Smoking a Pig in my vertical....

bigbevo76

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I wasnt sure about this at first because I had never seen a pig done vertically or in a smoker as small as mine. My father in law purchased the pig and having seen my smoker told the butcher how big he wanted it.

The smoker...
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It arrived from Lafayette, LA already seasoned cajun style.

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Into the smoker around 8am. Had to loose the head..not enough room.

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About four hours in..cooking at 250-275 on pecan in my offset firebox

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After another four hours...Whenever I open the chamber (people just had to see, well including me) I would mist the inside and outside with AJ to keep it all moist.

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All done after 10 hours. Tasted great however the skin was patch-your-tire with-it-tough...

I think next time I am going to chop the whole thing together like I see on shows about the southeast and how they serve whole hog. Mix it with sauce and whole deal...

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Looks good! Love the mahogany color on the skin, its a shame it was tough.:tsk:
 
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