12/02/2025
🐖 THE REAL COST OF GREAT PULLED PORK (IT’S NOT JUST “THROW IT IN AND SHRED IT”) 🐖🔥
Pulled pork seems simple to outsiders…
“Just put it in a smoker and pull it apart, right?”
Let me show you the TRUTH:
Here’s what ONE pork butt goes through:
1️⃣ 9.6 lbs — raw weight.
Bone in. Fat cap thick. Looks huge.
2️⃣ 7.8 lbs — trimmed and seasoned.
Fat removed. Injected. Rubbed down.
Still hasn’t touched smoke yet.
3️⃣ 4.2–5 lbs — after 10–12 hours in the pit.
Soft. Juicy. Shreds perfectly.
But half the weight has evaporated into thin air.
That’s a 45–55% loss, every single time.
Most people NEVER see:
🔥 The all-night cooks
🔥 The wood we burn
🔥 The hours it takes to get that perfect bark
🔥 The slow rest that makes it tender
🔥 The labor it takes to shred, pan, season, and hold it right
Pulled pork may look like the “cheap meat,”
but when you price it by TRUE yield…
it’s right up there with brisket.
Because great BBQ is never cheap —
not in time, not in effort, and not in the weight we lose to the fire.
But here’s the best part:
❤️ When you buy from your local BBQ spot, you’re buying more than meat.
You’re supporting real families, real late nights, real work, and real passion.
🔥 Thank you for choosing quality.
🔥 Thank you for choosing small business.
🔥 Thank you for choosing BBQ AndAPrayer.
www.bbqandaprayer.com
