While pork butt is easy to find, if you have access to a wider variety of pork cuts, Guzmán encourages experimentation. "I tend to also use pig's feet and hocks because of the collagen in those ...

That's fine for a tender cut, like when you are grilling pork chops, but for tough cuts of pork, you actually want to break this rule. Tough cuts should be cooked to a temperature between 170 and ...

So, which cut of pork is the best value, according to Dr. Sterle? “Loins are actually a loss leader for us,” she said. “So, we’ll see those pretty cheap most of the time.