Dropping in to say hi with 5 hogs in an open pit

[Shenco]

It's been many years friends. I've tried to check in multiple times but my password and email reset didn't work, so no more Shencomoke, just Shenco. Starting fresh with a new account/name.

I have been very busy over the last few years. Got some really good stories and some epic cooks under my belt. This is a cook from this past weekend. We cooked five 160 pd hogs with live coals in a 25’ long open pit for a local community festival/chamber of commerce event. We ran through about 2 cord of white oak and hickory. The meat was given out as tastings to the public (about 3,000 people showed up), along with 500 halves of chicken. Boshizzle was there with a big ole grin on his face. Its been a long time since this type of cook was attempted in Virginia, although he has documentation of it happening in the 1700 and 1800’s. Cheers!

Shenco (Formally "Shencosmoke")

500 gallon offset (Hoss)
Stumps XL Stretch (Casey Jones)
Custom Chicken Cooker (The Chicken Truck)
Custom 4,000 lb Vertical by BQ Grills (The Big Bad Wolf)

 

[Fatback Joe]

Welcome back. Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

 

[tom b]

Awesome! Thanks for the report.

 

[Sopchoppy]

The pickup bed cooker is slick. Good idea.

 

[thirdeye]

Wow, quite an undertaking! Pit Bar-B-Que is a dying art.

 

[KClandcruiser]

That's an awesome cook. How long did it take to cook the pigs?

 

[bschoen]

Wow! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Shenco]

It was, it kicked our butts. Wind kicked up overnight, was 22 hour cook.

Wow, quite an undertaking! Pit Bar-B-Que is a dying art.

 

[BillN]

Welcome back and thanks for sharing.

 

[Stingerhook]

You really ought to come around more often, nice cook.

 

[Titch]

Stellar job ,

 

[pjtexas1]

Very impressive! I get upset when brisket takes more than 6 hours...

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[Mikhail]

Now THAT is a big cook! Wish I had been there.

 

[BBQscott]

Very impressive! I get upset when brisket takes more than 6 hours...

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How do you cook a brisket in 6 hours? Is the bark setup by then? Legit question!

 

[ShadowDriver]

Great to see you around again. I enjoyed the original post via FB.

Awesome cook!

 

[Rusty Kettle]

That looks awesome!
I wish I knew how to cook like that.

 

[Eckie]

Nice cook! Wish you'd posted before the cook. I'm in southern Va, that'd been cool to come up and see!
Though i dont make it a habit of going up to nova....

 

[Rocky Branch BBQ]

That's a true southern pit BBQ cook. I wish it had never changed. Some places it hasn't, Skylight Inn, Ayden NC.

 

[cowgirl]

Now that's a pit. :thumb:
That's the kind I started out on here in Oklahoma. Old timers used backhoes or what ever they had handy to dig trench pits, place rebar across to hold the meats and pots of beans, etc..
Good eatin'.

 

[Rocky Branch BBQ]

That's a true southern pit BBQ cook. I wish it had never changed. Some places it hasn't, Skylight Inn, Ayden NC.

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