[jim63dt]

any 1 have a spare 55 gallon steel drum????

[boozeman]

The way I've seen it done is to make an appropriately sized pit out of stacked cinderblock and stoke with hardwood charcoal, then skewer the pig on a pole and place on top rotating to cook evenly.
btw, there is a place that sells BBQs made out of welded steel 55 gallon drums on the corner of eastern pkwy and broadway in bklyn ... those would be able to fit a whole pig on it

[Killerdrgn]

Yeah I was going to do it half below half above ground. I wanted to do it this way. http://cuban-christmas.com/pigroast.html
I think it's cheap and effective. Though if I do it the hole in the ground method it would probably be cheaper, But I don't have a clue on how I would season it.

[Killerdrgn]

Yeah I wouldn't mind the steel drum method either but then i'd have no place to put the drum after i'm done. With the cinder blocks or the hole in the ground I can get rid of it later without too much effort.

[inkblue]

dont forGet the stuffinG...

[widebody]

where is this going to take place me and my dad just did one about 4 weeks ago
if you do it on dirt ..you wont need to go deep charcoal around on the outer side or pig....and go from there i have a pipe set up with the stakes that go on the ground to support it ....even have a streeing wheel at the end ....

[ZANYMASTER]

That Caja China can probably only be found in Miami.It's made for pork shoulders and not whole pigs.I saw it on Bobby flays show.

[Killerdrgn]

Quote: Originally Posted by widebody where is this going to take place me and my dad just did one about 4 weeks ago if you do it on dirt ..you wont need to go deep charcoal around on the outer side or pig....and go from there i have a pipe set up with the stakes that go on the ground to support it ....even have a streeing wheel at the end ....

So do you have any pointers on how deep I should dig, what to stuff a pig with, etc. I have never done this before so I really need a detailed set of instructions. Oh and i'm trying to do this in my backyard, and before my dad gets back and finds out i dug up his yard. I'm still not totally set on which method to use, I'm pretty sure i'm getting something like a 20 lb pig though. I don't even know how large that is, i'm going to go down to junction blvd and 42nd st today to see, I hear the butcher there is very good.

[Chapz]

Why not just buy chicken wire sheets? You can put the sheets over the pig and secure it and then that should be doable. A friend of mine did that when he had a pig roast over charcoal surrounded by concrete blocks.

[GQ22]

try to make one