Comments on: Build Your Own Pig Roaster

By: phil

phil — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:39:18 +0000

Hi,getting married aug 7, my inlaws are going to have a hog roast for the event, they say they dig 3′ x8′ pit burn hedge wood for a full day dig half of coals out put hog in put coals back on top and cover with dirt for whole day cookin. Sounds like a lot of work,but got lot of NEW in laws 4 trailer loads of wood and lots to drink( ??? )

By: Darcy

Darcy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:34:19 +0000

Hey Dan,
I’ve been researching and just read that you should keep your pig about 32″ from the heat source. Good Luck!!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:46:59 +0000

Building a pit for rotisserie cooking a 100lb pig in a few weeks. Have everything built in pieces. Two stands to hold each side of the spit (one side also supports the rotisserie motor), and a resevoir to hold our coals and wood under it… My buddy and I are trying to figure out the BEST distance between the bottom side of our actual pig, and the heat source. He’s thinking 18″, I’m thinking more like 12-15″…
When the pig is rotating, say its back is facing dow, how far away do I want my coals? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! -Dan

By: Arnold

Arnold — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:52:31 +0000

La Caja China cooks in about 3 hours, not 6-8 hours as you mentioned above.

By: lee

lee — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:13:59 +0000

I did a 100 LB pig a few years back on a cinder block and sandwiched wire grill as you did. We put it on the fire about midnight friday, marinaded and rotated every few hours, as my father did when he would cook whole hogs. saturday evening 20 couples came to the pot luck backyard cookout. lots of food, booze and fun. about 3 a.m. sunday morning only one neghbor and myself were trying to finish the keg off, till our wives turnoff all the lights on us.
Lee

By: Lee Jennings

Lee Jennings — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:59:04 +0000

check out the roasters that are used be one of my friends in his roasting business. everything is home made and works extremely well. pay special attention to the double roaster… built back to back with a smoker box for one heck of a party. tekampepigroasts.com

By: Johnny Briscoe

Johnny Briscoe — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:01:06 +0000

Hello,To whom it may concern I’m looking for a picture of a 250 gallon oil tank turned into a pig roaster if you have some could you please email me some.thank you for cooperation

By: Dave Brown

Dave Brown — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:22:47 +0000

Made my roaster from a 275 gal oil tank.Roasted 2 on it last year and getting it ready for Memorial Day for a 125 pounder!! Have pics.Dave.

By: judd

judd — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:51:11 +0000

Davina,

Unfortunately, that’s not us in the picture above. We could never pull off that top hat. We found the same difficulty with turning the spit, which is one of the reasons that we went the butterfly route instead.

Keep in mind, though, that you don’t really have to keep the pig continuously turning, although it makes for more even cooking. If you can build a rotisserie with a robust spit and some kind of manual crank on the end, just give it a 1/4 turn every 3-5 minutes or something. Take turns sitting there with a beer – shouldn’t be too bad!

By: Davina Dolph

Davina Dolph — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:52:25 +0000

Hi there. We are having our own Pig Roast. Like you said, very hard to get the equipment. We are going to make our own. But we can’t find any way to make the pig turn on its own. The picture above showed you with a motorized spit. How did you do that? Please help us. Thank you very much!!