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Old 07/27/06, 12:36 PM
 
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Cooking Whole Hogs

If anyone is interested in cooking whole hogs, I've started a thread with pictures over on the pig forum.

http://homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=132681
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Old 07/28/06, 01:13 AM
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I think cooking a whole hog is just disgusting! Just as bad as hot dogs!
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Old 07/28/06, 01:31 AM
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I think cooking a whole hog is just disgusting! Just as bad as hot dogs!
What is so bad about it ? I have cooked a few of them over the years and every one of them was really good eating. I have cooked both farm raised and wild ones.
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Old 07/28/06, 05:25 AM
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Michan, it sounds like Oilpatch thinks they're cooked without being gutted.

Oilpatch, the hogs are gutted and scraped or skinned before they're cooked. Some people even remove the heads.
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Old 07/28/06, 08:18 AM
 
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I think cooking a whole hog is just disgusting! Just as bad as hot dogs!
I needed a good laugh this morning, thanks!

Pure Ignorance?!? LoL
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Old 07/28/06, 10:09 AM
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A pig roast is a blast, it's a perfect summer time party, family get together type of event, we even have a custom gas fired spit just for that purpose. When I was a kid we had one every summer it was sponsored by a local tavern, they even made T-shirts for the event. Just cooking the pig is a party in itself.
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I think cooking a whole hog is just disgusting! Just as bad as hot dogs!

Why is that disgusting? Is there any difference between the whole thing and a pork chop?
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I think cooking a whole hog is just disgusting! Just as bad as hot dogs!
LOL! I have to agree with you on the hot dog part.
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Old 07/28/06, 11:28 AM
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I think cooking a whole hog is just disgusting! Just as bad as hot dogs!
You don't know what yer missin'!
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Old 07/28/06, 11:31 AM
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Michan, it sounds like Oilpatch thinks they're cooked without being gutted.

Oilpatch, the hogs are gutted and scraped or skinned before they're cooked. Some people even remove the heads.
And they're dead, too. Oysters aren't, neither are mussels. I eat whole snails, clams, and sometimes I roast a whole fish or a whole chicken, too.
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Old 07/28/06, 11:31 AM
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Sounds lovely, but mine is already cut up. I'm gonna make ham! and bacon!
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Yummm Cyngbaeld, can I come over?
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Old 07/28/06, 12:23 PM
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Sure! I'm planning to slap some tom turkeys in the smoker too! May do some chickens and some goat while I'm at it. Got lots of 'squite wood.
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That sounds wonderful!! I'll be right there. LOL
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Old 07/28/06, 02:55 PM
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What I'm wondering is does using the galvanized metal hurt anything??

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Yep, you need to use non galvanized if it's going to touch the pig, OR burn the metal before using it.
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Old 07/28/06, 03:56 PM
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Yep, you need to use non galvanized if it's going to touch the pig, OR burn the metal before using it.
Thanks!

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Cowgirl, thank you so much for posting this! Great pictures.
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You're welcome Shepherd. I've posted pictures (a long time ago), on the pig forum, I thought I would mention it here in case there might be a few on the homesteading forum that like to cook whole hogs too.
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Old 08/01/06, 01:43 AM
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I've been to lots of pig roasts up in Washington when I was growing up. Nothing tastes quite so good as a whole hog stuffed with fruit and veggies thats been slow roasted in a pit. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.
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