![]() Contrary to popular belief, sugar is not needed in your spice rub to achieve a nice dark bark. Many spice rubs contain sugar and we wanted to show you that you can make a delicious savoury rub without sugar (pulled pork spice rub recipe below!). For example, 10 guests you will need about 6.6 lbs of pork butt. Knowing this we can multiply the number of guests by 0.66 (2/3 lbs) to get the amount of raw pork butt required. Typically, one person will eat 1/3 pounds of cooked pulled pork (which is equivalent to 2/3 pounds of raw meat). We can determine what size of pork butt you need with a quick calculation. What Size of Pork Butt Do I Need for Pulled Pork? You don’t want to remove it completely as the fat helps retain moisture and adds flavour. Most people prefer the fat cap to be about ¼ inch thick. You can also discuss the size of the fat cap with your butcher (or trim it at home). Most grillers choose to go with a bone-in pork butt because the bone imparts flavour and the bone is easily removed once the meat is tender. You can choose to have your pork butt as a boneless or bone-in butt roast. ![]() Your butcher can custom cut the pork butt to your liking and size. Picnic shoulder is triangular in shape, less fatty, and best as a pork roast (with crackling). You can use picnic shoulder for pulled pork, however this cut is best suited for recipes that feature crispy pork skin or crackling. Pork butt is the best option for pulled pork. Pork butt tends to be rectangular in shape and marbled with lots of intra-muscular fat. Pork butt is from the shoulder a hard-working muscle group that is perfectly suited to low and slow cooking (like this Pulled Pork Recipe we’re sharing below). Most pulled pork is made using bone-in pork butt, which isn’t actually from the butt at all (confusing right?). ![]() What is the Best Cut of Meat for Pulled Pork? ![]()
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