Savoring Low and Slow: How Long to Smoke Pork Shoulder at 250<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nAlternatively, you could tenderize the pork with vinegar. Add two tablespoons of white vinegar to your preferred rub. Poke into the raw meat and rub it in generously. Let it rest for at least two hours before smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit, your pork shoulder is done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Takeaway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The pork shoulder is one of the toughest cuts of meat but when handled right, can yield the most delicious tender results. Knowing how to cut it in half may not be easy but it is worth it. All the best!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yes, you can cut a pork shoulder in half lengthwise or widthwise. You can also opt to butterfly the shoulder by making a series of horizontal cuts along the meaty side of the shoulder. Having worked as a prep cook in four barbecue restaurants, I have successfully prepared both cut and uncut pork shoulder for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8990"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19488,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8990\/revisions\/19488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8990"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmastercentral.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=8990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}