Spit Roasts From The Crazy Catering Company

What is a Spit Roast?

A Spit Roast is where the pig had been clamped and legs braced to keep the pig secure on the giant steel pole through the pig. This takes specialist care and training to spit the 50kg pig before cooking. A spit roast is a premium service and offers a fantastic feature and theatre as our chefs carve the whole spit roasted pig on display to your guests.

The historical fact about who first came up with the idea of roasting meat and turning it on a stick over a fire is lost in the mists of history. What is know is that before the idea of the spitted hog or roast came along ancient people would more than likely have dug a fire pit. The fire pit would be lined with combustible material, set it alight and then covered the hole over and left the meat to cook for hours while ancient people went off and caught the next woolly mammoth. Before you ask, we don’t do spitted woolly mammoth! We only do spit roasted hog, roast pigs, lamb and goat.

What is a Hog or Pig?

Any of the mammals of the family Suidae, this includes the domesticated pig as well as wild species, such as the boar and the wart hog. Therefore, the term pig or hog can be used interchangeably because they are all from the family of Suidae.

What is the difference between a Spitted hog and a Roasted Pig?

Not a lot the cooked of the meat spitted hog or roasted pig cooks and tastes the same.

Spitted means to impale. Therefore it means impaling the pig or hog on a pole the meat is then cooked over a heat source whilst being turned by an electric motor.

A roasted pig or hog is not spitted but is cooked in a free-standing cradle within the oven. Either way call us now on 01925 815097 to get one of the best spit roasts in the country!