How to remove the bone from a picnic?

[Bob Hunter]

I know I have seen these instruction on the board, but I have spent the last hour or so searching and can not find them.

I doing some buckboard bacon and couldn't find a boned butt, just a bone in picnic.

I have only done butts once in the entire time I have had my WSM , unfortunately while everyone else loved the pulled pork, my wife didn't care for it. That one time I could only find butts that were already boned. So I have never done this.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Bill Hays]

I couldn't find it either, Bob, but I did find some simple instructions on the net with photo's on how to debone a whole pork shoulder and since the picnic has most of the bone, maybe you can adapt this to your situation..

Bill

 

[Jerry N.]

I think the most important thing is to use a sharp knife and stay close to the bone. I don't think you can screw it up. The worse that could happen is that you end up cutting it in half and you have two roasts.

 

[Tony C.]

Steven Raichlen's "How to grill" book shows how to debone a picnic in the Jerk Pork recipe. it looks pretty easy. cut to the bone on one side and use a smaller knife to cut around the bone enough to pull it out if i remember right.

 

[Bob Hunter]

I just finished, I guess my knives aren't quite sharp enough because it was kind of a pain in the butt (pun not intended). I went to the link that Bill posted. The process was simple enough, and I don't think I did too bad of a job on it.

Thanks for the advice.
Buckboard bacon here I come.