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      "headline": "North Carolina Pulled Pork on a Kamado: Whole Hog Flavor at Home",
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            "text": "A bone in pork shoulder, often sold as Boston butt, is ideal. The bone adds flavor and acts as a doneness gauge, since it pulls clean when the meat is ready."
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            "text": "Eastern North Carolina sauce is cider vinegar, salt, and red pepper with no tomato. Lexington style adds a little ketchup for a thicker, slightly sweet dip. Both are tangy and pepper forward."
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            "text": "Wrapping at the stall around 165F speeds the cook and keeps the meat moist. Leaving it unwrapped builds a heavier bark but takes longer. Both work well for pulled pork."
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