How much?

[boyo bach]

Hi.
Just thinking about possibly having a Hog Roast as the buffet in our wedding instead of a buffet. I was just wondering if anyone had an idea of how much it is to hire someone to come in with a hog roast?
Thanks.

[Ethel]

If you google 'hog roast uk' there are a lot of companies providing this service. Here is one, with contact number and email address:

http://www.aussiebbq.co.uk/faqs.htm

[Eve]

Or you could do it yourself.

We did it for my exes 30th, did up a barn with fairy lights and comfy chairs and had a bonfire outside and fireworks, it was fantastic.

Loads of people came down and spent the day getting everything ready and preparing salads and other nibbles and it was a great atmosphere. We roasted the hog throughout the day and finished up sitting round the fire with the lovely smell of the hog roast drinking whisky :)

It may be harder to do this with a wedding though, or if it's not on your land, could do a prep day the day before maybe and get someone to look after the roast during the day and get everything ready.

Lot of work though especially with a wedding as well.

There are some hire sites eg...

http://www.spittingpig.co.uk/?ppcdet=google&pp cuser=13&gclid=CKz8x8uPyYgCFQpQEQodQQocBw

http://www.sizzlinghogroast.co.uk/

http://www.hog-roast-direct.co.uk/online/form. php

http://www.goodfoodcatering.co.uk/index.html

Somerset - http://www.olishogs.co.uk/

Chepstow - http://www.onecallcaterer.com/

Scroll right down here and there are loads at the bottom...

http://www.event-management-uk.co.uk/links.asp ?cat=hog%20roast

13:24 Wed 15th Nov 2006

[Waaii]

More difficult than a goldfish (sorry)

[boyo bach]

Thanks guys. Lots of help there.
Waaii....lol, but the cooking time for the fish would be considerably less!! he he!

[Pippa68]

I hope you are having a late afternoon/evening wedding..those things take hours to cook!

Great idea though. I'm hungry now Wardy has mentioned lamb...