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We almost destroyed my buddy's truck getting all this block back to the house... turns out 2,200 pounds was juuust over the limit...
2 vents, 1 on either side for some convection action.
55 pounds, locally pastured, brined for 36 hours.
Started up at 3:30 AM... D:
Smoked mostly with hickory, but we had some cherry laying around as well.
Once the block heated up, it was pretty easy to maintain a steady temperature (200F)
Roughly 12 hours later. Bon Appetit.
Chillss
Poor little fella
LeRieur
So, where do you live ?
foremanofgames
the only reason I'm not vegetarian is cause when I get it it doesn't look like an animal. This doesn't help.
Philanthropyman
Got any leftovers OP?
Majere119
Thank you for your sacrifice, noble pig
Ecknareal
Animal rights, bla bla, killing is a choice
ImMrbulldops
fuck yea for going local. nothing tastes better than an animal that was raised right
TexasBaconMan
You're gonna need a bigger cutting board.
SciFiFantasyGirl
And......I just became a vegetarian.
Bananagobbler
Still vegetarian? :D
SciFiFantasyGirl
Nah, it passed. *gnaws on a porkchop*
codepink2303
No thanks.
rurounilucy
where's the apple?
jnasty020
Hopefully in the brine.
Amblydoper
Thank you for not showing 17 photos of the construction of the smoker.
HodorIsADJ
This kills the pig.
IDontLikeMyUsername
He ded?
UrsackBlows
Rest In Peace :( I hope you were delicious :)
obesitykills
Is that pig...o.k.?
smellslikekimchi
Just sat in the tanning bed too long. That's what you made right OP?
NipplesOfTheNorth
No apple in mouth. 9/10
TotalSmartAss
lukas9356
I am drooling like a dog
lLikeTurtles
I an only eat meat if it is not in the shape of a dead animal.
hetnkik
Even just removing the head is good enough for me.
SammiStriker
But what about dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets?
mthrndr01
Just generally the less like a once living thing it is the better. I fear I'd become a vegetarian if I had to eat things like this.
Vornan
Thou art a true consumer!
lLikeTurtles
I should have added that this was ironic. I grew up on a farm.
pimpboy3000
It was so nice of you to warm the pig up after it almost drowned in that freezing water.
KeddyCat
Did the pig sleep well?
detocroix
Forever
papasmurf1118
Yes, he was sleepin' wit tha oranges
childofL1lith
He also got a fabulous tan.
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Caniac
Have you never heard of Free Willy?
WEARELEGI0N
stop upvoting at 666
TF2215
I doubt it, he was a heavy smoker
Junktrunkjunkie
My dad used to smoke poultry almost every day. We made him quit "cold turkey" though.
elgordo889
Reference game on point
Logain13
Yes, it was nice and warm.
WhatzitTooya
That waste bin with the ice water doesnt look nice and warm, although I must admit, the Oranges add a nice touch. Looks like a cocktail.
MikeZuckleburg
Yes. He slept very well after his nice bath.
01111001
Is the pig okay?
Dominomotion8
He totes ded
TK84
B-de B-de B-de That's all folks!
KillingTheJoke1
Get well soon
gerby123
It looks delicious; so I'd say yes.
01111001
https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/homer-pig.gif
TimTamFlimFlam
He is died
01111001
How do you know?!
archan
no is ded
AlcoholicAtaxia
no is becky
tsubakiscarlet
Of course he is, op wouldn't hurt a pig. R-right?
Oooldfart
I'm sure the pig didn't feel a thing.
Flyith2
What all did you use in your brine OP?
karamelone
May have possibly used salt. Yes.
Lemesplain
Oranges. Clearly.
imnotthatblonde
i would guess salt, sugar, the lemons what coulf be thyme
faranae
..... Lemons?
imnotthatblonde
yeh my bad, both would probably work well enough
YouHaveJustBegunReadingTheUsernameYouHaveJustFinishedReading
Pretty sure they're oranges, being ya know, orange
imnotthatblonde
oh yeh... tbh both would probably work well!
yourbassist
Is that thyme in your brine? Thyme and orange?
superwife
goodness I hope so
itsKoit
Ya, a whole 36 hours of it! Bah dum tiss
frosss
That sir, is Thyme!
puffymcscrote
I CAN ONLY GET SO HARD!
AshleyTrotter
That is hysterical!!
Viralregurgitator
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NotACanadian
I too get erections from charred dead animals.
Lasergecko
Calm down, Algernop.
BjornStravinsky
Oh, Pigly.
Beelsebooob
Awww, pigly.
puffymcscrote
+1 for the great username
ACDCTWITCH
I read all 3 of the comments above in Krieger's voice
Feralkyn
Damn, poor pig. Also, do you not gut and skin pigs before smoking?
FortX92
You're supposed to scrape all the hair off of ir and stab that skin alot to release somw of the fat... idk why they didnt do it.
Justinicus
Gut, yes. Skin, no. Not for this kind of bbq. Pieces are usually skinned but not trimmed.
Feralkyn
Weird. Pig's eyes and brain and teeth are probably all still in there and everything. Straaange to me.
MethGasolinePissLemonade
Where I am from we usually cut the head off and eat the brains. :S
Feralkyn
Whoa.
BrittyLauren
Metal as fuck.
mremouse
Welcome to the party.
colinstu
I stopped watching after season 3.... do not recognize this.
kikiklas
I think that seal? has a hernia.
DetRustCohle
You mean a myo-seal-e? ;)
DragonBrigade
That was the last episode of Spongebob I ever watched before I basically said "fuck this" and never looked at it again. RIP.
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DragonBrigade
Actually I think the last one must have been the one where Patrick gets a nose. Like..................... what the fuck?
indigoroyalblue
I would suggest cooking it in an open posture next time. http://globetrotterdiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pig-roast-final2.jpg 1/2
FuckIsengardImTakingTheHobbitsToSecondBreakfast
That should be NSFW.
honknwave
I did this and it was amazing, though the ribs got a little over cooked. It's all about indirect heat.
cottoncandybingo
HOLY SHIT. I'm so hungry
indigoroyalblue
the skin prevents some of the smoke from penetrating the meat so you open up the inside, cross hatch skin and cut deep into the hams 2/2
caedescorvidus
This is the way my family always does it. Uncle made a smoker from an old oil drum. Rebar holds up perforated aluminum. Firebox on the side
YeahCommaGoFuckYourself
Save yourself the trouble of all that mess. http://www.lacajachina.com/
Txaritxu
As a Cuban
YeahCommaGoFuckYourself
I too am a fellow Cuban.
AbeFromanSausageKingOfChicago
Random Note: There are firefighters who can't eat pig because the smell of cooked pig is so similar to the smell of burned human flesh.
sowetoninja
I'm calling BS. Burned people smell WAY worse than cooked pork.
kevlarkate
Nah, it's true. People smell a lot worse because of the burnt hair. And if they're charcoaled it's much worse. If they're cooked like this >
kevlarkate
Pig, it does smell shockingly like a stinky BBQ joint.
kevlarkate
As a former firefighter, yes. Not for myself, I like pork too much. But I know a few. Additional fun fact, humans look like this when they >
kevlarkate
Get roasted too, depending on how close to the flame they were. It ranges between this, and "toasted marshmallow". Pig and human flesh are >
kevlarkate
Very similar in structure, which is why pigs are often used to represent human flesh in many different experiments.
kevlarkate
Something else though, human flesh smells WAY way worse. I think it's the burnt hair adding to it
AbeFromanSausageKingOfChicago
True and I'm sure its usually surrounded by a burned home full of plastic and other materials...not hickory, coals and a dry rub.
BadgerToTheFace
And now I will never eat pork again.
torreypines
It kinda wierds me out that the pig is actually the whole pig
CreepyPhlox
Same here. Even fish that are served whole. Blech.
shimmernshine
It's where the expression 'whole hog' came from
Paramike
I accidentally the whole pig
ParsleySage
Whole things as food always freak me out (prawns, whitebait etc)
Ayxu22
why? starting to sound like a vegetarian ...
kalj
its not whole its missing the apple.
HeyFreckleFace
Even as a hunter that shit weirds me out. I don't like my food looking at me.
FabricatiDiemPvnc
we had this once at a bbq at my house and my uncle ate the eyeball. it was unpleasant for everyone.
shimmernshine
In alabama they just chop the entire pig up, the eyes get mixed in with everything else.
Allerielle
Pig Roasts were common when I was a kid. It's so delicious. I feel bad saying that, because it's a whole pig but the meat is so, so good.
smoothyking
Last year April fools my gf snuck home a pigs head, dressed it up in my clothes, & propped it up in my chair. Almost cried.
takeacatnap
I think your gf might be a serial killer.
Snapdragonz
My cousin's a chef. At a BBQ he cooked a whole pig, then put it's head on a stake in the yard. There were children running around.
ImYourGrandmother
As opposed to just the bacon part. Where is that part exactly...
slack3rdav3
its the bellyyyyyyyyyyyy
Katheebs
We usually raised the pig ourselves... then my dad would butcher it and throw it in a hog roaster for his birthday.
meercatme
Well that's what you're eating when you order the bacon
archan
You haven't seen Epic Meal Time before have you.
spacecatts
You are obviously not southern
Hyakurin9
Welcome to Christmas dinner in Miami, lechon is delicious.
TyraBankrupt
As a Cuban, I can confirm that this is my lifeblood.
Spaminal
Yum, pigs feet!
cambopalmer
yea, it's tough being so separated from our food. there's a disconnect from living happy animals to the food on our plate.
smilingninja
I once cooked a whole goat
baronridiculous
The pig. The whole pig. And nothing but the pig.
cookiemcjingles
I have to hack one of those bad boys up every Friday night at work.
whenlifegivesyoulemonsaskfortequila
Hog roast is quite common in the UK weddings the pig is there on a spit carved in front of everyone
Salzab
Really? Ive never seen that, sounds fun
slack3rdav3
its SOOOOO good.
whenlifegivesyoulemonsaskfortequila
http://www.21thearc.co.uk/product_images/l/the_hog__83665.jpg
housewifecat
My friend married a Chinese guy. Had to carry around a whole pig as part of the traditional start to the day. So yummy though.
Thistles
It weirds me out that people eat corpses.
BorisDisco
Fine, we'll eat it alive next time.
theoriginaljfizz
Coming from a Filipino family.... This shit may freak you out a little.... Until you taste some of that delicious meat and crunchy skin.
shimmernshine
*krak*
barrackobarner
Lechon? Yes!
TamingCyclones
Marrying an amazing Filipino guy in June. We're going to have a Lechon at our wedding, so excited!
barrackobarner
Can I come?
JunGull
Dude I'm the same way. I live in Southern California. This freaks me out as well as places where you eat a whole crab.
caedescorvidus
What other way is there to eat a crab? We steam them alive here in Baltimore :)
CoconutCyclone
That :) makes you a psychopath.
JunGull
:(. I don't like my food staring at me. You break their legs and crack open their heads. Sure they are delicious but I felt sick.
indigoroyalblue
Spotted the American!
TF2215
You haven't been to America. Especially in deer season
brooojake
*Northerner
Llama11amaduck
Actually, a pig pickin' in which the whole pig is smoked and eaten is fairly common down south around here..
DTJames
B-but I thought that's the norm in America...
pivotingowl
This is common among the Southern US. Round these parts we call 'em "Pig Pickin's." I reckon you ought'a try one!
zombiesphere
They do it like this up north too. .. Indiana
hakkai999
There's also a thing called Lechon. Mostly from Spanish influence and former Spanish colonies. It's not smoked but put over charcoal.
authornotavailable
Read that as Spanish influenza and was super confused.
infomuffin
We call them pig roasts in the Midwest.
BorisDisco
Isn't this a big thing in Hawaii too?
NotABadLookingNarcissist
A delicious thing. Except they bury the pig wrapped in banana leaves. Kalua pork.
dragonflyft
Grew up in NC, went to at least one wedding, church picnic, and father's company gathering that all had whole pig pickin's.
DakotaTF
As a Southerner, what part of the South are you from?
watercolortitties
I'm from Alabama and only experienced one when I moved to North Carolina.
Toodlingaway
I'm from NC it's not a cookout or family gathering without a whole pig.
pivotingowl
Was born in GA and moved to NC when I was younger.
nomorecah
Common in Texas also. The retirement home I was working at did 4 of them a while back.
WhatzitTooya
It's not a whole pig, it's disemboweled.
Thisbefluff
Was just thinking that!
gewalt
hopefully.
sillymino
Thanks, that makes it sooooo much better... :P
tuhalu
It's not so offal is it?
elgordo889
Underrated pun
LunaLuscus
You sir/ma'am/title of preference, have my upvote.
ian9outof10
I'm bowing over here, that's how in awe of this I am. Enough to fucking bow at a monitor.
TinySupreme
It's soooo good. Some friends of mine put whole chickens in the pig and cook the whole thing all together.
msa011
Are your friends the guys from Epic Meal Time?
indigoroyalblue
No those guys stuff the pig with a turducken then stitch three pigs together ass to mouth to make a pig - centipede.
luvas
You mean those fuckers actually re-create the Human Centipede HORROR MOVIE - and just eat that shit?! That's ... quite metal, actually.