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Weird, I was just about to do a pulled pork post. For that size, I'd do a shoulder in the oven.

Anyhoo, big pulled pork session Sunday, fed around 80 people, 3 shoulders and a head, dry rub then done for 14-15 hours over hardwood and charcoal at 120-140C. Rested each in a coolbox for half an hour and it pulled superbly, great bark and was best I've done to date. Next time I might skin the shoulders? It does not 'crackle' just goes tough, so waste of good bark area IMO.
#nightshift
#throughtheplateau
#shotgunthesnout

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Smoking rig

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Too dark and busy serving to get pictures when it pulled, but you get the idea. Head was burned and a bit dry, still good, everything else amazing.

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Oh forgot to mention, swapped shoulder positions half way through.

@Olly398
That looks amazing.

What sort of weight shoulder would you suggest? The butcher near work was suggesting two 3kg boneless shoulders would be fine but I want bone in and maybe one bigger shoulder?

Those were 6-7kg each, bone in (blade and some chops), did 25-30 people each.

ehrmagherd *drooool*

Those pork butts look delicious. My cold smoker arrives today just in time to cure and smoke some bacon for Christmas. Anyone else going to be hot smoking some turkey over the holidays?

I think I'm gonna do a wild boar porchetta this chrimbo, anyone got tips for a good supplier? I'm after a shoulder, I've already asked my local butcher but any advice appreciated... What should I be paying per kilo?

OK so I've got Markymarket picking me up 7kg of bone in shoulder tomorrow. He reckons £50.

For the past few weeks I've been cooking at the Hackney Winter Night Shelter on Friday nights

rep should be returned for acts of humanity such as this

#repNH

NH is boss.

any suggestions for a good online butcher for an xmas ham and xmas goose?

just goolgle it u prick

I don't know, but try and source some Otter Valley Goose. Is a winner.
(not ours- but a close family friend).
Also... J Seal Butcher's in Barnes currently stock our lamb.
Just sayin'

@NurseHolliday Mark is a legend he should sort you out right

@Olly398 Fucking hell, that is fucking amazing. Hats off to you sir.

@dancing james Copas near me is good? Otherwise Markymarket will deliver?

http://www.copasturkeys.co.uk/

Sadly I had to cancel the order with Mark, who was very understanding. My dealings with him so far only make me want to order from him in the future.

The shelter coordinators vetoed the pork due to unknown dietary requirements re: swine and also I'd have to leave the oven on at the church on all day and that's a fire hazard. I'm a bit miffed but roolz is roolz so back to the burger option.

Now to sift through the thread and find some burger recipes!

Oh and thanks for the #rep, I'm not here to preach so I won't.

I've decided the stock of red onions, kidney beans, and tomatoes can be used to make a kidney bean salad, I'll add cucumber and sweetcorn to those ingredients, and that will use that up, but what to go with it??

Sounds like mexican could be another option to mix it up with. Burritos, tacos?

#rep for trying...

One of the other places that host the shelter are doing weekly mexican so I don't want to double up. I was thinking with burgers and salad it could be like a winter BBQ.

If you're looking for a change from chicken & mince, how about fish pie?

Relatively easy to prepare & cook with a couple of different types of fish.

Chapeau NH.

Olly that pork looks moby dickulous.

I went to Pond in Dalston last night. Had spam (amongst other things). It was all ace.

Brisket time maybe?
Which church is it in Hackney (you can PM me- I'm just wondering if its the same as my gf's mum volunteers at).

Do you remember from a while back where someone* made an epic burger for a burger contest? Sometimes I daydream about what that burger might have tasted like. It wouldn't work for a shelter, especially since I think there was pork in there, but damn.. I guess I am just mentioning it because of burger fantasy.

* it was @mands