42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

[Kurtloup]

Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

I made the insulated door Sunday. I thought it would be difficult to bend the inner, upper section that mates to the arch, but it wasn't bad at all. Good thing I saved the form I used when building the brick arch. I tacked the 1/8" thick by 1.5" wide steel to one of the vertical sides. The steel bent fairly easily around the form. A few tack welds held it in place. I filled the cavity with the Thermo Gold board I used under the oven floor. The door seems to work well enough as the temp was 375 degrees tonight about 24 hours after firing. I plan to add gasket material around the lip.

[Kurtloup]

Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

Now that I have the insulated door completed, I'm closer to cooking a pig. Since I can't weld aluminum, I had a sheet metal shop make a drip pan that is 19" x 36". Last weekend, I welded a rack to fit in the pan allowing me to slide it out as one piece. I have expanded stainless steel which fits over the rack to hold the pig.

[Kurtloup]

Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

I made the chimney cap today out of steel and galvanized screen. It didn't appear to have a negative effect on the draw.

[Crawfish fest]

Re: 42" Pompeii in S. Louisiana

Now that I have the insulated door completed, I'm closer to cooking a pig. Since I can't weld aluminum, I had a sheet metal shop make a drip pan that is 19" x 36". Last weekend, I welded a rack to fit in the pan allowing me to slide it out as one piece. I have expanded stainless steel which fits over the rack to hold the pig.

I was looking all over the net today for a drip pan to fit my oven to do a pig next weekend. I may get a tray made like this. A standard sheet pan is too wide.
Have you cooked a pig yet?
Will you have it butterflied?
Thanks
Michael

[Kurtloup]

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B&C Sheetmetal in Denham Springs made the pan. I paid for it on Friday afternoon and it was finished on Monday. I haven't cooked a pig yet. Will do it in a few weeks. I plan to cook it butterflied, but I have no reference for the actual size. The smallest I have found in town is 15-20 lbs.

[Crawfish fest]

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I am going to do a ham for the Furman game.
Thanks for the source on the metal work

[Kurtloup]

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I made a few more things for next weekend, a rack for grilling oysters and a door that will hopefully allow smoking when I cook a small pig.

[irelande5]

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like that door, what material did you use?

[Kurtloup]

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Thanks. I used 1/8" aluminum.

[Kurtloup]

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Sweet dreams little pig, sweet dreams.

[Gulf]

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That's what I'm talk'n about .

[Kurtloup]

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The pig came out good, but I'd change things up next time. The oysters were good too.

[Kurtloup]

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Here are two video clips. The first is the oysters cooking then crackling the pig skin.

[kbartman]

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Your making me hungry

[Crawfish fest]

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I am thinking of making a rack for the pig
maybe something like an inverted V with a drip pan.
what would you change on the pig?
how much did the pig weigh?
thanks
m