Time to smoke 40 pound whole hog

ChrisL · Jun 14, 2018

I am picking up a 30-40 pound pig tomorrow to smoke on Fathers day in my Mixon H2O.

I am planning on following Malcom's recipe with the injections and rubs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqx_vry8oKg

I am thinking about smoking around 250 degrees, which means temps from 225-275 on my mixon smoker.

Any idea how long it will take? I have seen suggestions from 3 hours to 7 hours which is a huge range.

Thanks,
Chris

wbratt1 · Jun 14, 2018

I'm no expert, but I've cooked a few bigger ones. If it was me, I'd budget 6 to 8 hours total (1 for prep and to get the smoker going; 4 to 6 for cooking depending upon method; and 1 for resting). Post some pics.

ChrisL · Jun 14, 2018

Thanks! What temp do you run? I am going to try to stay between 225 and 275.

Chris

Swine Spectator · Jun 14, 2018

Butterfly or racer?

I have never cooked racer, but butterflied hogs cook WAYYYY faster than you'd think they would.

60-70 lbs ~ 6 hrs.

ChrisL · Jun 15, 2018

Swine Spectator said:
Butterfly or racer?

I have never cooked racer, but butterflied hogs cook WAYYYY faster than you'd think they would.

60-70 lbs ~ 6 hrs.

I was thinking about racer style, but am open to suggestions.

I get it when a 12 pound pork butt takes 10 hours, but a 40 pound pig has to be a lot thinner all over.

Thanks,
Chris

wbratt1 · Jun 15, 2018

ChrisL said:
Thanks! What temp do you run? I am going to try to stay between 225 and 275.

Chris

I fought temperature the whole time as it was a rainy week and some of my wood was wet. My target was to range between 225 and 275 as well, but ranged between 200 and 300.

Time to smoke 40 pound whole hog

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