Hog hair prep

[BaxtersBBQ]

Doing my first whole hog this weekend. Using a Caja China. Noticed a lot of stubble on it. Is this amount of hair normal? Should I leave it on or try and remove it? Would torching it make it taste like burnt hair?

 

[kilo charlie]

It was probably already torched off and then when it was chilled the skin shrank and let the rest of the hair push through... I bet you'd be ok with torching it again and the skin will get cooked through on the smoker so I wouldn't worry about the taste !

 

[big t bbq]

This is normal, I've cooked many whole hogs and I scald them all myself. It's almost impossible to get all of the hair off. Torching it off will not affect the final flavor. Good luck with your cook, makes me want to have another hog roast myself!