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Roaster

Knows what a fatty is.
Joined
Sep 9, 2006
Location
Vermont
Doing a whole hog this weekend. Just wondering what other people rub the hog with. I have used some homemade rub and olive oil. I cook the pig butterfly the whole cook. Have tried flipping but falls apart when trying.
 
You could just use S&P.

Any good commercial rub would suffice. Oakridge, Simply Marvelous, BPS, 3 Eyez and on and on.

I wouldn't worry about flipping. Make sure you foil the snout and ears so they don't get too dark.
 
drooling as I type!

What was your total cook time? I am trying a 35lber 2nd of July. Gonna give it 4 hours heavy smoke in my 20x40 tejas smoker. Then foil it until 190* in the hams. what do you folks think about how I want to cook and more importantly how much time to take?
 
The pig was 100 pounds. I was figuring on 10 pounds in a hour. Cooking temp was around 250.
I cooked the pick for 13 hours. The shoulders were at 195 and the hams at 180. I had to pull the pig as everyone was waiting to eat. I usually like to have the pick rest for a hour. I have to do another on July 3. This time I am going to add two more hours for cooking time. I have never foiled anything except ears and tail. Keep me informed how things go.
 
When I did mine I rubbed with plowboys yardbird and injected with creole butter. I also butterflied but had skin side down. main reason I knew I couldn't flip it. turned out wonderful. skin was perfect golden brown and meat was very juicy.
 
Smokin ribs

How big and what was the weight? I have to do one next weekend. I want to try other methods but don't want to try on some bodys elses pig. I am thinking of getting a hog to try a different way
 
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