Boston Butt
from the Austrian straw pig
€92.90
On stock and ready for shipping
The most famous cut from America is perfect for pulled pork and tastes simply delicious. We leave a little fat on the piece so that it can be smoked or easily removed, depending on your preference. If you wish, we can make the perfect cut for you.
Meat knowledge
American BBQ meets Austrian meat quality at its finest. That's exactly the case with our Boston Butt. A real treat for BBQ lovers. Because here the fat content is ideally balanced and the different meat textures ensure maximum enjoyment.
The Boston Butt is cut as close to the head as possible and weighs approximately 5.5 - 6.8 kg. With a little fat left on the piece, you can decide for yourself how you prefer to prepare it.
If you wish, we can make the perfect cut for you. Simply specify in the comments field when ordering.
What exactly is the Boston Butt?
First of all, it has nothing to do with the rear end of the pig. What is meant here is the shoulder of the pig together with part of the neck. What is actually true, however, is that the cut comes from Boston. So only the second part is a bit confusing.
So how does it come to be called butt?
This name comes from the storage or the way the cuts of meat were shipped at that time. For the less popular cuts, i.e. everything that is not called a prime cut, were stored in butts (i.e. barrels) in the harbour. Due to its size, however, the shoulder barely had room in the barrels and had to be cut up - et voilà, the Boston Butt Cut was born.
The best meat for pulled pork
A hype that lasts - we are talking about Pulled Pork. Started as a street food trend, it is now popular worldwide. No wonder, because pork can hardly be more tender, juicy and delicious. However, really fine pulled pork is considered the supreme discipline on the home barbecue.
What does it take? That's right, the perfect meat, and that's exactly what you'll find here. Fitmeat Boston Butt from Austrian straw pig is perfect for preparing as pulled pork and makes it extra delicious.
Thanks to the fine fat deposits that melt during grilling or smoking, the meat remains wonderfully juicy and can be pulled wonderfully. The core temperature should be around 92 °C, then you can marvel at the crispy, tender wonder of pleasure.
The Boston Butt and its Money Muscle
Pork shoulder and neck have become relatively well-known in our country, but when you ask for a Boston Butt, you often look into questioning faces on the other side of the meat counter. Yet the cut is simply indispensable for BBQ lovers and this is mainly due to the so-called money muscle.
Where is the Money Muscle?
Thanks to its marbling and tenderness, this cut is virtually the most important piece and ensures prize money rain at championships. The popular piece is found in the neck of the pig.
Recommendation for cooking
BBQ
Zum Smoken
Quantity per person
We recommend a Boston Butt for 10 - 15 people.
Herkunft und Haltung
Pigs are extremely intelligent and clean animals. Therefore, species-appropriate and caring rearing is the be-all and end-all for us.
A requirement that is also noticeable in the taste. If you compare pigs from factory farms, for example, one thing is immediately clear: due to the permanent stress, the meat is much firmer, loses a lot of water during roasting and has hardly any flavour of its own.
For us at Fitmeat, this kind of rearing is out of the question for many reasons. We fight for animal welfare and the appreciation of meat products and strictly distance ourselves from immoral factory farming.
After the careful and stress-free individual slaughter of the pigs, our butchers leave the straw pigs to mature on the bone for a few days. The result is juicy and tender pieces of pork with a wonderful aroma.
Details to the article ”Boston Butt”
| Item number | FM102008 |
| Breed | Noble pig/landrace x Pietrain |
| Born in | Austria |
| Raised in | Austria |
| Slaughtered in | Austria |
| Cut in | Austria |
| Feeding | Farm-grown vegetable feeds such as barley, wheat, rape, beans, peas and maize. Non-GMO donauja from regional cultivation serves as a source of protein, as well as minerals and vitamins. |
| Meat maturation | 5-10 days |
| Shelf life at 0-4°C | 5-7 days |
| Shelf life at -18°C | 180 days |
| Hygiene advice | Prepare and consume immediately after opening. Kitchen hygiene is important: Keep the cold chain. Store separately from other products. Work cleanly. Heat through before consumption. |
| Storage advice (Fresh) | Store refrigerated at 0 °C to +4 °C. |
| Storage advice (deep-frozen) | *** compartment (-18 °C): best before: see label - ** compartment: 2 weeks - * compartment or ice cube compartment: 1-3 days - Do not refreeze after defrosting. |
Good to know
Facts
- Fresh meat, no frozen goods
- Meat from small farmers in Austria
- Aged and finished by our traditional butcher
- Billing by the gram
- Recyclable packaging
- Ready to ship in under 24h
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Packaging and delivery
Your order will be delivered directly to your home by our partner shipping companies. During your order, you can also specify a desired date for your delivery. Thanks to sustainable packaging and specially developed insulation, your meat stays wonderfully fresh and is perfectly cooled with reusable cold packs.
Of course, you can track your order at any time via our tracking portal and view the delivery status. If you are not at home on the desired date, you can simply enter an alternative delivery address or give a drop-off authorisation.
Our express delivery guarantees safe delivery within 24 hours.
5 really good reasons for Fitmeat
- At Fitmeat, you only get premium meat of the best quality from selected small farmers in Austria.
- Our experienced master butchers are pioneers in meat refinement and maturation. At Fitmeat, you get perfectly matured meat that has never been frozen.
- With meat from Fitmeat, you experience sustainable meat enjoyment of a special kind, because quality goes beyond the plate with us.
- With meat from Fitmeat you support Austrian agriculture. Because the value chain remains one hundred percent in Austria.
- What you see is what you get: Whether it's the marvellous marbling of our steaks or the beautiful pastures of our farmers - all the pictures on our website are 100% authentic and taken by us on location. After all, the eye eats with you, doesn't it?