Pig Roast Update

[tsimonitis]

I am thinking of have a pig roast in a few weeks. I have never done one so I have a few questions:

1. I have read on a few sites that you should get about a pound per person eating. Will this be enough, to0 much, or not enough?

2. How much should I expect to pay?

3. I have a 2.5 foot round fire pit in my yard will that be sufficent to cook the pig?

4. Charcoal or wood?

5. Anyone have a good rub recipe to use?

6. Anyone know any good BBQ forums I could scour for more info?


Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

 

[Docbp87]

Buy a pig. Gut/clean/etc. Put it on the smoker. All you need are vinegar and pepper flakes. Maybe hot sauce too.

 

[smokinghole]

I know only about #3. You will need a larger place than a 2.5' round pit. We used to do pigs down when I lived in FL. The pit we did the pigs in was at least 5' long and 4' wide. That way you could put a ring of coals around the pig with out them getting too close. Then we had a big metal lid for it.

There are other ways to do it but 2.5' is not big enough for a whole pig. It'd work for a suckling pig though.

 

[Andytex]

Pigs are easy but also tough to do. I do 3 a year at the couintry club I work at.
First of all you need more room like the other guys said.
If you want to rotissierie rent one. I don't reccommend it for your first time.
You definitely want indirect heat. Alot of fat drips and causes flare ups which burn the skin instead of making nice crispy cracklings.
Dry rub won't really do shit. You want a mop sauce and I like to inject mine the night before I cook it, so the flavors seep in .
Google how to roast a pig and you'll get lots of great ideas. Find the one or ones that best suit you and come up with your own plan.
A 120 lb pig will feed about 125 people with all the fixings to accompany it.
Oh yeah you want to cook it slow and low so your gonna need lots of time and booze. MAybe like 5-7 cigars worth of time.

 

[LiLo]

Oh yeah you want to cook it slow and low so your gonna need lots of time and booze. MAybe like 5-7 cigars worth of time.

LOL, now that sounds like my kind of cooking!

 

[smokinghole]

When we did them at work in FL the cookers would start thursday afternoon prepping and cook through the night. I hope to do one soon at either my parents or my inlaws. I don't think the homeowners assoc. will like it if I dig up my back yard.

 

[theribdoctor]

one word, la caja china.

 

[tsimonitis]

one word, la caja china.

Just found out my wife's uncle has a La Caja. That should help.
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[BigFoot]

one word, la caja china.

what he said.

salt garlic lime vinegar. done.

 

[zimmy71]

I think you should have the pig roast for the UM vs. Ohio St. game :yes:...What time do you want me there jk haha :laugh:

 

[tsimonitis]

Had the pig roast this weekend. Used the La Caja Box and everything turned out perfect. Good food, cold beer, cigars, firepit and great friends and family are the perfect ingredients to a GREAT day. (Zimmy did have to sweat out the UM/Clemson game though)


I attached a picture of the guest of honor.

 

[Thegreekone]

"Xestov!"

 

[zimmy71]

Man now I am getting hungry! UM really made it tough on themselves with all those penalties and our boy Jacory throwing it to the wrong team again.