Whole pig on a large

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• shtgunal3 Posts: 4,265

  September 2014

  Hell yeah can't wait to see pics of this cook. And BTW .... Roll Tide!!!

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• paqman Posts: 2,832

  September 2014

  shtgunal3 said:

  Hell yeah can't wait to see pics of this cook. And BTW .... Roll Tide!!!

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• lkapigian Posts: 5,648

  September 2014

  Awesome personally no need to inject , maybe brine but it really needs nothing .cant wait to see it

  Visalia, Ca

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• Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,144

  September 2014

  Looking forward to watching this progress!

  Biloxi, MS
  The Grocery Cart

  XL & Small Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, Pitmaker Vault, Blackstone Griddle, 6 gal Cajun Fryer, BlueStar 60" Range

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• Grillin_beers Posts: 1,342

  September 2014

  That's crazy awesome. Looking forward to the pics

  1 large BGE, Spartanburg SC
  
  My dog thinks I'm a grilling god. 
  

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• SGH Posts: 26,557

  September 2014

  Just the fact that it's a whole hog earns this.
  SGH
  

  Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

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  Arsenal-Just a small wore out and broken down Weber kettle. No other means to cook at all.
  
  

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• DMW Posts: 13,653

  September 2014

  I will be watching closely. I really want to do a whole hog on my XL, just need to have the right occasion. FWIW, I have never injected whole hog and they always turned out great.

  Morgantown, PA

  
  XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - 18.5" WSM - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE - Akron Jr - BS SS36" Griddle

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• Tjcoley Posts: 3,548

  September 2014

  Can't wait to see the result. Once did a 300 pounder on a rented gasser. Haven't tried yet on the Egg. Good luck

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  Thanks guys! I can't tell you how pumped I am about this. Got Wilbur in the fridge. Was sort or shocked how small a 27 pound pig was. I could easily do a 60 pound pig on my large

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• lkapigian Posts: 5,648

  September 2014

  Did you take the head off? Could never even think of a 60 pounder with head on my large. I do pig heads only and a 12-15 pound head fills it up

  Visalia, Ca

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• TTC Posts: 829

  September 2014

  I am way, way overdue for a whole hog. I've done 4 (although I technically don't remember one, but that is another story) most in the 60-70 pound dressed weight range, all on a buddy's Brinkman charcoal cooker set on a trailer.
  
  It's as much fun as a grown man can have with his clothes on. Enjoy.

  XL BGE, Blackstone, Roccbox, Weber Gasser, Brown Water, Cigars --  Gallatin, TN
  
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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  No, the head is still on. Pictures will start pouring in tomorrow. I am telling y'all. Take the fire ring out and you can fit much more than you think. This 27 pounder is going fit nicely on a regular indirect setup. Was gonna do it today, but the wife works and wants to take part tomorrow. Understandable and, well, happy wife happy life am I right? Going to rub the swine with some salt tonight. My buddy is all about injecting it. He really has no experience with BBQ, but whatever. Can't hurt. I am down. The wife wants me to pop the eyes out prior to cooking. I can see that, no pun intended. I am all set to fire up the egg in the morning. I hope everyone is okay if I flood the thread with pictures and details.

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  TTC, I feel you on the filling it up. BUT. This 27 pounder is much smaller than I was expecting. Take your fire ring out, drop your setter in...boom...much more space. Just gotta bust the spine on a larger hog. That way you can make that sucker sit just right.

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• jaydub58 Posts: 2,167

  September 2014

  Bring 'em on!!

  John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  Sorry, meant for Ika

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• lakewade Posts: 384

  September 2014

  Good luck!  Looking forward to seeing it.  +1 for no injecting, but whatever you want to do it will be great.

  
  

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• dweebs0r Posts: 527

  September 2014

  
  

     -Jody Newell (LBGE & a 36" Blackstone griddle).
  Location:  🍺🍺  The back porch, Munford, TN.  🍺🍺

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  Good morning folks! Been up for a couple of hours now. The pig is on and smoking it's ass off. I feel bad for the people down wind.

  So. What we did was rub her down with some sea salt and dizzy dust last night and put her back in the fridge. This morning we took her out and tied her up as you can see and stuffed her with onions. No injection, as I previously stated. Peer pressure got me, you ****.

  I did have to take the fire ring out to get clearance, but still...could put a bigger pig on if you bust the spine so it lays over on itself nicely.

  
  

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• Dyal_SC Posts: 5,125

  September 2014

  Awesome!! I need to try this sometime. Thx for the pix!

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• DMW Posts: 13,653

  September 2014

  Nice, I like the rollup job. So nothing removed from the spine at all?

  Morgantown, PA

  
  XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - 18.5" WSM - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE - Akron Jr - BS SS36" Griddle

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• lkapigian Posts: 5,648

  September 2014 edited September 2014

  Nice! BTW the eyes are awesome, hope you did not wind removing...going to skip the head only next time and try this ^:)^

  Visalia, Ca

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  Nope. No need with this pig. She folded over nicely and was easy to tie up. 

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  Here is what happened on Friday. I had a pig ordered from a packer. They called and told me that they did not get a pig the size that I requested. I called a store in Memphis that carries some odd things. If you watch Bizarre Foods, Winchester Farmers Market was on there. Been there once before and they really do carry some off-the-wall ****. Cow heads. Live shark. I mean, this place is awesome. So I took a chance and called them. They had a few pigs that fit my bill. Done deal.

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  About an hour into this cook. Egg is holding steady at 210. BTW, if you live in the mid south, like I do, the day is beautiful. Currently 58 degrees, according to my phone. Love this ****. three shots of fireball in and two vodka drinks. Hey, don't judge me. I am cooking a whole pig...

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• DoctorMojo Posts: 126

  September 2014

  Looking good!

  Southern, Tennessee

  LBGE, MBGE  

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• THEBuckeye Posts: 4,199

  September 2014

  How many people are you planning for the initial feed?

  New Albany, Ohio 
  
  

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• blind99 Posts: 4,540

  September 2014

  @MemphisBBQ‌ How long do you figure it will take to cook?

  Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  Good question, Buck. Honestly this really just started out as a "hey lets do a hog" conversation over...well, lets just say... a few drinks. It has turned into a lot of people coming over. The rule is, if you come, you bring either a side or a bottle of liquor. Pretty fare giving the cost of the pig and the time I have put into cooking her. 

  
  

  Okay yall. About to take a nap. Us old folk have to rest...

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  More pics before my much needed nap.

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• MemphisBBQ Posts: 92

  September 2014

  Blind....when its done its done. Thats what I tell my wife.

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