It’s a butcher’s or cook’s axiom that more flavorful meat comes from the animal’s tougher, more muscle-bound and sinew-riven cuts. Such is the case with pork shoulder, an inexpensive part of the pig ...

Perfect pulled pork — one that yields to the gentlest pressure of a fork — is no longer a mystery to obtain. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) For weeks, I had hyped a North Carolina-style ...

A pork shoulder, slow-cooked and pulled into succulent little shreds, can become a thousand different meals. Mix in some barbecue sauce and make pulled pork sandwiches or scatter the meat over pizza ...

Aside from the thickness of a cut, the most significant variable for how long it takes to cook a pork chop is whether it's a boneless or bone-in cut. The science behind this is straightforward but ...

A slow cooker can take a complicated meal and transform it into an effortless feast. For most recipes, all you need to do is place food in your slow cooker and walk away. The hardest part is figuring ...

Look for a local butcher for the highest-quality pork or check out your local farmers market. If you don’t see a pork vendor at the market, Dave Beran, chef and owner of Pasjoli in Santa Monica, ...