has anyone ever cooked a whole hog?

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 03:52 PM

i am doing it in a few weeks!

eta yes this is where i meant to post this thread

Sugriva · 08-09-2012, 03:53 PM

Yes!

Well not I, but my uncle did for several bday parties when I was a kid. Fascinating isn't it!

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 03:57 PM

well thanks for your useless story

Matty · 08-09-2012, 03:57 PM

i've never done the whole lot myself but i have helped out at a couple pig roasts.

dont forget to dry well, score the skin and rub in salt for that perfect crackling.
otherwise low and slow, pretty straightforward.

eta, use an adjustable blade craft/stanley knife for the scoring as opposed to a chefs knife. Much less chance of going through and cutting the meat.

Sugriva · 08-09-2012, 03:58 PM

:

well thanks for your useless story

Apology accepted!

SkepticTank · 08-09-2012, 04:00 PM

Do you have a big enough BBQ pit? I had a friend from Tonga who did it by digging a big hole in the ground and cooking it there.

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 04:01 PM

of course i'm consulting my usual resource on meat stuff:

http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/p...g_cooking.html

but I will probably do a pit like this:

http://globetrotterdiaries.com/recip...ng-a-whole-pig

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 04:02 PM

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Do you have a big enough BBQ pit? I had a friend from Tonga who did it by digging a big hole in the ground and cooking it there.

i'm basically clearly a 4 x 6 area, digging down just a few inches, and doing a perimeter of a couple rows of cinder blocks

Matty · 08-09-2012, 04:03 PM

thats pretty cool, we've only ever done it on a spit over a fire.
eta looks like it might need a bit less tending if you have it splayed on the grill.

Sugriva · 08-09-2012, 04:04 PM

Will this be in your yard?
That link is how we cooked it, but we also used the Chinese roasting box method one year.

ksen · 08-09-2012, 04:06 PM

Didn't SteveF do something with pigs not too long ago?

You should invite him over to help.

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 04:09 PM

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thats pretty cool, we've only ever done it on a spit over a fire.
eta looks like it might need a bit less tending if you have it splayed on the grill.

that's what i hope. from what i've read first timers usually dry it out or fuck it up somehow, so i'm trying to minimize variables

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 04:09 PM

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Will this be in your yard?
That link is how we cooked it, but we also used the Chinese roasting box method one year.

yep. my yard is big enough that it will be out of the way of the action quite a bit

ksen · 08-09-2012, 04:10 PM

:

Will this be in your yard?
That link is how we cooked it, but we also used the Chinese roasting box method one year.

yep. my yard is big enough that it will be out of the way of the action quite a bit

Matty · 08-09-2012, 04:11 PM

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that's what i hope. from what i've read first timers usually dry it out or fuck it up somehow, so i'm trying to minimize variables

i certainly get the impression with the spit method that there is a fine line between getting the right sort of crackling, and overdoing the meat.

I am Legion · 08-09-2012, 04:17 PM

reverend spanky posted about it on rnr or was that skiing?

ToThePoint · 08-09-2012, 04:21 PM

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Will this be in your yard?
That link is how we cooked it, but we also used the Chinese roasting box method one year.

yep. my yard is big enough that it will be out of the way of the action quite a bit

;rich_tWe;

Thanks for another laugh, ksen.
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TySixtus · 08-09-2012, 05:58 PM

That's a lot of fucking meat. How many people are you having over?

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 06:06 PM

in each of the last couple years it has been about 65 people

TySixtus · 08-09-2012, 06:12 PM

My mother's husband does a pig roast every year and he gets around 60-70 people. We still have leftover pork for months.

ETA: I really want to have a pig roast but I think I even know 65 people. I can't eat all that pork by myself.

Sugriva · 08-09-2012, 06:13 PM

So you've done it before?
This whole thread is predicated on lies.

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 06:14 PM

no, we've had family reunions before! this is the debut of the whole hog though

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 06:14 PM

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My mother's husband does a pig roast every year and he gets around 60-70 people. We still have leftover pork for months.

ETA: I really want to have a pig roast but I think I even know 65 people. I can't eat all that pork by myself.

i have a chest freezer

schneibler elf · 08-09-2012, 06:14 PM

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ETA: I really want to have a pig roast but I think I even know 65 people. I can't eat all that pork by myself.

well PD will be over too so

Testy Calibrate · 08-09-2012, 06:17 PM

I have. It was one of the more bizarre experiences of my whole life. Are you roasting it on a spit? I guess I should read the op.

08-09-2012, 03:52 PM	#1878807 / #1
schneibler elf The People's Moderator The People's Admin : Apr 2008 : 50,099	has anyone ever cooked a whole hog? i am doing it in a few weeks! eta yes this is where i meant to post this thread __________________ list of posters you're not allowed to respond to in my threads: 1) autonemesis 2) ****/beau/lulu/muidiri/pandora/("lupa") 3) jerome da gnome

08-09-2012, 03:57 PM	#1878814 / #3
schneibler elf The People's Moderator The People's Admin : Apr 2008 : 50,099	well thanks for your useless story __________________ list of posters you're not allowed to respond to in my threads: 1) autonemesis 2) ****/beau/lulu/muidiri/pandora/("lupa") 3) jerome da gnome

08-09-2012, 03:57 PM	#1878816 / #4
Matty You wot? : Mar 2008 : Ontario, Canada : 22,200	i've never done the whole lot myself but i have helped out at a couple pig roasts. dont forget to dry well, score the skin and rub in salt for that perfect crackling. otherwise low and slow, pretty straightforward. eta, use an adjustable blade craft/stanley knife for the scoring as opposed to a chefs knife. Much less chance of going through and cutting the meat. __________________ It is the duty of all human beings to think God out of existence. Then we have a future. Because then - and only then - do we take full responsibility for who we are. Last edited by Matty; 08-09-2012 at 04:00 PM.

08-09-2012, 04:00 PM	#1878822 / #6
SkepticTank White Trash Mod: C&T, TIH : Mar 2008 : Houston : 24,524	Do you have a big enough BBQ pit? I had a friend from Tonga who did it by digging a big hole in the ground and cooking it there. __________________ 30. A wise man knows that confidentiality equals profit.

08-09-2012, 04:01 PM	#1878826 / #7
schneibler elf The People's Moderator The People's Admin : Apr 2008 : 50,099	of course i'm consulting my usual resource on meat stuff: http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/p...g_cooking.html but I will probably do a pit like this: http://globetrotterdiaries.com/recip...ng-a-whole-pig __________________ list of posters you're not allowed to respond to in my threads: 1) autonemesis 2) ****/beau/lulu/muidiri/pandora/("lupa") 3) jerome da gnome

08-09-2012, 03:53 PM	#1878809 / #2
Sugriva Senior Member : Sep 2008 : L.A. : 10,615	Yes! Well not I, but my uncle did for several bday parties when I was a kid. Fascinating isn't it!

08-09-2012, 04:03 PM	#1878833 / #9
Matty You wot? : Mar 2008 : Ontario, Canada : 22,200	thats pretty cool, we've only ever done it on a spit over a fire. eta looks like it might need a bit less tending if you have it splayed on the grill. __________________ It is the duty of all human beings to think God out of existence. Then we have a future. Because then - and only then - do we take full responsibility for who we are. Last edited by Matty; 08-09-2012 at 04:08 PM.

08-09-2012, 04:04 PM	#1878834 / #10
Sugriva Senior Member : Sep 2008 : L.A. : 10,615	Will this be in your yard? That link is how we cooked it, but we also used the Chinese roasting box method one year.

08-09-2012, 04:06 PM	#1878837 / #11
ksen Unsullied Master of Coin : May 2009 : New Eden : 39,793	Didn't SteveF do something with pigs not too long ago? You should invite him over to help. __________________ ". . . organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy" - Matt Taibbi

08-09-2012, 04:17 PM	#1878849 / #16
I am Legion Cold Ass Honky : Aug 2008 : 4,662	reverend spanky posted about it on rnr or was that skiing?

08-09-2012, 05:58 PM	#1878967 / #18
TySixtus Fucker! Dungeon Master : Mar 2008 : Rachacha NY : 32,079	That's a lot of fucking meat. How many people are you having over? __________________ Kid yourself about your behavior and you'll never learn a fucking thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFDYAz5LFjc

08-09-2012, 06:06 PM	#1878978 / #19
schneibler elf The People's Moderator The People's Admin : Apr 2008 : 50,099	in each of the last couple years it has been about 65 people __________________ list of posters you're not allowed to respond to in my threads: 1) autonemesis 2) ****/beau/lulu/muidiri/pandora/("lupa") 3) jerome da gnome

08-09-2012, 06:12 PM	#1878982 / #20
TySixtus Fucker! Dungeon Master : Mar 2008 : Rachacha NY : 32,079	My mother's husband does a pig roast every year and he gets around 60-70 people. We still have leftover pork for months. ETA: I really want to have a pig roast but I think I even know 65 people. I can't eat all that pork by myself. __________________ Kid yourself about your behavior and you'll never learn a fucking thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFDYAz5LFjc

08-09-2012, 06:13 PM	#1878983 / #21
Sugriva Senior Member : Sep 2008 : L.A. : 10,615	So you've done it before? This whole thread is predicated on lies.

08-09-2012, 06:14 PM	#1878984 / #22
schneibler elf The People's Moderator The People's Admin : Apr 2008 : 50,099	no, we've had family reunions before! this is the debut of the whole hog though __________________ list of posters you're not allowed to respond to in my threads: 1) autonemesis 2) ****/beau/lulu/muidiri/pandora/("lupa") 3) jerome da gnome

08-09-2012, 06:17 PM	#1878990 / #25
Testy Calibrate goats in trees! : Mar 2008 : The rainbow connection : 18,875	I have. It was one of the more bizarre experiences of my whole life. Are you roasting it on a spit? I guess I should read the op. __________________ Someday we'll find it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSFLZ-MzIhM

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