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The skin came out a deep mahogany color as expected. The picture comes out a bit darker due to the bright reflection off the foil. Total cooking time was 16 hours as that was convenient to me and my guests. Lets just say the eyes, brains, cheeks, and tongue were enjoyed by a select few. More pics to follow tomorrow. I've been up for just over 39 hours at this point. Nap time.
A nap well deserved!
Select few? Who did the selecting?
One day hope to have the equipment large enough to do a whole pig, been many years since I have had whole smoked pig, delicious to say the least!
Thanks for sharing, can't wait to see more photos...
Matt
aka Rocky
You and me both, bud! Was looking at the 48's and 60's last week....whew! Wish I had that kind of cushion in my bank account to afford one. They are beautiful, though.......
It was just over $2/lb. With that pig and 12 lb of butts I fed close to 40 people and my friends can really eat. I have a pound or two left over even. I'll go through my pics and post a few more in a bit.
Lang 48 looking empty with the last of the second round of the ABT's and the pulled pig to stay warm. I made 60 ABT's and didn't eat a single one.
Vultures moving in for the kill. They literally cleaned house down to skin and bones.
The finishing sauce off of here and a ketchup based sauce I made were a hit. The mustard sauce, not so much. I made the sauces at 4am Sunday morning. People thought I was nuts.
Of all the food I made I only had one sammich from the pulled pork at lunch. I had none of the beans or ABT's and maybe two bites from the pig. I dunno why, but that's just they way I am with all of the stuff I cook. I don't even want to eat the leftovers I have. It's all about seeing everyone else eating and being happy I guess.
I know I've already posted, but I just keep finding myself coming back to this thread. That pig is just amazing!!
Would you be willing, after some much needed bed rest, to post specifics about how to: prep the pig, temp you smoked at, how/where you take the internal temp, how you cut it to 'get to the meat' when it's done, etc.?
I'm a noob and have never tried anything like this myself, but you have inspired me. My wife and I want to have a party this summer and this has definately got me thinking . . . humm. I just don't know if my skills are good enough to do a whole pig. If and/or when you have some time, I would LOVE a few more specifics about the process if you wouldn't mind passing on the info.