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Twelvegaugepump
08-11-2013, 06:41 PM
Two weeks ago I cooked my first whole hog in preparation for yesterday's cook.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2570492

My neighbor's daughter, a long time baby sitter for my kids, graduated in June and had her party yesterday. My neighbor has spent so many weekends helping with my trailer build, it was the least that I could do for their family.

We picked up the 141lb hog on Friday night. We named the beauty Bambi and got to work getting her ready for the party. We injected her with a mix of apple juice and rub. We then rubbed her down on the inside with rub, stuffed her with three huge cabbages from the garden and rubbed her on the outside with canola oil. Since it was going to be a long cook, we decided to foil her for the first half of the cook.

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It was a beautiful night on Friday night. We threw her on the cooker at 10:30pm and settled in for a long evening. About every 30 to 45 minutes I threw more apple wood into the fire box. I ended up sleeping for 30 minutes twice during the night.

At 7am Saturday morning we turned the rack and took the foil off.

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After a long night, we were hungry so we cooked bacon, pancakes (with chocolate chips for the kids) and eggs on the firebox. It was great.

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After 16 hours of cooking, the pig was done and was taken off the cooker and left to rest for an hour. The party had about 75 people show up and at the end of the night, there was less than 15lbs of pig left. Another success. We all joked that we need to figure out what we can celebrate two weeks from now to keep this pattern going.

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(Me on the left and my neighbor on the right.)

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speers90
08-11-2013, 06:49 PM
Now you are pig cookin' pro!

Garyclaw
08-11-2013, 06:52 PM
Looks Great!

davefan360
08-11-2013, 06:54 PM
What temp did you cook at? The pig looks good

ekcivic21
08-11-2013, 06:58 PM
Looks amazing, one day ill grow a pair, (and have a smoker capable of doing a whole pig) and do this.

Twelvegaugepump
08-11-2013, 07:00 PM
What temp did you cook at? The pig looks good

The temp was around 250 for most of the cook. I got it up to around 275 the last hour to get this done in time for the party.

Garrett
08-11-2013, 07:00 PM
Looks like a good cook. Nice job!

firefighter4634
08-11-2013, 07:03 PM
Nice cook!

IamMadMan
08-11-2013, 07:03 PM
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Looks like a happy little pig..... L O L

hardy
08-11-2013, 07:41 PM
looks very good I am cooking a hole hog for my dad next weekend hope it looks like yours.

Teamfour
08-11-2013, 07:51 PM
Nice!

Parruthead
08-11-2013, 07:52 PM
Looks good sorry i completly for got to get back to you about where my buddy got his pig from.

wladrules
08-11-2013, 08:04 PM
Bet that was fun!

Curtc
08-11-2013, 08:06 PM
That looks great!!!! I can't wait to cook one some day.

Happy Hapgood
08-11-2013, 08:11 PM
Very Cool! That's what BBQ is all about!

gtr
08-11-2013, 08:24 PM
Very Cool! That's what BBQ is all about!

I'll go one further and say that's what life is all about! :clap2:

You're doing it right fo sho brother! :thumb:

Twelvegaugepump
08-11-2013, 08:47 PM
I'll go one further and say that's what life is all about! :clap2:

You're doing it right fo sho brother! :thumb:

Thank you to everyone here on the boards for the inspiration. I love the time with family and friends. This is what life is all about.

BobBrisket
08-11-2013, 08:49 PM
Nice!!!

MisterChrister
08-11-2013, 08:53 PM
Me and the other Wisconsin farkers will come see you in two weeks if that's reason enough to keep your pattern going! Nice cook!

Twelvegaugepump
08-11-2013, 08:57 PM
Me and the other Wisconsin farkers will come see you in two weeks if that's reason enough to keep your pattern going! Nice cook!

Now that would be a fun get together......

cowgirl
08-11-2013, 09:07 PM
Tasty lookin' pig!!
I've got two in the pen needing cooked. Just can't find the time. :tsk:

midwest_kc
08-11-2013, 09:07 PM
The reason to celebrate is easy... The 2 week anniversary of cooking your 2nd whole hog!

Twelvegaugepump
08-11-2013, 09:10 PM
The reason to celebrate is easy... The 2 week anniversary of cooking your 2nd whole hog!

I like where your head is at!

Thermal Mass
08-15-2013, 07:48 AM
Me and the other Wisconsin farkers will come see you in two weeks if that's reason enough to keep your pattern going! Nice cook!

Now that would be a fun get together......

Really late to this party, damn could have stopped in on our way to GB!!:doh::doh:

Congrats, you really have this hog thing down!! :clap2::bow:
We have plenty of room for a big bash (parking, setup, extra rooms, big music and party gear, tapper, fridge(s)...) We are even close enough some of those flatland farkers could shine around.:laugh: Finally back working on the brick pit so maybe when she is done...

Love that you cooked on the firebox. How it the pit to manage, getting the hang of her?
Looks like a great time and awesome to share it with some great neighbors, family and friends!:becky:

PM if anyone is seriously interested in a bash, otw KS is a bit of a haul...:thumb:

Congrats Kevin!

dwfisk
08-15-2013, 08:06 AM
You da pig man fo sho!
I cook breakfast on my firebox too. I keep a couple different sized pieces of angle iron on my trailer to raise the CI griddle up a little, directly on my firebox is too hot, 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch angle works great! It also works good with a dutch oven for beans.

PaPaQ
08-15-2013, 08:42 AM
Sure looks good!

deerslayer8153
08-15-2013, 10:57 AM
I am impressed!

NeilH
08-15-2013, 11:10 AM
Nicely done. Cool post.