Can i make pulled pork with a pork loin

The classic cut to use for pulled pork is a pork shoulder, which you may also see named at the store as “pork butt” or “Boston butt.” I prefer a boneless roast that has been tied, but you could do a bone-in cut as well.

But pork loin is a much more lean cut of pork that the shoulder or butt usually used for pulled pork or carnitas, so I figured maybe the slow cooker could help work some magic, and if the meat—which would be already more tender from the brining process (see Notes)—was cooked in the barbecue sauce itself, in a low and ...

Unlike brisket, pulled pork can be made from any fatty pork roast or from a whole hog, but the best cut for pulled pork is the shoulder. High in fat and connective tissue, the shoulder is the most flavorful part of the hog. The pork shoulder is typically cut into two parts, the Boston butt and the picnic roast.