Rant: A customer told me my pork shoulder cuts were too thick for proper braising

Oscar Cooper · 2026-03-16T17:35:05.091703+00:00

I'd been cutting them at 3 inches for years, but after they explained it creates uneven cooking, I switched to a 2-inch standard. Anyone else get pushback on a basic cut that made you rethink it?

jennifer_henderson977mo ago

Wow, I never considered that thickness could cause such a big problem.

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the_olivia6mo ago

But what about the bark?

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wyatt7717mo ago

Yeah, that tracks. I once argued with a guy for ten minutes that my stew beef was the perfect size, only to realize it was basically like chewing on a bouncy ball. Had to eat a whole pot of rubbery meat as punishment, so maybe the customer has a point sometimes.

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