Where can I get/rent everything I need to roast a pig in the Bay Area?

Dear Scott42,

Thank you for your inquiry.   I hope the following information will help you in 
your party plans.

== Recipes for roast pig
Not knowing what theme you had for your party, I took the liberty to research 
some of the ways to roast a pig.

Hawaiian Style
http://www.hawaii-luaus.com/recipes.htm
http://www.hawaiian-luau.com/html/search.php3/searchstring=Kalua_Pig

Cuban Style
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/holiday/pageant/dinner/pig.html

PORCHETTA - Italian
http://milioni.com/ricingl/dati/459.htm

Roast Sucking Pig - Border Inn at Howgate, famous favourite haunt of Sir Walter 
Scott
http://www.hwatson.force9.co.uk/cookbook/recipes/meat/roastsuckingpig.htm

How We Cook Hawgs in Mississippi 
http://www.erc.msstate.edu/misc/hawgs/hawgs.html
Proceed with caution!!  Experts only.


== Basic Ingredient Breakdown

1 whole pig or suckling pig
1 BBQ, oven or open pit
Various spices and marinades
Aromatic wood
Charcoal


== The Pig
Thanks to the diversity of the Bay Area, there are many ethnic butchers from 
whom you can request a whole pig.  It may still need to be special ordered.

Some suggestions are:

Ranch 99 Market
http://www.bayarea99ranch.com/
They have locations throughout the Bay Area.

Andronico’s
http://www.andronicos.com/about_andronicos/about_andronicos2a.html
This local chain is a high-end grocery store.  The just started to carry Niman 
Pork products.  You can probably special order a whole pig or suckling pig.  
This is also a fantastic place to find all those fancy spices the recipes call 
for.

Some local butchers in San Francisco Bay Area.
These may or may not be able to provide a whole pig.
http://www.infousa.com/fs/business.htm
Search for ”meats” and put in a local city.  I was able to find several in San 
Francisco and Oakland.

City Search
http://bayarea.citysearch.com/search?
miles=25&miles_multiplier=1&type=bridge&query=meats


== BBQ

Classic Party Rentals
http://www.classicpartyrentals.com/sanfrancisco/index.html
This group will rent 6’BBQs, fine china, chairs, bar equipment, outdoors 
heating lamps, just about everything to make your party a hit!

Action Rentals
http://www.actionrentalsonline.com/2home/party.htm
This place will rent you BBQs, tables, ice tubs, patio heaters and all the 
household construction equipment you may need to remodel for your party!


== Aromatic Wood chips and Charcoal

Barbeques Galore
http://www.barbequesgalore.com/bbq2001/index.asp
This is the place to go for fancy woods and charcoals.  They’ve got stores all 
over the U.S.  While you’re there, pick up some Omaha rib eyes.

Mississippi Hawg roast
Home Depot
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?
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32-Cinder Blocks. 1- Fine steel grate or course screen. 1- ax, 1- hammer, 2- 
Angle iron

CostCo
http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=info%2Fcostconews%2Flocations%
2Flocations%2Easp&log=Timeout
Go to CostCo for the industrial size freezer foil.


Have a great party!  Don’t forget the beer from Beverages and More: 
http://www.bevmo.com/homefind-Bevmo.asp?
area=storeloc&mscssid=KBK5UFR5BL069HK2XQNMNVACVU113RTC

Good answer.  Very indepth.

In a firts time I found a page where it's explained how to roast your pig ! It 
can be very usefull !

To rent a pig roaster, you can go on this site :
http://www.abrental.com/partysupplies.htm in the heading "Grills & Griddles"

To rent it you have to go to the form adress :
http://www.abrental.com/feedbackform.htm and ask a catalog (but I checked, they 
got pig roaster)


This is my second comment (I'have already commented on the question which title 
was "Famous 4-hour sleepers" ) And I'd like to become a websearcher. I applied 
but I'm waiting for the answer.

Voila ! ;-)

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