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Build your own pig roaster |
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Written by asap
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Tuesday, 04 July 2006 |
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HOPKINTON, N.H. — Being a griller for years, I was always willing to try something new. My dream? To cook a whole hog. I’d just need a new grill to do it.
I went to a couple of welding shops but couldn’t find anyone willing to help me build it. Finally, a retired engineer named Glen Hartzell asked me what I was looking for. I drew up a design on a napkin in bar, and so began the Pig Roaster.
Hartzell and I studied the designs of other area pig roasters, taking note of both good and bad ideas. After several budget and design meetings, the plan had been made, on paper at least: A pig roaster and a new frame for a canvas roof and a trolley system on the trailer. I based it on a wood stove, with a large chamber for the pig with a rotisserie and a spit that could be altered to cook other things.
Then came another stoke of luck. Glen told me he found someone willing to do all the welding who had a shop nearby. Enter Tom Lajoie, who was a framer by trade but had a shop with everything needed to do the job.
Nearly three months and several thousand dollars later, we had our roaster. And a succulent, 103-pound pig.
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