pork 101

 Nice information........Thanks Pops.....

Thanks Pops, you always provide great info.

Hi pops!  That's some great information there.  Definately more than I already knew, and too much to all take in at once.  lol

I do have a question though.  I had posted this in another section, but didn't get much of a responce.  I'm assuming the lack of responce was because I had it in the wrong section.

A friend has asked me if I would be interested in smoking a whole hog for his daughters wedding.  However, he doesn't want it "whole".  He just wants pulled pork.  I asked him why are you buying a whole hog then?  Turns out a friend of there's has given them the hog as a wedding gift.

Now I'm ok with smoking a large cut of meat (butt, beef brisket, etc..).  However, my smoker isn't large enough to smoke the whole hog at once, so I would have to have it processed to some degreee.  But I have no idea how.

My smoker is 48" long x 19" diameter.  Any recommendations?  I would be encountering some cuts that I've never smoked before (ham for instance).  I'm assuming since this would be "raw", that it would cook as any other large cut of pork?

Thanks to you, or anyone else that wants to jump in and give me some feedback.

Dustin

Need help on how to trim a full rack of ribs, I live outside the states and no local butcher knows what San Luis style ribs are, that usually just cut the entire rack in to ribbons or single ribs I managed to get my hands in to a couple whole racks and I need help to get baby back and spareribs out of them any help will be welcome.

Emoguel said:

Need help on how to trim a full rack of ribs, I live outside the states and no local butcher knows what San Luis style ribs are, that usually just cut the entire rack in to ribbons or single ribs I managed to get my hands in to a couple whole racks and I need help to get baby back and spareribs out of them any help will be welcome.

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Here is a great explanation in the link to all cuts including the ribs......    Dave

http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/porknography/pork_cuts.html