110 lb whole hog for a Saturday party.

[SmokeRingsMatter]

What is the length of the cooking area in your reverse flow? Pics are kind of deceiving and i guess the pig looks a lot smaller then i imagined a 110lb hog would look like.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Oh Man, you nailed it. Mighty Fine!

 

[Smoke on Badger Mountain]

That looks fantastic!

 

[Titch]

Looks very good mate

 

[mowin]

What is the length of the cooking area in your reverse flow? Pics are kind of deceiving and i guess the pig looks a lot smaller then i imagined a 110lb hog would look like.

It's a standard 250gal propane tank. This hog was short and stout. Definitely looks deceiving in the pic. Client sourced the hog from a good friend of his, and it was definitely a 107 lb hog.

 

[frognot]

Great job on a big, ole pig!

 

[thirdeye]

Nice job on that.

Earlier this year a buddy was on a hog hunt in Texas and I think brought 4 home in the 75# range. The basic processing yielded 6 pieces (foreshoulders, rear legs, belly and the loin. Other than the visual appeal of a whole hog like you cooked, how much easier is to cook the primals separately?

 

[mowin]

Nice job on that.

Earlier this year a buddy was on a hog hunt in Texas and I think brought 4 home in the 75# range. The basic processing yielded 6 pieces (foreshoulders, rear legs, belly and the loin. Other than the visual appeal of a whole hog like you cooked, how much easier is to cook the primals separately?

Actually I think whole is easier. It's all the cuts as one piece and all cooked together at one time. If separated, I'd be cooking each piece differently and at different times.

 

[jzadski]

I'd be super happy too if that were in my yard

 

[cowgirl]

Great job!

 

[bbqwizard]

Beautiful. Sure do love a pig roast.

 

[Titch]

Can I be rude and ask how much a pig that size costs over there?

 

[mowin]

Can I be rude and ask how much a pig that size costs over there?

The client sourced the hog himself from a good friend and paid $325. Which is a little over $3.00 lb. Average is about $3.50 lb.

 

[SlowInLo]

I'm thinking about doing the same size for a tailgate this year. Curious, how many people you think that will feed? I'm thinking a 110lb should feed 50 hungry people?

 

[mowin]

I'm thinking about doing the same size for a tailgate this year. Curious, how many people you think that will feed? I'm thinking a 110lb should feed 50 hungry people?

This party had around 100. There were all kinds of salads and sides. 90% of the pork was gone in about 30min.

 

[BDAABAT]

Looks terrific!

Q: How did you flip the hog?

Bruce

 

[mowin]

Looks terrific!

Q: How did you flip the hog?

Bruce

Put the second rack on top and used ratchet straps and sandwich it between the racks. Easy to flip without loosing it, lol.