it is like steaming. only way to roast is wet burlap and we never had luck with foul that way. the ease of putting on fire for and putting out fire was the goal for next day.. we did lotsa pork and beef with burlap but always with little dirt first. now if ya ever done this ya do know that you have a cover for the hole and ya seal the top. you don't put dirt on the wraps or sacks., right?? done hundreds.
Hmmmm. Might be interesting. Living in Florida there's no need to order them. Just walk over to my mother-in-law's and grab a few. I might test drive this with some chicken.Just some out of the box thinking here. To give it a unique flavor, might be interesting to wrap the bird in banana leaves ordered online, like kalua pork. Hmmm...