by Tiny » 24 Aug 2016, 17:59
Hi,
There are often offers on Pork Shoulders at the supermarkets so it is tempting, but often these are cobbled together with bits to make weight and you have the pfaff of untying them skinning them and retying. So for me I have a decent butcher that does a fair price so when I ask him for a pork collar for the smoker it comes skinned rolled and in a perfect barrel shape. I also get the skin as a single piece for crackling so I am happy to pay a bit more.
That said the Tesco Value shoulders are great value if you are doing a load of pp and are not too precious about the quality or dare I say the welfare of the animal that supplied them.
Our local butchers are all top chaps so I am keen to support them,
Cheers
Tiny