what to do with pig meat

[jbcaptain11]

as far as i know a trophy hog tastes like sheeeit all my hogs i give to friends what do u do with the meat you get from them i have had hog under 150 pounds put him on the smoker and tasted great but what about the big boys ... thanks!!:JHO rocks:

 

[Bubblehide]

jb, I've killed hogs 300+ pounds and on down, they have all been delicious, I have yet to taste a trophy animal of any type that hasn't been delicious. It's all in the field care and butchering/handling. If you bust open the guts and allow it to sit in the animal, well the meat will taste like those soured guts...

As for how I cook my hog meat, generally I almost always freeze it for 30 days or longer, to (on the off chance) kill off any trichinosis, I then smoke it.

 

[Mlindsay]

You're gonna hear lid of people tell you that they are nasty. But I'll say these people are wrong and in most cases have never eaten meat from a big boar because of what they heard.
I've had wild hog from small hogs up to some trophies. Each of them taste great. You have to cook them slow and low for a long time. The bigger the hog they longer the cook time.
Had a ham from one of our large ones that we took out a little early boy was it gamey and nasty. Sliced it then cooked it another 30 minutes or so and it was one if the best hogs we've every eaten.

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[Mlindsay]

I Iwill also add that when the farms sell their "wild" boar, most restaurants want the larger hogs.

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[bsanders8181]

If you're ever worried about a pig, grind it up and make sausage. I made nasty smelling snows taste like beautiful pepperoni, I have yet to have a bad cut of wild pork, both of the pigs in my profile pic were around 200# and the backstraps were awesome. Sausage disappeared, and hams were deliciuos

 

[jbcaptain11]

Ok thanks I got a smoker and will put it to use :JHO rocks:

 

[jbcaptain11]

how long would a 300lb pig cook for... got some big pigs waiting at my spot

 

[ltdann]

Hog are natures perfect food. You can eat everything from the rooter to the tooter.

 

[jbcaptain11]

but the meat isn't touph or gamey on the big ones?

 

[Bubblehide]

but the meat isn't touph or gamey on the big ones?

He is what I KNOW, meat is not gamey at all. The gameyness is all in the fat, grissel, sinew and sheaths. If you take the time to remove all of the above, you will not have gamey meat, from any animal of any species. Meat being tough also depends on handling/care, and cooking. If it's over cooked, it will likely be tough. Keep in mind that generally, pig is not gamey.

As for how long to cook a pig, well it depends on how you break it down, thickness of meat... but in general, when I smoke it, I smoke the hog in quarters, with bone in, for about 8 hours.

 

[carhex]

My church would love to have the meat we will put it to good use. let me know 626 488 5472 hector I will pick up

 

[jbcaptain11]

where r u located hector

 

[Vermonster]

Look, it's a plain and simple solution.....>Try a little first when you are butchering it. I got an almost 200 lb boar at Tejon last December, and everyone said "Oh, grind that whole thing up for sausage". They said that's all it would be good for. Well, I like some types of sausage, but not enough to have 100 lbs worth. So, before I "wasted" it all, I cut up the loins and some boneless chops. I looked up a recipe for a simple way to cook the tenderloins, Olive oil, S&P, and cooked them up. No joke, other than the fact it was smaller because it didn't come off some 600 lb farm raised pig, it was as juicy and tasty as a something I would buy at Costco. Absolutely delicious. So I ended up with 40 lbs of sausage, then some chops, ribs, loins, and even did a hind quarter into 2 half hams, and some breakfast ham steaks. It's all perfect.........

 

[Uncle Bambi]

I have killed a few pigs in my time, and have never had a bad one. I know a few guys that shoot them but won't touch them because they think they are not fit to eat. To say that has not been my experience is an understatement to say the least.

 

[mr sunset]

He is what I KNOW, meat is not gamey at all. The gameyness is all in the fat, grissel, sinew and sheaths. If you take the time to remove all of the above, you will not have gamey meat, from any animal of any species. Meat being tough also depends on handling/care, and cooking. If it's over cooked, it will likely be tough. Keep in mind that generally, pig is not gamey.

As for how long to cook a pig, well it depends on how you break it down, thickness of meat... but in general, when I smoke it, I smoke the hog in quarters, with bone in, for about 8 hours.

+1 processing is the key. professional butchers can't spend two days on your harvest. the best processing is done by you. your the one eating it, and that makes you the best critic. It's fun to do too.

 

[ltdann]

Of all the big game animals, pigs are the easiest to break down into parts that your used to seeing in the grocery store. Unlike deer, if your wild hog has fat on it, keep it, it's a bonus.

 

[carhex]

where r u located hector

Baldwin park ca we just gor a big freezer that can store it

 

[sancho]

wild pig, even the big ones are the only game animal out there that taste exactly like pork. curious

if i had to pick a complaint, they tend to be much less fatty in area that makes bacon. i imagine them to taste just like the pigs from our past, before they were bred to be more table friendly. the rest of the parts sometimes seem more fatty.

i find them delicious in all sizes.

 

[KTKT70]

+1 processing is the key. professional butchers can't spend two days on your harvest. the best processing is done by you. your the one eating it, and that makes you the best critic. It's fun to do too.

I wonder if there is still a class that will teach you how to cut and clean the hog? I read about a good class at one time, but forget now. Fish and birds are one thing and easy to clean. I think a big pig or other large game could be intimidating for new hunters.

 

[ltdann]

I wonder if there is still a class that will teach you how to cut and clean the hog? I read about a good class at one time, but forget now. Fish and birds are one thing and easy to clean. I think a big pig or other large game could be intimidating for new hunters.

http://www.askthemeatman.com/how_to_meatcutting_dvd_and_videotapes.htm It's not rocket science. Hogs are super easy, deer a bit harder, Elk is flat out work. After all, if you make a mistake, grind it up. You can still eat it.