Originally Posted by TimberRunner
Used a lot of pork butt, but would like to find other ways.

Our local IGA grocer has a meat dept where they actually cut carcasses. They will save and sell the trimmed fat.

It’s a better way, IMO, because I can weigh the meat and fat to hit the % fat I want in a product.

Pork butt (shoulder) makes a good sausage by itself, but using that in the sausage grind does not allow accurate fat calculations.

YMMV, as always.


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