https://www.seriouseats.com/ultra-crispy-slow-roasted-pork-shoulder-recipe

This recipe elevates a cheap cut of meat into something people can’t get enough of. It only takes a few minutes to prepare but gives you leftovers for days. Try to find a local farm and avoid the factory farmed pig if you can get it near you it really makes a difference in the flavor and is worth the extra money.

Don’t even think of cooking this unless you have a very strong ventilation fan that vents outdoors, and even then expect your kitchen to get full of smoke.

i recently got access to a stove with a convection oven and instead of 500° for 20 minutes rotating every 5 like in the recipe you can do 550° for 15 minutes in convection mode without opening the oven and receive identical results with far less smoke. Still more smoke than is reasonable though i have to take a shower every time i make it. The people love it though there isn’t a better way to make pork shoulder that I have tried.

Pairs really well with macaroni salad.

    • KittenBiscuits@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      6 days ago

      I would run mine somewhere between 24-36 hours. I have an old cooler that I use (don’t use one you actually like because the extended heat exposure warped the cooler walls some lol). I have a cheapo stick circulator that I picked up at Aldi for $25 over 10 years ago. I haven’t seen the sense in getting a Joule or fancy set up.

      I cover the cooler with aluminum foil because plastic wrap would not hold up. Then I blanket my little DIY pork bath in a beach towel to help cut down on evaporation loss.

      The recipe that I used before suggested broiling it to finish. But like you, I now have a wall oven that can do convection. So I’d like to try it at 550 and see how that turns out.

      • sprite0@sh.itjust.worksOP
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        6 days ago

        $25 seriously that’s dope! Do you have a special vacuum sealer to be able to fit a whole pork shoulder in? ty for these tips i may have to pull the trigger on this soon.

        • KittenBiscuits@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          6 days ago

          Maybe I haven’t bought truly massive “butts”. 😅 They fit in my 11" vacuum sealer roll (also from the Aldi aisle). I shop in Lidl more now but I still see circulators and vacuum sealers in the middle aisles every so often.

          • froh42@lemmy.world
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            6 days ago

            Aldi, Lidl - are you in Germany? Do you use the Aldi/Lidl pre-packed meats for this, or do you get that from another source?

            • KittenBiscuits@lemmy.todayEnglish
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              6 days ago

              I am in Virginia. My Lidl has good traffic but isn’t crowded, so I don’t come home cranky like I do from the big American grocery stores. I primarily go for the meat section (and the fun random household goods section) but it has enough of my other regular products that I can usually keep my other store visits down to once a month. It feels like I’m shopping while on holiday in Europe. And let’s not forget they stock wayyyy better chocolate.