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You Can Make Rich, Flavorful Buckboard Bacon With One Cheap Pork Cut
BY Austin Havens-Bowen
One perk of buckboard bacon is how it can be cheaper to make in bulk at home, thanks to the relatively affordable cut of pork often used to make it.
While pork butt is the most common cut used for homemade buckboard bacon, since it provides more meat to make this thicker sliced bacon, there is another option: pork shoulder.
Both offer plenty of marbling for a fatty, delicious flavor. Despite the fat, the cuts are a little tough — perfect for the slow-cooking method used to make buckboard bacon.
Pork butt and shoulder are cut from the pig’s shoulder, which means you can expect meatier pieces with a stronger pork flavor compared to regular bacon.