[SEL] O.T. Need to talk to some Cajun List Members

[Pete Alleman]

On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 07:49:25PM -0500, Paul Maples wrote:
> Just heard about these things tonight for the first time. The one the guy 
> was describing to me had some racks in it for different levels of cooking, I 
> guess. I saw one on Google but it was just a box and I was hoping to talk to 
> someone who had one and uses them and could tell me the best way to go about 
> this.

The ones I've seen are usually about 2 feet wide, 5 feet long, and 2 feet
deep and mostly made of wood. The inside is usually lined with aluminum
foil. The cover is mostly steel with wooden framework to make it fit
tightly on the box. Build a fire on the steel cover and use the radiant
heat to SLOW cook. Most are homemade with a very simple design.

They usually put a whole, cleaned pig in. The pig is stuffed with seasoning
and cooked for about 8 hours. It makes for a fantastic, tender pork. Some
put chickens in there too for a little variety.

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Pete Alleman - Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
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