Stu2 - W7IY

Pig Cooking Notes: 22 July 2005

Summary:

Events:

18:00 - Arrive pig on ice (100 pounds of ice?)
21:00 - started preparing pig
20:00 - lit fire
20:15 - put pig on rack skin side down
23:00 - sealed pit with foil and temp started climbing
24:00 - started smelling right
03:00 - went to bed
04:00 - Bill checked temp still about 250
05:00 - Temperature at 230 so woke up Stu
05:30 - Bill and Stu flipped the pig, skin side up, replenished charcoal, re sealed and Bill watched for an hour, John couldn't get up on time
09:00 - Stu and John flipped the pig the second time (Bill went to get the kegs)
09:30 - Temp of Ham was 175 so started pulling the meat, placed in tin pans, sealed with foil and stored in oven at 100.
11:00 - finished pulling the meat, left the other half on the grill
13:00 - started the chickens and sausage
14:30 - wrapped the pig in foil and this worked just fine
16:30 - chickens finished so started preparing pulled pork and sauce
17:00 - guests started eating

Notes:

Had a blast!