Spit Roast Hire
I had an email from an Australian reader asking about a “spit roast hire”. A spit roast is a term used for a roasted pig or other meat on a spit or rotisserie and a spit roast hire is the rental of a...
View ArticlePig Roast Chili for Superbowl
A pot of chili with smoked pig! I am writing this on Superbowl 47 (Feb 3, 2013). On Superbowl Sunday’s, we typically make up a big pot of chili and this year is no exception. It is extra hearty this...
View ArticleMore Than One Way To Skin a Pig
Presenting a skinned pig A reader here mentioned she and her husband were looking forward to their first pig roast. Then she said that the butcher was going to skin a pig for them. Now that got my...
View ArticleHey, The Pig’s On Fire!
July 28, 2013 — Here are words you never want to hear when you have been cooking a whole pig over a bed of embers or on a Caja China Roasting Box for 20 hours and you have a back yard filling up with...
View ArticleWhat To Bring To a Pig Roast
Knowing what you should bring to a pig roast can be a challenge. Of course you can ask your host and hostess what they would like. But if they respond like I do (“We’re all set… just show up!”), you...
View ArticleFresh Horseradish Sauce (So Hot… So Good!)
A pig roast can be even better when you offer a bowl of homemade fresh horseradish sauce. But just because I don’t have a whole pig around the house today doesn’t mean I shouldn’t make some fresh...
View ArticleFresh Horseradish Recipes and Sides
In a previous article, I told how to make your own fresh horseradish sauce and promised some horseradish recipes to come. If you like horseradish sauce and have not had the fresh stuff, try it! You...
View ArticleThe Meat Thermometer I Use For Pig Roasts
The meat thermometer I’ve found to work best for pig roasts is a small wireless one. I got my wireless Maverick meat thermometer from Amazon for around fifty bucks. It has several features that come in...
View ArticlePig Roast Side Dishes – Baked Beans
Skip down to Bean Pot equipment… Skip down to Baked Beans recipe… One of my favorite side dishes to serve at a whole pig roast is baked beans. They just seem to go together perfectly! And with an...
View ArticlePig Roast Utensils and Tools
There are several utensils that I’ve picked up over time and found to be useful for a pig roast (and a few useless ones too :-) ). In other articles I’ve talked about the convenience of having a...
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