I want to order a pork butt and 3 slabs of spareribs from the butcher but after asking a few they vary massively in price, so I don't know if they are all understanding what I want.
What is the best way to describe what I want to the butcher?
So far I've said I want the the neck end of the pork shoulder (un-trimmed) with the bone in, and around 6-8 pounds in weight. For the ribs I've generally just said I want them untrimmed and to make sure they are meaty ribs and kept as a slab.
Is this correct as one butcher has told me that the ribs would be around £6 a slab, and the other has said £6 for all 3 slabs. With the shoulder one has told me that 6-8 pounds would be a whole shoulder, and the other just said it would be around £16.
Any help or advice would be great.