Hog roast is a form of festivity that has been around for centuries; however, it has become extremely popular in recent times. When the image of hog roast comes to mind, the first thing that you see is the Robin Hood era, where women ran around with cones and flowing veils a top their heads and men frolicked and spent their free times in taverns with a large jug of ale.
Although this is the common image, it is it not hard to see a hog roast now with women running around in bikini and playing volleyball on the beach, while men sit back in beach shorts and some in Speedos with a bear bottle in hand admiring the ladies. While the outfit may have changed coming from the 1800s, the concept still remains the same. Men spend countless hours drinking with friends, women spend time with each other, and yes, hog roast is popular all over again.
Having a hog roast for a party is the ideal choice because it is not expensive and it feeds up to 120 people; talk about value for your money right? The least amount of people that you should look to feed with a fully grown hog is 50 and if you are having a smaller event, then it would be wise that you go for a smaller animal such as a sheep or anything else that you can think about. Now that it is settled as to the size of the party, let us talk about cooking the hog. The best part isn't it?
I know it must be going through your head now that it must be quite hard cooking a whole hog but honestly it is pretty easy. Consider this one rule and your meat will be perfect. Keep the fire at least twelve inches from the hog because no one wants to eat burnt, charred meat. However, let us assume you will be going the conventional way and use a spit roast machine; then you have nothing to worry about because these machines come set at twelve inches already. Cooking your spit roast should take roughly 5 hours with the fire remaining constant under it; however, you should factor in at least two hours for carving the meat.
A hog roast is a slow, relaxing, process and at the end, your entire party guest will love the delicious delectable, succulent meat of the pork. So enjoy a wonderful hog roast and invite all your friends over for the party.
Although this is the common image, it is it not hard to see a hog roast now with women running around in bikini and playing volleyball on the beach, while men sit back in beach shorts and some in Speedos with a bear bottle in hand admiring the ladies. While the outfit may have changed coming from the 1800s, the concept still remains the same. Men spend countless hours drinking with friends, women spend time with each other, and yes, hog roast is popular all over again.
Having a hog roast for a party is the ideal choice because it is not expensive and it feeds up to 120 people; talk about value for your money right? The least amount of people that you should look to feed with a fully grown hog is 50 and if you are having a smaller event, then it would be wise that you go for a smaller animal such as a sheep or anything else that you can think about. Now that it is settled as to the size of the party, let us talk about cooking the hog. The best part isn't it?
I know it must be going through your head now that it must be quite hard cooking a whole hog but honestly it is pretty easy. Consider this one rule and your meat will be perfect. Keep the fire at least twelve inches from the hog because no one wants to eat burnt, charred meat. However, let us assume you will be going the conventional way and use a spit roast machine; then you have nothing to worry about because these machines come set at twelve inches already. Cooking your spit roast should take roughly 5 hours with the fire remaining constant under it; however, you should factor in at least two hours for carving the meat.
A hog roast is a slow, relaxing, process and at the end, your entire party guest will love the delicious delectable, succulent meat of the pork. So enjoy a wonderful hog roast and invite all your friends over for the party.
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