Boston butt

A boneless Boston butt, rolled, tied and ready for roasting

A Boston butt is the slightly wedge-shaped portion of the pork shoulder above the standard picnic cut[1] which includes the blade bone and the "lean butt" (which is boneless), both extensions of the tenderloin cut and can be used in place of the tenderloin.[2] Generally the pork shoulder is considered a primal cut with the picnic and butt sections being sub-primal cuts; however, some sources do refer to the butt as a primary cut.[3]

The tenderloin is closer to the rear of the hog. The shoulder is at the front.

  1. ^ United States. Department of the Air Force (1968). The Veterinary Technician. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 6.
  2. ^ The Hotel/motor Hotel Monthly. Clissold Publishing Company. 1915. p. 9.
  3. ^ Tia Harrison (15 February 2013). Butchery and Sausage-Making For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-118-38744-3.