Best cut for pulled pork?

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ron eb

Meat Mopper
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Mar 22, 2012
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Baltimore
Smoked a 5 lb bone in pork shoulder on brinkmann smoke n grill. 6 hours, kept the temp in the zone. 220-240.

it did not pull. came out more like pork loin, any ideas?
 
You need to get the IT up around 200* for it to be pulled. My guess is you didn't get near that in only 6 hrs. You should plan between 1.5-2 hrs per Lb.
 
The shoulder has the butt and the picnic. IMHO the butt is the best for pulled pork for a manageable size. For a group the whole shoulder pulled and mixed together is great too.
And yes... you need to get to minimum 195 to 200 IT.
 
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