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Papa Rick

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Do you drain the grease off the Boston Butts before you pull them apart
« on: July 30, 2016, 07:48:57 PM »
Just wondering, as I tried this today and got some grease drained off of them before I pulled them apart.  Also the thin layer of grease on the bottom, do you usually cook it intact or not?

I have always just left them intact and mixed it up with the rest when I pulled them.
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Re: Do you drain the grease off the Boston Butts before you pull them apart
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2016, 07:51:36 PM »
I got several pics on fb showing what they look like in the #2 and after I pulled them out but not sure how to post them on here?
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Re: Do you drain the grease off the Boston Butts before you pull them apart
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2016, 12:21:20 AM »
You want all of that delicious grease/fat mixed into your meat.
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Re: Do you drain the grease off the Boston Butts before you pull them apart
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2016, 11:53:30 AM »
When a butt is rested long enough, there should hardly be any grease left in the foil (it gets reabsorbed into the meat).  I don't drain pork butts.
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