[NA] Cross Contamination

I've seen a couple guys use these things:
http://www.lacajachina.com/

They call them "Cuban pig roasters". From what I've seen of them, they work very well. Similar to what @flyingron describes, you put the coals down on a rack and spread them out evenly, then the pig rack goes directly over it. Close the lid and let her go.
 
Back in the High School days, pigs were roasted by digging a pit in the ground, lining one side with charcoal, and putting the pig on a wooden rack on the other side. Worked surprisingly well.
 
Sac Arrow said:
Back in the High School days, pigs were roasted by digging a pit in the ground, lining one side with charcoal, and putting the pig on a wooden rack on the other side. Worked surprisingly well.
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Yep, that's the traditional way of doing it here, too. Usually the "rack" is just an old metal bedspring. Get two bed springs and you can flip it.

My butcher splits the pig down the middle and butterflies it out so I don't really need to turn it.

Think I'll go put on my "Wanna Rub my Butt" shirt.
 
Sac Arrow said:
Back in the High School days, pigs were roasted by digging a pit in the ground, lining one side with charcoal, and putting the pig on a wooden rack on the other side. Worked surprisingly well.
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:yeahthat:

Still do it that way around these parts here.
 
Sac Arrow said:
Back in the High School days, pigs were roasted by digging a pit in the ground, lining one side with charcoal, and putting the pig on a wooden rack on the other side. Worked surprisingly well.
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I went to a wedding where the groom came out of the house in fresh jeans and bear claw slippers, they got married and then he went and got the pig out of the hole. The BBQ pig that is, not his ex.
 
Personally I keep meat and veggies on separate skewers. Time/temp to cook meat is usually not the same time veggies want. Just cook separate and then combine off skewer.
 
Matthew said:
Don't let you wife and girlfriend find out about each other...
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True. That's some discomfort that will last FAR longer than the food kind of cross contamination. Food kind=missed flight. Wife/girlfriend kind=sell plane.
 
Either way, you'll end up with something to report on your next medical.
 
If you are going to heat everything up to 160+ or so, you don't have to worry about mixing the meat and non-meats. As stated, you want to avoid things that have touched the raw meats to anything not being cooked to a reasonable temperature.
 
In NC if it is a NOUN, it's pork. If it's not pork, barbecue is an adjective: Barbecue Chicken, etc...

There was a displaced Carolina boy that used to serve barbecue from a roadside trailer near KVKX (he now has a real restaurant nearby). I guess enough people asked him what was in it because there appeared a piece of paper taped up on the trailer that pronounced the handwritten fundamental NC truth:

"BBQ is PORK."
 
I'll be cooking BBQ this weekend and next. I'll take pictures. Pork butt, brisket, pork loin, pork ribs, and whatever other dead animal parts end up in the smoker will be "BBQ". Except ham...and turkey. For some reason they are just "ham" and "turkey".

In KC, BBQ is whatever's been smoked. When you order BBQ, you need to specify what kind: pork, brisket, ribs, chicken, ...
 
Yankees equate BBQ with grilling but the traditional and official definition is cooked low and slow.
 
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/barbeque

Verb (used with object), barbecued, barbecuing.
5.
to broil or roast whole or in large pieces over an open fire, on a spit or grill, often seasoning with vinegar, spices, salt, and pepper.
6.
to cook (sliced or diced meat or fish) in a highly seasoned sauce.
verb (used without object), barbecued, barbecuing.
7.
to cook by barbecuing or to entertain at a barbecue:
If the weather's nice, we'll barbecue in the backyard.
 
flyingron said:
Yankees equate BBQ with grilling but the traditional and official definition is cooked low and slow.
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Official?

"The word barbecue is also used to refer to a social gathering where food is served, usually outdoors in the evening or late afternoon.[citation needed] In the southern United States, outdoor gatherings are not typically called "barbecues" unless barbecue itself is served, typically, they use the term "cookouts".[citation needed] The device used for cooking at a barbecue is commonly referred to as a "barbecue", "barbecue grill", or "grill". In North Carolina, however, "barbecue" is a noun primarily referring to the food; natives of the state never use the word to describe the act of cooking or the device on which the meat is cooked.[18]"

So it sounds to me as if the OFFICIAL definition is the correct one, with references to the southern-used definition, which was probably added later as to not offend people incorrectly using the word.

EDIT: did you quote a definition of bbq from bs.com? Pretty solid.
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/barbeque

Verb (used with object), barbecued, barbecuing.
5.
to broil or roast whole or in large pieces over an open fire, on a spit or grill, often seasoning with vinegar, spices, salt, and pepper.
6.
to cook (sliced or diced meat or fish) in a highly seasoned sauce.
verb (used without object), barbecued, barbecuing.
7.
to cook by barbecuing or to entertain at a barbecue:
If the weather's nice, we'll barbecue in the backyard.
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So what happened to the first four definitions? And who wrote the dictionary?
 
So what happened to the first four definitions? And who wrote the dictionary?
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haha! gotta say you gents are easy to rile up!
The first four are...in the link I posted above the quote!
And they are using the word as a noun, which I think most have already accepted (whereas the verb option, well we aren't all on the same page there!)
I say if it tastes like 6PC's pics look like, who cares how the words are used!
 
Well see, he isn't here to defend himself, so I can call him Stalin if I want.
 
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