Cooked one of these butts New Years Day and I would not recommend cooking the way I did, in the crockpot. While the meat was still delicious, the amount of fat that ended up in my dish was horrendous. I was able to separate the fat and my sauerkraut was saved, but it was an extraordinary amount of fat...lol Once solidified, the fat was a very pretty white and easy to remove. It reminded me of the lard my Grandmother used to make and use when my Grandfather butchered. It was smooth, coated your lips, and didn't have a strong taste. The meat was extremely tasty and very moist. I was afraid it would have a very "porky" taste because of the amount of fat, but it did not. It was very clean-tasting and everyone really enjoyed it. I would definitely recommend purchasing these pork butts. Not sure I'd do it in the crock pot again though...lol