What internal Temperature for cooking Pork Butt?
As per USDA, the recommend the internal temperature of pork to be 145 degrees. However, to get past that tough collagen the temperature must be way higher than 145. Temperatures around 190 and 110 degrees are more in the ballpark of numbers you are looking for.
This is why Low and Slow is the way to go. methods like slow cooking, or smoking your meats are ideal with this choice of cut. Smokers can be set at temperatures like 225 degrees F
