Cushion ???

[cajun_1]

What part of the Pork is this??????? For .88 cents a lb, I couldn't pass it up.

[SmokinLee]

The "cushion" comes from the Pork Shoulder Picnic (or Arm), The picnic shoulder is more economical than the Boston Butt, but also contains more fat than the blade shoulder. When the bone and fat is trimmed from this
cut it results in a very rich flavored roast. The meat from this cut is excellent for making juicy barbecued pulled pork. The Picnic has a large bone and joint that runs through the middle of the roast, one side has a
large lean muscle...that is the "cushion". You can also slice and pound them for pork cutlets, stew meat, etc and use them in any chicken recipe

[Bbqgoddess]

Great question Tim! say hey to Heidi for me!

Lee thanks for the great answer... they huge ones at RD really el chepo.. gonna grab me one next time! I did not know what cut it was either!

[SmokinLee]

I didn't either till I looked it up............... The ol copy and past thing. I like the description of them, sounds great for SCHMOKIN.

[cajun_1]

The "cushion" comes from the Pork Shoulder Picnic (or Arm), The picnic shoulder is more economical than the Boston Butt, but also contains more fat than the blade shoulder. When the bone and fat is trimmed from this
cut it results in a very rich flavored roast. The meat from this cut is excellent for making juicy barbecued pulled pork. The Picnic has a large bone and joint that runs through the middle of the roast, one side has a
large lean muscle...that is the "cushion". You can also slice and pound them for pork cutlets, stew meat, etc and use them in any chicken recipe

Thanks Lee, I've smoked alot of "picnic's" and I agree they are cheaper than a Butt. Gonna throw 2 on "Fugly" tomorrow. If it is as good as stated ... to the store for more tomorrow.

Will do Kelly ... Thanks

[Bbq Bubba]

Don't be surprised when you open the bag and see its not a roast but pieces and scraps of a roast.

[cajun_1]

Don't be surprised when you open the bag and see its not a roast but pieces and scraps of a roast.

Thanks Bubba ... Already found that out. Three pieces per bag, but they are on the smoker as we speak ...
Gonna do Breakfast Sausage with the other 2 packages.

[Fishawn]

I'm pretty sure I have made sausage outta cushions before & think they were $.99 lb on sale. Keep us posted

[curious aardvark]

looks like cheap sausage makings to me :-)

[cajun_1]

looks like cheap sausage makings to me :-)

CA you could be correct. There were 3 pieces per package and no pieces were the same. (size & weight). So smokin' these 6 pieces was really a challange. Needless to say, I won't be doing that again ... Give me a Picnic any day. The other 2 packages will give me 13# of breakfast sausage. In the grinder in the morning.

[DangerDan]

Yeah the cushion on a picnic can be somewhat treacherous where "ham" is considered but I do use cushions from de-boned whole hams for quick cure (immersion curing) brine a couple weeks and smoke em up.

[richoso1]

Good pricing on the cushion meat. I've smoked it several times without any problems at all, and the best thing I can say is to season it and smoke it like a shoulder or a butt. This is a cut that does not get much recognition, but it's still good for smoking. I've always bought it as a one piece roast here on the west/left coast. Smoke and seeds forever.