Hog Roasts

[Shrimper]

Looking to do a Hog Roast this year, catering for up to 200 people.

It would be good to do it myself, but knowing my normal culinary skills that could be a disaster.

So, anybody have any experience they'd like to share?

Hire a machine or make a spit myself? What size porker do I need?

Its going to be in France as well, which might complicate things a little....

[Pferdestarke]

Here's the thing you need. They're only charging USD 99 for shipping at the moment too.

http://www.lacajachina.com/

[HoHoHo]

Hire someone to do it and enjoy the day.

I've just booked a hog roast for 150 for July this year and whilst it will cost more than if I cooked it at least I can get pissed and have some fun with my mates!

[Davey S2]

Mmmmmmm Hog Roast!

[dazco]

Strap the bugger up.

we had them in the army and basically unless you compact it into itself all the limbs fly all over the place, loosening the whole thing and then it rotates itself into oblivion.

[dudleybloke]

dazco said:

Strap the bugger up.

we had them in the army and basically unless you compact it into itself all the limbs fly all over the place, loosening the whole thing and then it rotates itself into oblivion.

yup.
a bit of wire saves a lot of ash covered meat.

[Shrimper]

Great replies so far, think I'd better pick up the phone and make a few calls! (and stop salivating...)

[Dan_1981]

Our wedding caterer quoted £11 per person for hog roast - minimum of 100 people.

Including condiments / stuffing / apple sauce yada yada.

Seemed a bit pricey to me.

[dazco]

Dan_1981 said:

Our wedding caterer quoted £11 per person for hog roast - minimum of 100 people.

Including condiments / stuffing / apple sauce yada yada.

Seemed a bit pricey to me.

Well here is a link to a dead pig http://www.meatpacks.co.uk/SpecialOrders/SpecialOr... so you know the price of that.

I can give you a code to get 20% off too.

[Davey S2]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

I could eat that now. All of it. And extra crackling

[David A]

dazco said:

Well here is a link to a dead pig http://www.meatpacks.co.uk/SpecialOrders/SpecialOr... so you know the price of that.

I can give you a code to get 20% off too.

I'll be needing that come summer time.

Currently designing the spit with autocad

[Shaw Tarse]

Davey S2 said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

I could eat that now. All of it. And extra crackling

do you want stuffing?
And a roll?

[BoRED S2upid]

Last time I was in a french supermarket you could buy whole pigs small ones you may need a few of them for your needs but they were for sale.

[dhf]

Having done both ie made a spit and borrowed a gas burner jobie,the spit won out,way better taste,used apple wood,sense of occaision etc,yes time is way longer but with the weather in France it won't be a fag getting up earlier and if you got a car battery and wiper motor you could motorize it so that you wouldn't have to turn it.

The spit made for a way way better occaision all in all,sipping beer and gassing by the pig made for a party in its self

[dhf]

Always awesome and useful !
Put a loin of Pork on, or three chickens and you can still cook steaks, burgers etc underneath it too.....
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Do you remember the cooking times weights,gas settings etc ? we have one of those BBQ at the ski club

[David A]

Or if you have a smoker bbq, fire in the fire box and piggy on the grill area Cooks quicker than you would think!

[Davey S2]

Shaw Tarse said:

Davey S2 said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

I could eat that now. All of it. And extra crackling

do you want stuffing?
And a roll?

Yes please. I've just had lunch but am still drooling!

We went to the Cowbridge food festival a few months ago. There was loads of fantastic food stalls selling everything you can imagine.

I went to the hog roast stall.


Three times.

[21TonyK]

I've done quite a few hog roasts for 100-200 people using hired kit. It's not difficult really but the practicalities of cooking two pigs mean you will have a very busy day yourself. Personally if you've not catered for large numbers before I'd just hire someone in to do it for you.

[nikaiyo2]

I see you are from Hants/Kent, Jim who does the Hog roasts in Winchester market does events etc ad is a really good guy

[HoHoHo]

21TonyK said:

I've done quite a few hog roasts for 100-200 people using hired kit. It's not difficult really but the practicalities of cooking two pigs mean you will have a very busy day yourself. Personally if you've not catered for large numbers before I'd just hire someone in to do it for you.

Exactly - do you want to be a chef or have a good day with your mates.

Your enjoyment of the day will far outweigh the cost of having someone cook it for you