem 1/2 of the sholder is refered to as a picnic. The butt can also be refered to a blade roast but not usually in our neck of the woods.

As I was told, the story goes the entire leg was hanging in the butcher shop and the prized portion would be at the bottom 1/3, or at the butt of the cut.

The real reason for the name, is that the sholder as a prized cut for flavor and fat was packed in to a barrel which was refered to as a butt, the picnic was also smoked but due to the lesser quality was traditionally used for informal dinning or picnics.

[johnfb]

So is the question: are you a leg or a butt man..... ???

[Iamarealbigdog]

Why is it that the Pig does not have a breast..... then I have to say...




I LIKE BIG BUTTS