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Shawn W
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My tastes have changed since I started ... it's probably Bryan's fault ... I'm not trimming any more.
 
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Jane Cherry
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We eat some of the fat around these parts, it has the best flavor. Don't know what it's doing to my arteries, guess I'll be finding that out one of these days!


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I feel I must post about this because I read about so people doing this too many times. If you know this sorry, but for those who don't I'm posting because the best part of the butt is lost in doing this, cutting off the false fat cap. If you buy untrimmed butts please don't cut the false fat cap off. See there are 2 fat caps on a butt the one you see is a false cap and the true fat cap. There's a very thin piece of meat that lies under the false cap and on top of the true fat cap. Now let me tell you that when your butt is done cooking and after the rest and you got to pull it here is where you will be rewarded for your efforts. I consider this the cooks reward and I hardly ever share it. Gently push the false fat cap aside with your thumb to expose that very thin layer of meat that is sitting on top of the true fat cap and quickly eat it while no one is looking. Trust me you will be eating Pork Butt Nirvana.


I dont think I've ever seen what you talking about Bryan, but I havent been looking for it either. Maybe you could take a good photo to better illustrate this pork butt NIRVANA you speak of??? Smiler

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Bryan S
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Maybe you could take a good photo to better illustrate this pork butt NIRVANA you speak of??? Smiler

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The false cap along with the nirvana has been peeled back in the front of the pic. If you look behind the peeled back part you'll see the true fat cap. HTH



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that is indeed the best meat on a pork butt. it usually doesn't make it to the foil rest around here.


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Bryan S
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I dont think I've ever seen what you talking about Bryan, but I havent been looking for it either. Maybe you could take a good photo to better illustrate this pork butt NIRVANA you speak of??? Smiler

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Brandon, Here's a better pic of the false cap, the thin layer of Nirvana and the true cap under the thin layer. Look at the right side of the butt. You'll see where the false cap is to the left, and then the thin layer of Nirvana, and to the far right under thin layer you'll see the true fat cap. You can see how thin the false cap is and I see no reason to trim it off. JMO



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Brandon A
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Thanks Bryan,

Maybe I'll have to smoke a butt or two this weekend. See if I can find nirvana.
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If you cook fat side down on an untrimmed butt, it's a good idea to lift the bottom of the butt about halfway or two thirds of the way through the cook with a spatula.

This will aid the false cap from getting "lost" in the grates when the time comes to pull the butts from the cooker.

Bryan is right, it is nirvana.
 
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