Can we talk about breaking down pork shoulders?

Honestly, I used to just go straight for the seam with a boning knife and muscle it apart. After a demo at the Ohio Meat Processors conference last year, I now score the fat cap first with my Victorinox stiff boner and it comes apart in about half the time. Anyone else have a different method for getting clean, quick separations?

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vera_foster3623d ago

Wish I could help, but I'm still in the muscle-it-apart camp. That conference trick sounds way more efficient than my usual struggle. Might have to look up that scoring method.

rodriguez.diana20d ago

Scoring like jennyh41 said saved my last project.

jennyh4123d ago

Try scoring the wood along the grain with a utility knife before you pull it apart. I learned that from an old carpenter who fixed my kitchen chairs. It breaks the paint seal without splintering the trim. Makes the whole muscle-it-apart thing less of a fight. Works on window casings too.