Travis, first off, decide if you want head on or off...when you place your order, they will ask you this and you will be paying for the extra weight of the head, so I always get mine head off, and legs trimmed to the knee/elbow. Also, around here, they come butterflied down the middle, spread wide open. Just review the link that Donald posted about prep and have a great time doing it. It might seem overwhelming at the time, but when it's all over, it'll be a blast you will want to do again and again...I just went to a pig pickin' last night and it was a blast. And since the weather is getting better, I'm ready to fire my cooker back up for one...just cause I can....Good luck, post some pics and report back here w/ what you did...
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