Sorry for a silly question but what's a false cap?


 
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Chris from OHIO

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I apologize for asking and I have googled this to try and get a confirmation but I simply cannot figure out what the 'false cap' is on a pork butt. Most of what I read on here says that you should remove it but I am not sure what it is. Can anyone show a picture or describe this for me?

Thanks,

Chris
 
There is a very thin layer of meat that basically sits beneath the thick fat cap and on top of another small layer of fat.

Some trim the fat cap completely off because they may want more bark.

I NEVER take it off as the thin layer of meat is the best part of the entire butt.
 
Craig has explained it pretty well. I look at it a little different. When you buy a pork butt, one side has a thick fat cap on it. If you trim some of the fat off, you will hit the meat Craig describes. However if you stop at that point, you would have only removed the "false cap". Below that thin layer of meat is a lot more fat (presumably the "real fat cap").

I take the entire cap off - thin layer of meat and all. I like getting rid of a lot (most) of the fat before I start cooking. I don't like to eat a glob of fat, so I get rid of the fat cap.
 
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