Biggest pig roast to date. Original plan was buried underground with leaves and burlap but rain forced us to build a raised pit from dirt, logs, river rocks for pit wall, alum sheeting for heat retention and rain cover, tailgate of a trailer as grill, etc. Needed a Cat to lift. The rain changed the plans many times. The flare up and need to retain heat further encouraged improvisation. This setup was able to keep temp from 220-260 with separate oven for charcoal. This bbq took a village of ideas and muscle. But this was the best roast pig so far so absolute success even though nothing went to plan.
by autoredial
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This is some serious man shit. Love it
How long did it take?
Good work. What was the weight after it was cleaned? 200lbs?
I need friends like this.
Interesting that you were considering doing it in a Hangi or Imu style. I’ve been to many Hangi’s as I had a lot of Maroi friends when I was younger, even with experience it can be hit and miss. Most of the time it was fantastic but one was done in soil that was quite close to a major river and it took on a very bad taste from the soil.
They all were done with a broken down pig though rather than as a whole pig. All of them were great parties though as my Maori buddies were great drinking companions lol, crazy fuckers.
I sell Cat equipment at a dealer in Canada. This is by far the best use of a Cat mini I’ve ever seen. Nice work!