My first hog

[Heavy Metal]

Well, I completed my first hog over the weekend and it came out really nice. Had over 150 guests at our neighborhood hog roast. Three of my neighbors raise hogs. They donated the pig and asked me if I would be the chef.

Made a simple salt and brown sugar brine.


Put the pig in a ss drum with brine for a couple days.


Laid it out early Saturday morning to warm up.


A friend of a friend provided us with top-notch custom made smoker. Wood box is on the backside running the full length with two access doors for wood. Also has gas but we never used it. Smoked and heated with hand cut shagbark Hickory and a little apple mixed in.


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[barkonbutts]

Looks good!! had to be tasty!!

[SMOKE FREAK]

Hell yeah!

[Fishawn]

Suuuuweeeeeet!

Looks nice

[BYBBQ]

Lookin' good

[Heavy Metal]

I wish I had more photos of the finished product but once the pieces started finishing and being pulled off....everything is a blur after that. Me and my buddy cut meat like madmen for an hour and before we knew it, it was all over. Lol

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[Heavy Metal]

And then to top off a great weekend, I nailed a nice doe last night with the crossbow!

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[HawgHeaven]

That must have been gooood! And congrats on the doe harvest!!

[curious aardvark]

so why'd you take the decision to joint it ?

It's probably the right decision, but you do lose the theatre of a whole beast.

And nice job

[Richtee]

Well...they sure cook easier that way! I have done a couple whole...it’s a PITA. I like the idea, as long as the host don’t mind anyway.

[Heavy Metal]

so why'd you take the decision to joint it ?

It's probably the right decision, but you do lose the theatre of a whole beast.

And nice job

It was out of convenience, nothing more. The smoker doesn't have great access once you've started. Knowing the ribs and loins would be done early, I didn't wanna have to fight with a whole carcass and try to cut off this and that. Plus, I've only ever done individual pieces of meat and when the guys asked what I would be more comfortable with...it was obviously quarters. But they broke it down nicely. I was also a little concerned about the hide effecting the cooking.

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[Bearcarver]

Awesome!!----

That's got to be a Great way to do a Hog!!

My Son did a couple whole hogs in his big smoker, but he Quit that and went to Butts, Loins, and some Beef Briskets & Chuckies for big groups.
Never thought of your way.

Bear

[HUNTINGMAN]

Looks good, i done my first one for the 4th of july , man it was alott of work

[dsgarner06]

Hell yeah that looks great!! I can't wait to do a whole hog someday....

[nickelmore]

Great post! That stainless drum is cool.

Next time you will have to invite me so you can show me the right way to do whole hog.......

Have to thow some points out there for doing it different.