any one ever cooked a whole hog?

[Pitbull1052]

Just curious if anyone has smoked a whole hog and no i don't mean a fat ass joint you rolled either......... :D

I'm smoking a hog for the first time and i was just curious if there's any tips or advice from any experienced cooks.........



oh if this one goes really well i was thinking maybe for the next cruise in or something maybe we could do this? it's pretty cheap half a hog for 190 feeds 100....... and i'd be more than willing to man the smoker

[jktruckin06]

I'm just curious are you renting the cooker. My buddy is almost done with his big roaster and 300° all day is the magic number from what he said.

Making me hungry

[06V6Andrew]

Always heard low and slow, plus add your BBQ sauce or whatever you want to put on it every hour or so. I had bologna this way once and it was the best thing I ever tasted.

[Pitbull1052]

I'm just curious are you renting the cooker. My buddy is almost done with his big roaster and 300° all day is the magic number from what he said.

Making me hungry





i borrowed one from a friend the thing is huge i bet it's very bit of 8 of my normal home grill, it's pretty freakn sweet i'll post up pics of it as i'm doing it.

[Pitbull1052]

i'm going to be starting it about 3:00 a.m. and let it go all night and then pull it off around 3 saturday afternoon..... all i know is every place i called wanted 5-600 bucks to bring one cooked and i'm buying one for 190 and doing it myself...... and i'll be using a dry rub and then sauce on the side.........

[adragon72]

whats the address to the place your cooking it?

[Pitbull1052]

whats the address to the place your cooking it?





:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


it's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest just tell the guys in the suites youre with me lol

[jktruckin06]

alright i mis-spoke... he said 240 degrees until the internal temp gets above 160.

he said a 150 pounder would take around 12 hours.

[Pitbull1052]

alright i mis-spoke... he said 240 degrees until the internal temp gets above 160.

he said a 150 pounder would take around 12 hours.





that's exactly what i was thinking and that's about what it should be 150 hanging and yeild about 90lb of meat..... i can't wait i know that

[jktruckin06]

Dude it's some of the best food I've ever had. Like meat candy

[Pitbull1052]

I know i havent been to one since i was a kid and that's what everyone's telling me like the best they've ever had......

[jktruckin06]

Is the one you are using a big oil tank converted? And is it gas or charcoal? I'm stoked for my buddies. It is 2 big ass like 270 gallon tanks back to back. The pig side is a lift up door and a roll out pan, then the other side has something like gull wing doors and is mainly for doing corn. It is propane . I'll snap some pics this weekend.

[Pitbull1052]

this one is like an old 200 gallon tank or atleast 200 anyway it's massive i know that, this one is home made as well it's set up for both propane and charcoal has a removable balast for the back of the lid that makes it so easy to open, on the inside there's a baffle that's like a flap when you close the lid it keeps the charcoal away from the meat and makes the heat roll like a convection oven. Also it has twin smoke stacks that look like the stacks on a river boat how they are split up top.... it's pretty cool i'm doing some work on it before i use it it needed new hinges and a coat of some high temp paint hopefully i'll be done tonight and snap some pics........ i'm already addicted to grilling with charcoal so i think this thing is going to send me over the top i've already started looking into competitions lol

[jktruckin06]

Hell yeah man. You gotta come up with your own sauce or rub... I'm trying to talk my friend into making his logo a picture of a fat girl laying inside his grill with an apple in her mouth.

[Pitbull1052]

Hell yeah man. You gotta come up with your own sauce or rub... I'm trying to talk my friend into making his logo a picture of a fat girl laying inside his grill with an apple in her mouth.





I like famous daves rub to be honest we put it on just about everything that goes on the grill...... as far as sauce another bud of mine does make his own sauce so i'm trying to come up with my own with his help based off of a "cincinnati" style so we'll see how it comes out his looks like you bought in the store from the bottle to the label. i'm pretty good with coming up with my own marinades and what not off the top of my head i just get a taste for something and have to go try it........... I love cooking with beer too go through a ton of sam adams lol

[blue5.8]

^^^you are an ok cook lol shit is gonna be dank.

[Pitbull1052]

^^^you are an ok cook lol shit is gonna be dank.




I'll remember that lol and hell yea it is bro i can't wait thanks for all the help as usual

[blue5.8]

np if you dont have family you dont have anything

[Gstang117]

Famous Daves bbq sauce is the stuff!!

[chris91]

Makin my mouth water as I read this. YOU BASTERDS!!!! :)

Reminds me of my childhood. My dad and all his drinkin buddies used to have a hog roast every fourth of july. We'd have like 100-150 people there and it seemed like everyone brought tons of fireworks. We'd eat till we about puked and then light off some badass fireworks for about a hour or so. Those were the days...

[Pitbull1052]

Makin my mouth water as I read this. YOU BASTERDS!!!! :)

Reminds me of my childhood. My dad and all his drinkin buddies used to have a hog roast every fourth of july. We'd have like 100-150 people there and it seemed like everyone brought tons of fireworks. We'd eat till we about puked and then light off some badass fireworks for about a hour or so. Those were the days...







lol well you never know a free deswirl might get you an invite lol j/k you know were i live........... and like i said i think this one is going to go really well and i've got use of the smoker any time i want. it's 190 for a half hog and that feeds 100. I'd be happy to run the smoker for any bangerz events etc.

[Pitbull1052]

if you like their bbq sauce try their dry rub it's pretty daum good

[jktruckin06]

If you like the sauce and rub, try the pickle spears. Delicious shit. Dave's is tasty, I think my favorite is Montgomery inn though.

[mustang_gt88]

+1 for Montgomery Inn

[Pitbull1052]

If you like the sauce and rub, try the pickle spears. Delicious shit. Dave's is tasty, I think my favorite is Montgomery inn though.




if you live up near sharonville just google Goodies up on hamilton ave it doesnt get any better or any cheaper

[chris91]

lol well you never know a free deswirl might get you an invite lol j/k you know were i live........... and like i said i think this one is going to go really well and i've got use of the smoker any time i want. it's 190 for a half hog and that feeds 100. I'd be happy to run the smoker for any bangerz events etc.

Does that piece still need a good deswirl from last season? I got some new products to use and they work VERY well. Of course I HAD to get em for this black bitch sittin in my driveway. lol You know my number, I told you I owed you that anyways.

[jktruckin06]

I will have to try it... i like food hahaha

[blue5.8]

^^^^meee too

[chris91]

^^^^meee too

Lies.... You only like Skyline....

[jktruckin06]

this is killing me... i'm about to go to kroger and get some damn bbq lol.

[Pitbull1052]

Does that piece still need a good deswirl from last season? I got some new products to use and they work VERY well. Of course I HAD to get em for this black bitch sittin in my driveway. lol You know my number, I told you I owed you that anyways.





Yea it still needs it seems like when it's super sunny you can see it pretty bad from the drivers seat you can't tell i don't know what the difference is lol if you're out and about stop by on saturday

[Pitbull1052]

I will have to try it... i like food hahaha





me too and goodies is the spot it's just good ol soul food or southern which ever you prefer..... all i know is when i go in there and he's got a 4x4 grill with ribs stacked like a cord of wood...... it's eye candy that's for sure just step on up get a big pig, some rib tips, forget the freakn sides and a peice of sweet potatoe pie and you'll be g2g........

[jktruckin06]

Its on. We're going Friday. I gotta get the Mac and cheese with BBQ though.

[Pitbull1052]

Its on. We're going Friday. I gotta get the Mac and cheese with BBQ though.




let us know what you think i'm not sure where they rank right now but they've been voted best in cincy quite a few times.

[Tabitha]

Just curious if anyone has smoked a whole hog and no i don't mean a fat ass joint you rolled either......... :D

I'm smoking a hog for the first time and i was just curious if there's any tips or advice from any experienced cooks.........



oh if this one goes really well i was thinking maybe for the next cruise in or something maybe we could do this? it's pretty cheap half a hog for 190 feeds 100....... and i'd be more than willing to man the smoker


Just incase I missed it... how did this go? I want to do a pig roast for our wedding reception and can't find anyone down here! We're renting out the dragstrip and needs some good foods to go with. SOOO if you want to drive to London and cook..... just saying :)

[Pitbull1052]

This was freakn awesome I'll get the pictures here in a bit but yes it was awesome everyone raved about the pork and how juicy it was..... i worked my ass off but it was well worth it. Tabitha look up Davidson Farms in waynesville they cater as well if not get with me and i'll see what i can do on doing it for you. The only thing i'd done differently would have been to have it skinned so that the rub would have been a little more but it really didnt need it the pork spoke for it's self.

[jktruckin06]

What about injecting the rub?

[Pitbull1052]

I thought about that too that might be a better solution i only brought a few pics with me i'll post them at lunch. I did like the way it looked with the skin on it had a great color to it.

[jktruckin06]

And I'm just speculating but maybe it helps hold in the juices? I've got my company talked into doing one for the picnic.

[Pitbull1052]

hell yea and it for sure held in the juices i mean like as soon as i stuck the thermometer in her hind quarter it literally shot out of it

[Pitbull1052]

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[Pitbull1052]

So here's how it went........ i drove up to waynesville which is only about 20 min. north of Lebanon it's super easy to get to just get off the lebanon exit off of 71 take a right which is 42 follow it till it ends...... take a right drive 7 miles to Cowen take a right drive 2.2 it's on the left.......


So i had her (wilber) the lil blonde in the pics named her that's Marla she's 6 and wants to be a race car driver lol but anyway so I started getting everything ready at about 3:00 am the charcoal all 40 lbs of it to start took almost an hour to get ready that was literally the hardest part, so i had her on lid locked (yes you will want to lock the lid or you'll want to open it every 2 min.) it was 4:45 so an hour and 45 to get the smoker prepped and ready and pig on....... I checked on it at 6:30 just to make sure the temp was holding and i smoked it at 200 for 10 hours and at 250 for 3 hours for the start up, I didnt add any more rub no basting no nada literally fire it up walk away come back in 6 hours check charcoal add again........ i pulled her off when the intermal temp was 165, i let it sit for 45 min. covered in foil it raised to 182 just sitting. I used hickory for smoking and Famous Daves rib rub 4 cans of it

[Tabitha]

This was freakn awesome I'll get the pictures here in a bit but yes it was awesome everyone raved about the pork and how juicy it was..... i worked my ass off but it was well worth it. Tabitha look up Davidson Farms in waynesville they cater as well if not get with me and i'll see what i can do on doing it for you. The only thing i'd done differently would have been to have it skinned so that the rub would have been a little more but it really didnt need it the pork spoke for it's self.

I've used Davidson's before, a couple times, they are great. I grew up in Waynesville so they were just up the road, but they won't come this far :(

[Pitbull1052]

I've used Davidson's before, a couple times, they are great. I grew up in Waynesville so they were just up the road, but they won't come this far :(





ahhhhh gotchya well we can try and work something out, every place i called wanted about 500 for a half cooked and pulled. It cost me 190 for a half and 12 hours to cook it. I used about 70 lbs of charcoal, we just bought our sides i'd prefered to make them but when are you getting married? and yes the Davidson's were great and come to find out their son has a fox body!!!!!! lol

[Tabitha]

Our reception is on July 15th, it's a Sunday. We've rented London Dragway for the evening (4-8pm). We thought a pig roast would be perfect to go with an evening of racing!

[Pitbull1052]

i think it would too just pm the things and sides your thinking of I talked to my misses last night and we'd be willing to do it just need to figure cost and what not.

[jktruckin06]

We are doing one today, 185 pounds cleaned with no head or legs. Injected with cider and vinegar then rubbed with a simple salt and pepper. I'll get some pics up later.

We should definitely have a sbz hog roast.