Pork cut's and how they're butchered

[Swindon_Ed]

I've seen a couple of posts recently where people seem a bit unsure of what to order with UK butchers when ordering a pork butt.

So i saw this set of video's on another site and thought I'd post this here to help people when talking to their butchers.

http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/pork ... .html#5min

Video 4 is the one about pork butt but the other videos are also very usefull.

[British BBQ Society]

If you are looking for a pork butt ask your butcher for a neckend, with a little trimming its perfect

[Swindon_Ed]

I'd been asking for neckend shoulder for a while which has been ok but recently i changed and have been asking my Butcher for Collar and they all seem to know exactly what that peice is and get a much better end product when cooking it too.

[British BBQ Society]

get them to refer to the cutting book, the neckend contains the butt lol i have never been able to slice the neckend it pulls too well

[dieselracer13]

It was the Neckend that I smoked over the Easter Weekend and it pulled lovely, the butcher advised that the Collar is a cheap Bacon Joint, he also recommended the Hand (thigh) as a smaller and cheaper alternative to the Neckend. I may try this out next time when it's just me and the missus.