How do you cook a pig?

Question

I have a pig roast in 3 weeks, I bought the pig, got the cooker, got the butcher and invited the people but I have one big problem, How DO YOU COOK THE PIG? It will be about 125lb after everything is off. What cooker is better?

Answer 1

We always roasted them overnight in an undergroud pit. Here's a site that gives instructions for roasting a pig several different ways, including an underground pit, an open pit and a spit.
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/foods/458-001/458-001.html

Answer 2

ROASTED BARBECUED PIG

Order a small pig from the meat department of your supermarket. They usually come frozen and it will take a day or so to defrost depending on the size.
Wash thoroughly inside and out. The ears should be wrapped with Reynolds Wrap as they cook quickly and you do not want them to burn.

This pig can be baked in the oven, on coals in the ground or on the grill.

Baked: Set oven at 350 degrees and bake covered for approximately 30 minutes per pound. Before the pig is done, you should insert a small apple into its mouth for looks.

Grilled or on coals: Pig must be wrapped thoroughly and watched so the outside does not cook before the inside.

Answer 3

It is not the easiest thing to do. You need to cook it in an Imu. Like a Luau. If you don't have a place to dig a big hole and access to ti leaves and banana leaves forget it. Here is the way to do it.

http://www.alohafriendsluau.com/imu.html

Answer 4

Cook on a spit with an apple in it's mouth