My Bday Pig Roast

I decided to spit roast a pig for my bday and invite a few friends. Picked up the pig (51lbs) on Thursday for the cook Saturday. Here is the pr0n.

Cleaning and inspecting the pig.

I don't like how they cut through the chest plate, just more to sew up PIA.


Fire pit setup.


Saturday morning ~0800 letting the pig come to room temp.


Tent and tables for the party.


Another fire pit pic.


Spit stuff.


Started the fire @ 0900, a few logs of Kiawe.


~1030 pig on the spit ready to go.




Coals ready to go.


Pig on the fire @ ~1115




@45 minutes


@1.5 hrs.


@1.5 hrs


@2.5 hrs


@3 hrs

Done and resting






The spread. Roast pork, fully loaded potato salad, Guamanian red rice, white rice, guacamole, chips, dip, and watermelon. Plus a bunch of desserts.


A few friends to celebrate with.


This is the 5th pig I've done and still trying to get that golden crispy skin. Don't get me wrong the pig was great and everyone loved it but I want a better presentation.

I am thinking of doing a nother for the wife's bday in October.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Thanks all, I had a great bday cooking and seeing friends. Twitch/Voodo yes 3 hrs is fast but thats what I was trying for this time in hopes of getting golden crispy skin (hotter so it cooks faster). The other pig roasts I have done have usually cooked between 5-6hrs. On the longer cooks the meat usually falls off the bone pulled pork like where this one I was able to carve the meat. I'm looking for the balance to get golden crispy skin throughout. My wife is from Cebu PI, so she knows good lechon.

I'm going to keep trying and post my next attempt.