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--Bryan
"Most of the food described here is nauseating. We're just too courteous to say so."
-- Cindy Hamilton
Wut???
No, that is NOT why they are cheap, you solipsist old bag!
It has precisely NOTHING to do with YOU or what YOU like.
AI Overview
Grocery stores put pork butts on sale as "loss leaders" to attract shoppers who will buy high-profit side dishes, drinks, and grilling supplies.The Loss Leader StrategyBringing You In: Stores price the meat very low to get you through the doors.Making a Profit: You buy expensive extras like barbecue sauce, hamburger buns, potato salad, and charcoal. The store makes its real profit on these items.Low Wholesale Cost: Wholesale pork prices are much lower than beef prices, giving grocery chains more room to slash prices without losing total money on your cart.Moving InventoryBulk Quantities: Pork butts are large, heavy cuts of meat.Freshness: Markets need to move heavy inventory quickly to keep display cases fresh.Store Rotations: Budget-friendly grocers like Aldi and wholesale options like Sam's Club regularly rotate these deep discounts to clear out supplier cases.
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The geriatric sisterhood is desperate to collapse this froup.
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AI Overview
Cook your pork butt with the fat side facing the strongest heat source, which usually means fat side down for most backyard smokers where heat rises from below.
I personally take their underwear off before doing that. African cultures don't for example.
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