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Old 12-30-2012, 09:06 PM   #1
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Talking gtr's First Whole Pig - long and pron heavy.

I got a 58# pig the other day. I (actually we - my awesome neighbor Roland came over at 4:30 am to help) stuck a wood chunk in his mouth so we could get the apple in later. It took both of us to pry the mouth open and get the chunk in. I rubbed the inside of the pig with kosher salt, pepper, and garlic powder. I figured I'd keep it simple my first time out and I'm glad I did - I'll probably stick to the simple approach for a while.



I think bigabyte may have gotten to him.



He fit real good in my beloved Klose. Next time I'm gonna try and 80#er and see how that fits.



I cooked 225-250 for a few hours, starting with the hams toward the firebox at 5:30 am. I used hickory throughout the cook.



At 8:30 am we spun the critter 180 degrees and cooked a few more hours - I backed down temps to 200-225 'cause the hams were - well I don't remember what the temps were, but it seemed like a good idea to slow things down a bit.



At 11:30 we spun it again and went back to cooking at 225-250. I noticed a difference in doneness not only from the front and back of the pig, but also from the left to the right - nothing to worry about, just something to pay attention to. I was feeling pretty good when we took him out at around 3:30 for a total cook time of 10 hours. I think the IT was somewhere around 180, and it was definitely probe tender.



Since it was a party and all, I figured he'd wanna dress up a little bit while he rested for about an hour.





I was feeling really good about things when I cut the skin back (next few pics were taken by a friend). The meat was pretty much all pullable. We got pretty close to 2 full pans of meat.





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It takes a long time to take a pig apart, which was something that never occurred to me until I was in the middle of doing it. Luckily there were Brethren nearby, and Marty (Campdude) threw some gloves on and got down to business (I don't have a pic of that - my hands were a little greasy!). Marty also brought tortillas and a couple of awesome salsas, which I put over some ribs and ate today - seriously good eats right there! He also brought a couple of pies that disappeared instantly.



Ray (Silverfinger) and his crew came over & our kids all got to running around and having fun. Ray brought some bacon fried rice that knocked everybody's socks off - off the farkin chain!

Matt (Enkidu), his wife and unbelievably cute 8 month old son came over as well, and his smoked mac & cheese was crazy good and big hit. His bro Chris, another Brethren (browna65) and his lovely lady came as well.

We had a lot of folks come over who brought a lot of great food, and the Brethren stood proud in a very strong field of delicious eats! It was really nice to meet you guys in person and I really look forward to seeing you guys again. I can honestly say that all the Brethren I've met in person are some seriously cool farkers. Thanks for the great grub and the help y'all!

It was a great party and the pig was farking delicious and tender - I'm chalking it up to beginner's luck. I can't wait to do it again. I was surprised at how well the smoke flavor got in the pig - much better than I expected.

I gotta give props to the knowledgeable and lovely Jeanie (cowgirl), who gave the final approval of my pig cooking plan as well as the inspiration for cooking a pig in the first place. I can't wait to cook another one - and next time I'm gonna learn a little more about taking a pig apart - I kinda just pulled this one apart. I'm sure there's a good method I'm unaware of = but the meat got et, and that's what's really important!

I'm making pork stock with the bones right now and it smells really good.

Thanks for looking!
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Old 12-30-2012, 09:15 PM   #2
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Old 12-30-2012, 09:15 PM   #3
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Fan-farking-tastic!

I love the new look!
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Old 12-30-2012, 09:18 PM   #4
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What a great time that had to be.

The pig looks delicious.

Outstanding!

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fan-farking-tastic!

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Old 12-30-2012, 09:23 PM   #6
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Very nice, gtr!
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Old 12-30-2012, 09:26 PM   #8
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Nicely done for your first time! Sounds like a fantastic get together! I admire all of you that tackle cooking a whole hog, I'm not that brave!
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Old 12-30-2012, 09:26 PM   #9
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That meat looks perfect, great job. Problem is, now you'll always have that job
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Man now that right there is some good looking pig!!!!!!!!!! Awesome job Awesome!!!!!
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gtr what is the size of your pit?
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Old 12-30-2012, 09:45 PM   #12
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gtr what is the size of your pit?
50" long, 20" diameter. I took out the top shelf and I think I had around 6" to spare on the length.



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50" long, 20" diameter. I took out the top shelf and I think I had around 6" to spare on the length.



Thanks for the kinds words y'all!
Ahh ok ill be getting a 24x40 in March so just wanred to girt an idea of space Thanks can't wait to see what you do next!
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