Epic

[TheDudeLebowski]

Use some homebrew tech...false bottom

Mega Tun? Mega Bottom?

 

[the_bird]

What did you do before you used the pan? Didn't you wrap the pig in chicken wire and cabbage or something? Do you really NEED use the pan? What's the benefit?

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

For the same effect as in the scene from Frankenstein when the Dr. raises the body.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Not really for effect... This year's hog was going to be a fair amount over 300 lbs all in and using the "stretcher method" for pulling this thing in and out of the ground was getting a bit dicey. I could have used the hoist to grab the wrapped pig but I juat thpught the big pan would be easier.

I also wanted to try to crisp the skin up a bit and see if I could pull some chicharones off of it.

But mainly... I did the smaller pig with the roasting pan over the winter and it was the best pig I ever roasted so I wantes to just scale it up.

On the small pig, the pan only went about 10% up the side of the pig... On the big one I just tried, it went about 98% up the side of the pig. That was really the only flaw.

Lesson learned. If you knew what you were doing and went for the "center meat" it was pretty good. And, most imporantly, the rest of the cookout was a blast so, over all, it was a win.

 

[paulthenurse]

I do have to agree, the party was a good time.

(With one notable exception. RR won Das Boot as Champion Club Brewer? Seriously? Obviously the election was flawed. The only bigger travesty would be if Robbnoxious were to win the title. Now we're going to have to spend the next freakin' year listening to you know who telling us how he battled back from his 'career threatening injury' and still managed to outgrew the rest of us. "Really, when you think about it, I brew with one hand tied behind my back..."

As far as sticking screwdrivers in anyones kidneys goes, that would be better than having to choke down a plate of that pork product we pulled out of the pit. I keep telling you, Cape, come over early for Masstoberfest this year and I'll show you the proper way to BBQ a hawg . You can thank me later.

 

[Tinga]

posting for video

 

[chefmike]

You had a 300lb turn out well Cape? I have been doing 100lb pigs the last couple weeks for parties. Talk is that bigger pigs are lower quality in the meat. Any views on that?

I am just butterflying them and roasting them indirect (coals in 4 corners). I can turn out a 100lb pig in 6-7 hours.

Skin good. Ears are the best!

 

[Cape Brewing]

I have consistantly had 200+ pounders come out insanely good the way I do them.

This is how I've done it in years past.



This year I changed up my process a bit and paid the price. It is an easy fix for next year but I still very strongly prefer the pit method instead of "grilling" or "smoking". I think the process is a ton easier and a ton tastier.

 

[dataz722]

So where is this years video?

 

[paulthenurse]

You don't want to see it. Trust me.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Blah blah blah. Folks know by now to ignore PTN. It'll be done soon. I am at a fam reunion in NY. We got here Weds afternoon and wont be home until tomorrow night. I'll put it together soon.

 

[bob1852]

I'm on to you Cape. You just have too many epic things "going on" at once, so there's never any time to share you videos, your 40% barley "barely" whisky, etc. etc. etc.

 

[friarjohn]

i love the home made slippin slide!!!

 

[DakotaRules]

Im editing some of the video now, but heres a teaser!

 

[Cape Brewing]

Well... 1) I guess I appreciate you capturing video of what I was saying about the center being pretty good. But 2) c'mon!? You had to post the eye bleach shot??? Payback is a bitch dude.

 

[DakotaRules]

I think the knife though the ballots is awesome! Plus if you would have maybe put your shirt on at all that day.... Every picture I have of you is shirtless, unless you count your fur sweater, talk about eye bleach, I had to go through 50 pictures of looking at that. I actually threw up last night because of it.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Dude... It was hot out. I kept jumping in ad out of the pool. The more important question is why you TOOK 50 pictures of me without a shirt on


(COUGH COUGH fruit COUGH)

 

[the_bird]

You went through fifty pictures of a shirtless Cape last night? Really? Did you make yourself a little slide show? You know, so your hands would be free?

 

[Cape Brewing]

(horribly disturbed)

 

[the_bird]

Cape, if you were a chick this would be like a terrible made-for-Lifetime TV movie. I think you've got a stalker!

 

[Cape Brewing]

Well... In Dakota's defense... I am a pretty good lookin guy and it was a pretty sweet cookout. It certainly wasn't some stand-in-a-driveway-and-drink "fest" like someone else we know.

29 beers on tap. <--- Doesn't suck

 

[DakotaRules]

It's really cape running through every shot! Not me willing to take a picture of him.

 

[the_bird]

If you guys want to have your own photo session, that's fine with me. Who am I to judge?

Just keep it out of the Boneyard, m'kay?

 

[DakotaRules]

Come on bird give me a little credit, cape is not the ideal choice for any species for looks. Hell I doubt he's even forth or fifth.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Pfft... You're the one with the fifty pics, perv

 

[DakotaRules]

Ya ya... When I get a chance tonight I'll edit the video of your deep fried pig.

Do you gave any footage or pictures of the pig and meat before you cooked it? I can add them into the video.

 

[Cape Brewing]

I'll put together a vid myself whenever I get around to it.

 

[friarjohn]

so what does the cabbage do after the the pig is wrapped in the burlap?

 

[Cape Brewing]

Traditionally you wpuld use banana leaves. They simply seal the pig up a little bit an add a small layer to seal in the steam and protect the pig from scorching too badly. U can't get banana leaves easily so cabbage works pretty well as a substitute. The burlap is washed in warm soapy water to get all of the pil out of it and then rinsed in warm water. That is simply to hold it all together.

I went with a different method this year and had a huge roasting pan fabricated. It was a mistake for the first try. I didnt have any holes in the pan, it filled with pig fat, and deep fat fried 300 lbs of meat.

So next year... I'm drilling some holes

 

[viking73]

Try here for banana leaves. I haven't ordered any myself so...

http://WWW.FLORIDA-COCONUTS.COM/produtos.php

Not sure I want to watch the video now if all it had is cape running around naked!