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Posted: 07 Aug 2021 01:21 PM PDT Pulled Pork Pulled pork can be made from a pork shoulder roast or a Boston butt. Both cuts of meat come from the shoulder of the front legs of a hog. The pork shoulder (picnic roast) is the cut lower on the shoulder, and it includes the shank, whereas the Boston butt is the uppercut of the hog's shoulder.  If you caught my last article about dry rub seasoning a bone-in pork shoulder roast, this pulled pork is from that particular pork shoulder. I will add my list of spice ingredients again in this article for future reference. After applying the dry spices and marinating the pork shoulder for two hours, I then placed it in a large cast-iron skillet and slow-roasted it for one hour; before placing the pork shoulder in the crockpot.  The pork shoulder slowly cooked all night in the crockpot. Then early this morning I pulled the pork apart with two forks. The bone fell off the meat without any work. After the pork is shredded,...

Posted: 07 Aug 2021 01:24 PM PDT Dry-seasoning a bone-in pork shoulder There's a certain way of seasoning a pork shoulder that truly makes a big difference in the flavor outcome of a bone-in pork shoulder once it is cooked. And today, I will be sharing how I do a dry rub, to season a bone-in pork shoulder picnic roast. Since pork shoulder already has a large amount of fat, and thick white skin, it doesn't require a long time to brine. Nor does it require a lot of salt. What is a bone-in pork shoulder picnic roast? First, I would like to explain that a bone-in pork shoulder (picnic roast) is not a ham. Ham is carved from the hind legs of the hog whereas the pork shoulder is cut from the front legs of the hogs. Hams are much bigger than pork shoulders, and they take a lot longer to cure. Hence, the reason why hams are a lot more expensive. The price of a bone-in pork shoulder (picnic roast) is relatively an inexpensive cut of meat. A shoulder picnic roast is another n...