AboutJohn Langenfelder Expertise I can generally answer most questions relating to BBQ, smoked meats, choosing meats, grilled meats, spices, rubs, sauces, grills, cookers, smokers, wood, charcoal and food preparation.
Experience I have been cooking and smoking meats for over 40 years (yep, even as a child). I am a BBQ competitor and certified judge.
Organizations KCBS
Education/Credentials Bachelor of Barbeques Science B.S. from the Greasehouse University by the facilities of the Pitmasters College by the K.C. Baron of Barbeque Check out my website at www.mdpigroaster.com
Question Can you cook a pig over an open pit when the skin has been removed? What is the average live weight of a pig that is bbq'd? And how long will it usually take?
Answer Don't see why not. Just need to keep turning it. My cousin swears a pig tastes better cooked with skin off. At least that way you can get some seasoning into it. When cooking over an open pit, you will need to wrap it in chicken wire so it doesn't fall apart.
Avg live weight? Don't know. I only cook dead things. ;-) Dressed weight avg for my pigs is 75 lbs.
on my meadowcreek cooker, it takes 1 hour for every 10 lbs, plus 1 hour so a 75 lb pig is about 8 1/2 hours at 250 degrees.
