Question on pork

[jbfromtennessee]

Exactly what is the difference in a boston butt and a boston butt pork roast. i have seen both at the store but can't figure out the difference, if there is one...

 

[JckDanls 07]

The name is the only difference...

 

[jbfromtennessee]

well, by accident i picked up a boston butt pork roast thinking it was a regular boston butt i have been buying, but it wasn't. this had no bone in it and had a lot more fat than the regular (bone in) boston butts i have bought in the past. want let that happen again...

 

[chef jimmyj]

May be how your store computer is set up. Butt for bone in and butt roast for boned and tied. They should look different. With bone, square, without more football shaped....JJ

 

[noboundaries]

At my local store, the Boston Butt is the full cut of meat. The Boston Butt Pork Roast is usually the full butt cut into half or thirds, often without the bone. The price is often quite low on the BB Pork Roast. I'll pick them up to make pork stew or cure them for buckboard bacon.

 

[jbfromtennessee]

thanks for the replys folks. ray, i think that is what i got. it did seem somewhat cheaper than the reg butt. anyway i didn't like the outcome and will stick with the bone in butt going forward...