I took a chance and called a new custom butcher shop in Folsom, Ca and he carries and sells BackFat in 3 lb bags at $1.65/lb. For the quantities I make, that is a good deal. I did cut up 15 pounds of the Costco Butts and came out with 6 pounds of very lean and 7.5 pounds of Trim which is what the re...

Thanks Bob,
That does help alot. It will clearly change the way I cut up a Butt and separate the meat into different groups. It also pretty much says I can use the harder Butt fat in place of FatBack.
Thanks again for the quick reply.

..Doyle

Chuckwagon has a recipe called Bullshippers Brats. I have a question about the Pork Trim. Normally I buy Boneless Pork Shoulder from Costco. Clearly I can get the lean pork from that by cutting in cubes. My question is regarding the Pork Trim and exactly what that is. How much fat is in trim? I have...