Pork cushion vs butt

What is a Pork Cushion?

Pork Cushion is the bottom part of the picnic.



Cook it just like you would a picnic or a boston butt. Rub it, smoke it, pull it when it is tender.

Since there is no way to do the bone wiggle test you can do one of two things. Probe test (just like a brisket) or just stab the thickest part of the cushion with a fork and slowly twist. If it twists easily, it is done. If it has resistance, let it keep going.

^ +1 Like AAWA said above...

The "cushion" comes from the Pork Shoulder Picnic (Arm).

The picnic shoulder is more economical than the Boston Butt, but it also contains more fat than the blade shoulder. When the bone and fat is trimmed an cooked it results in a very rich flavorful piece of meat.

The meat from this cut is excellent for making juicy smoked pulled pork. The Picnic has a large bone and joint that runs through the middle of the roast, but one side has a
large lean muscle, hence called the "cushion". You can also slice and pound them for pork cutlets, schnitzel, stew meat,or use them in any recipe where you would use chicken.

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The cushion is part of the picnic, which means it is part of the shoulder, which means it is made for pulled pork!

It has lots of interconnective tissue and intramuscular fat so that makes for great pulled pork.

I prefer PicNic over the Butts -stronger better taste to me - just never heard of cushion

Cushion works great for sausage... When you can get them