What you cooking on the 4th?

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Nothing quite like a porker slow roasted over a bed of charcoal. That poor sucker started out at 30lb and gained 5lb after sitting for a day in an apple cider and red onion brine. We rigged it on a stainless steel rod with my old Cobra steering wheel on the end (no kidding!) and took turns turning it and basting with an olive oil/rosemary/ white wine emulsion. It took 8 1/2 hours to cook and was so tender, moist and flavourful under the crackling, that some of the folks who were at the party are literally begging us to do it again.


EDIT: pay no attention to the apron!! My wife bought it for me on her trip to Italy last year and she insists that I wear it whenever I'm cooking!