Cooking a whole pig (in this case, a 75- to 125-pounder, butterflied and with hair removed) in a backyard pit puts the neighborhood on notice: You’re taking the party to a new level with pig ...

You’ll also learn what to look for in a hog, how to build a block pit, and the steps to slow cook the pig to perfection. The class is going to use premium pork from Compart Family Farms, cooked ...

Cooking a whole hog over a pit takes a long time — about 12 hours, give or take – and it is strenuous work. James Beard Award winner Rodney Scott, 49, should know. He's been barbecuing whole ...

When most people think "barbecue," they don't think "whole hog." But that's not the case for Dr. Howard Conyers, rocket scientist and South Carolina Whole Hog pit master. Watch this episode for a ...

Pitmaster Rodney Scott’s new BBQ cookbook: Whole hog and a whole lot of advice, recipes James Beard Award winner shares inspiration, ideas for the backyard barbecue ...

Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ makes barbecue according to long-standing tradition. Here's what it takes to scale up a slow cooked craft.

There is nothing fast about whole hog barbecue, which takes up to 14 hours to cook. How a Broadway bar feeds huge crowds with a specialty product.

In many ways, cooking in a fire pit is similar to grilling over charcoal. And just like a grill, understanding how heat works with a live fire is the key to making your meal a success.