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Suckling Pig Large Egg
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I'm one of the people that get completely weirded out by seeing that. I don't want to see the face of the animal whose Rib I'm gnawing on.
Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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@lkapigian. Thanks for the heads up. How much time would they add to a 15 lb pig do you think?
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Hard to say depends on temp but probe the ham as that will take the longest to cook, everything else will " pull" by the time the ham,is done. Enjoy the cook post progress ....theeggcellentchef said:@lkapigian. Thanks for the heads up. How much time would they add to a 15 lb pig do you think?Visalia, Ca @lkapigian -
Perfect Fit lol
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And you call yourself a Texan?!TEXASBGE2018 said:I'm one of the people that get completely weirded out by seeing that. I don't want to see the face of the animal whose Rib I'm gnawing on.South of Columbus, Ohio. -
Pig is on At 11 am. Ended up injecting and rubbing with meat church and some ground fennel and garlic powder. Stuffed cavity with potatoes. Stay tuned!
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This is going to be interesting..........I drink cheap beer so I can afford good bourbon.
Salisbury, NC...... XL,Lx3,Mx2,S, MM, Mini BGE, FireDisc x2. Blackstone 22", Offset smoker, weber kettle 22" -
Wooooo! Keep pics coming!Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
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@bubbajack hopefully a good interesting lol
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Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure the thing tastes great. I just don’t like the idea of breakin a rib off ol’ babe and chewin it in front of his deflated eyeballs.alaskanassasin said:
And you call yourself a Texan?!TEXASBGE2018 said:I'm one of the people that get completely weirded out by seeing that. I don't want to see the face of the animal whose Rib I'm gnawing on.
Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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Way to go out of your comfort zone and try something new and different for a special occasion.
I hope you nail it perfectly for your family, especially for your father.--------------------------------------------------
Burning lump in Downingtown, PA or diesel in Cape May, NJ.
....just look for the smoke!
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Looks hog tied. Looks good too.theeggcellentchef said:
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I want to do one of these so bad! When I was a boy, my church would have a father/son dinner every Christmas season. It was the Boar’s Head Dinner and the entree was whole hog complete with an apple in the mouth. Great memories!
Wilma is strongly against me cooking something with a face on it. To me, that’s one of the great things about it. Oh well. Someday I’ll get the cajones to just do it. Well, maybe.Flint, Michigan -
It was a hit!!
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Did did you get a pic of it on the grill?In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario
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@GlennM it fit like a glove. Here’s initial shot and about 2 and a half hours in. It was a fun cook. The meat was incredibly tender. I was also happy with the color it got from some apple and cherry wood

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Is that a large egg or xl? How big was the little guy? I would love to try thisIn the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario
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It was a large. Pig was 15 lbs
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That's really awesome. I've always wanted to do this. What was your temp? How long did it take? How many times did you flip it (if you did)? How were the potatoes? Anything you would have done differently?
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@hvhunter. I was at 235 the majority of the time. Since it was a smaller pig I wanted to slow the cooking down since guests were coming later. I cranked it up at the end to crisp the skin. I flipped it once about 2 and a half hours in. It took a little over 5 and a half hours but that total time is skewed a bit because the guests were doing a lot of peeking the last hour or so. I used the meat church hog injection and the rubbed the inside with a mix of honey hog, a little bit of honey hog hot and some ground fennel, onion powder and garlic powder. I used rock wood and just a little bit of apple and cherry wood. The potatoes didn’t add much to the meal but still served a purpose in keeping the pig from caving. Let me know if you have any other questions but all in all I don’t think I’d change anything!
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So I am ordering my pig today. I am getting a 45lb pig that will be slaughtered on Thursday. I will pick it up friday afternoon and season / brine it over night. Early saturday I will put it on my XL egg with my party starting at noon.
From what I have read it should take anywhere from 3.5-4.5 hours to cook.
https://amazingribs.com/tested-recipes/pork-recipes/going-whole-hog-what-you-need-know?fbclid=IwAR1SSqlWXcsQPKf6WmnD65nhRfBqn_F0ykb9ECvyWYEYXkBPPxIF3N9m8J0
This website has me a bit scared though with all the prep. I was planning to order the pig dressed, season it, and just get my grill to temp and put it in there. Half way through I would turn it over. I will be using my Fireboard controller with a fan to keep it at 250F and have an ambient probe, and two internal probes in each ham. Am I missing something here about prep and complexity?????XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr. -
I buy mojo criollo and inject with that, use your favorite rib rub on the inside...never do any more than that myselfVisalia, Ca @lkapigian
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XL BGE and Kamado Joe Jr.
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speed51133 said:
yes, you ll need about half that amount ( probably 1/4 of that) , it is most grocery stores in the "south of the border" islespeed51133 said:Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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