moloch16
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- Jun 16, 2015
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Going to do my first whole hog cook in a few weeks on a gas cooker. I've been doing some research but wanted to ask to see if anyone has any first-hand experience that can answer some questions:
I've read and heard that it takes 7-8 hours to cook a 100lb dressed pig assuming the cooker is at around 250. Looks like that's for an internal temp of 170. Don't you want to get it closer to 195-200 so the meat just pulls apart (like a shoulder)? Or maybe you don't want to get to that temp because the rest of the pig will dry out?
Any tips on how much salt to put on the pig, and how much mop sauce is required?
I've read and heard that it takes 7-8 hours to cook a 100lb dressed pig assuming the cooker is at around 250. Looks like that's for an internal temp of 170. Don't you want to get it closer to 195-200 so the meat just pulls apart (like a shoulder)? Or maybe you don't want to get to that temp because the rest of the pig will dry out?
Any tips on how much salt to put on the pig, and how much mop sauce is required?
