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Hello its David and Julie Lockhart from Spitting Pig Cornwall wishing you a very warm welcome to our website. The guys at Spitting Pig head office kindly built us our own website to let you know all about our hog roasting business, there’s tons of information available here from a little bit about our background in the ‘about us’ section at a wide variety of different menu that we can offer you, to take a look just click on the ‘catering’ link. We have also included a special offers section which a personalised menus to suit the seasonal and also some great deals on our regular menu so make sure you take and look and see if anything is to your liking. We also like to keep you up dated and myself and Julie have been brought into the 21st century and now can offer you regular twitter updates, a company blog, and even a latest news section so you can always see what we are up to. This is a great place to start if you are unsure about your requirements for your next event as we put loads of story, ideas and pictures of events we’ve attended so you can watch us working over the internet. So please feel free to get a look around and get in touch if you have any questions or would like a personalised quote.
Welcome to hog roast Newquay. I’m the owner of Spitting Pig, the best hog roasting company in Cornwall. Started off in the 80’s we can boast a colourful and proud history as one of the original expert Penzance hog roasters in Britain. Since the day we started we began to gain a reputation as being innovators, bucking the trends and conventional nature of most other hog roast caterers and general catering companies. If truth is told most spit roasting companies were rather one dimensional back then, cooking just spit roasted meats and not much else, which is great for backyard BBQs and snacks, but most potential clients seemed to want a little more. We knew what we needed to do and began working on our own spit roast machines, as the machines already on the market didn’t cut the mustard. It didn’t take long for us to create a model that was better than the rest, and from there Spitting Pig took off at great speeds and has finished up here – An industry leading hog roast company with award winning machines that we sell and hire out to fellow hog roasters up and down the country!

With our elite machines on deck you can imagine our catering service is up there with the best. In fact, it’s at the top, better than the rest. We’ve developed a combination or professional chefs, waiters, machines, work ethos, expertise and a source of the finest local St Ives hog roast produce that puts us comfortably beyond reach of other companies. Everyone wants to run a well loved and financially successful catering business but most people are unwilling to put the effort in, or don’t even know the first thing about catering or business. We have the expertise, the passion and the drive to succeed, not only do we have it, we’ve done it. For years now we’ve held the hog roast catering throne, with little in the way of legitimate competition for it. Spitting Pig employs only 5 star machines and staff members, to guarantee that when you cater with Spitting Pig you’re getting some real bang for your buck. We all know how life can be, often stressful and sometimes dull, with work and family now and then getting on top of us. We saviour and anticipate the few dates on the calendar where we have an excuse and justification to break the norm and really enjoy ourselves.

Are you interested in hog roasting but not sure whether it’s right for you, or the occasion in question? Worry not, the history we have should answer your doubts. Spitting Pig has been in existence for decades or now and in one way or another we’ve catered for them all. We’ve catered for professional sports team whether football of rugby, we’ve catered for British and foreign royalty, we’ve catered on many occasions for celebrities, and most importantly we’ve catered for you, the normal British citizen. As well as catering for everyone and anyone we’ve also worked most occasions under the sun – Weddings, anniversaries, christenings, eids, business functions, meetings and office parties, Halloween, Christmas, New Years, Bonfire Night, summer barbecues, sports games, charity fund raising, music festivals, university open days, graduation days and plenty more beyond that. We could list off every occasion we’ve catered for but we’d run out of web space or put you to sleep by the end. It’s safe to say that no matter how obscure or different you think your event is, we’ve probably got direct experience catering for the same if not something very similar. Hog roasting goes down well at any event and our large selection of customisable menus puts us in a position to cook great food for everybody, even for people who don’t eat pork or meat on the whole.
It’s often asked of us how we manage to create such delicious food and the answer to that question is quite a long one. There are several reasons for why our food tastes as good as it does. To start with, we put the effort in. There’s nothing surprising about that, it’s expected of us to put in effort, but the food we cook standards apart because so many caterers don’t! It’s a competitive world out there and many of the successful catering businesses are run not by chef or people passionate about their catering, but by entrepreneurs and out and out business folk whose only concern is profit and profit alone. While I could never say that profit doesn’t matter to Spitting Pig - we all need to eat after all - it certainly takes a back seat to my unbridled passion for good food, and hog roasting more specifically. When you run a business or service with passion and expertise in hand you’ve won half the battle. Equally or arguably more important is the tools and resources I have at hand. Because of the local and communal nature of Spitting Pig Cornwall, we’re able to locally source fresh and ethically farmed (so raised on real food, in real space, on real natural land) animals. It’s to be expected that many companies will cut quality corners to increase their profit; we’re in a blessed position where we can comfortably afford to use the finest ingredients that are available to us on the market. Building real relationships and friendships with clients is something I’m always keen to emphasise and through that business philosophy I’ve come to be friends with many a local farmer – as they say it’s not what you know but who you know and I know a lot of farmers who discount me a pretty penny on their produce.

The food certainly won’t cook itself and that’s where our equipment comes into play. We have a large number of spit roast machines to our name, all of which were created by Spitting Pig. Sometimes what already exists just doesn’t cut the mustard, so I decided that to reach the upper echelon of caterers we would need to better what was already on the market and make our own spit roast machines. The machines are optimised to perfection and there’s no better for cooking food, evidenced by the very many businesses who buy all their machines directly from us. Our competition often approaches us to buy our spit roast models, a real testimonial to how good they are. Last, but certainly not least, we work with some really great people, everyone from our chefs to our waiters. Both are at the very top of their game and regularly surpass my own expectations, at times it’s hard to believe just how quickly many of our staff members have taken to hog roasting. Spitting Pig chefs are extremely skilled and nuanced in their understanding of food and what our clients want and expect from us. Many of them, I expect, will have futures running their own elite catering businesses or restaurants.

Here at Spitting Pig Cornwall we specialise in hog roasts in Plymouth, spit roasting and event catering in Penzance. We are able to source a range of pigs from local suppliers and farmers situated all over Cornwall to suit your tastes. Hog roast create an amazing focal point for a wedding, birthday or private function. We have been asked to do a variety of events for corporate companies. Spitting Pig Cornwall has hired machines throughout Cornwall including Padstow, Plymouth, Truro, Newquay and Falmouth. All of our events are staffed by a qualified hog roast chefs, uniformed and are there to assist your catering needs. We can provide additional catering and bar services throughout the region. Our hog roast catering packages can be tailored to your specific needs and requirements feeding from 50 to 1000 guests at any time. Our hog roast machines can also cook lamb or beef. The machines cook at a slow rate to ensure the meat stays deliciously moist and crackling crisp. The typical cooking time is around six and a half hours. Spitting Pig Cornwall is part of the Spitting Pig Group that have a long history and huge amount of experience in hog roast and event catering. Andrew McDonald is responsible for the operations and has cooked pigs in village halls, parks, on beaches, marquees and at local football and rugby clubs.

Are you in need of a Launceston hog roast catering service but struggling to find a reputable company that cater for reasonable prices? You’ve landed on the right website, as Spitting Pig Cornwall are established in Cornwall for award winning food that won’t leave you bankrupt when the day is over. Our spit roast machines are in a class of their own and we employ only the finest produce and chefs, to guarantee that not only will you be happy with our Truro hog roast catering service, but you’ll also never come across another who are as good as we are. There’s no easier or more entertaining and enjoyable way to cook and feed people than a Bude hog roast, hog roasting at its core depends on good all-natural food, you simply can’t cook junk or additive based chemical ‘food’ with a spit roast machine – Instead you need real produce with real quality. The simplicity of it all promotes the use of nothing other than the best produce, cooked from scratch. But we also know that pig sandwiches, however tasty, only go so far, so we created our own unique spit roast machines that also double up as a traditional multi-oven so we can cook side dishes, vegetables, canapés and also a flame grill as part of the machine so we can also barbecue meats like beef burgers and sausages. So what exactly are you getting with our catering service?

Here are just a few small reasons we’re as popular as we are and our clients come back to us time and time again:
- Hog Roasting: Spit roasting is a really special way of cooking meat and differs greatly in style and taste of most other conventional cooking methods. It’s an incredibly simple way to cook food and the simplicity is very much a good thing. Spit roasting at its most basic is a skewered animal or cut of meat that’s cooked over a steady flame for a number of hours. What’s great about this method is that as the meat is cooked it’s steadily rotated round and round in a way that cooks the meat perfectly evenly and helps to retain the meats natural juices. A major downside to grilling, frying, boiling or even roasting meats is that in one way or another you lose the natural juices, whether to the pan, the tray or the barbecue. This doesn’t happen with spit roasting; the meat is always turning so instead of all those tasty juices running away and off the meat, they’re constantly being reabsorbed. What you’re left with is the juiciest, most evenly and perfectly cooked meat that there is.

- Machines: Despite the general superiority of hog roasting over everything else, we’re also able to mix things up a bit as we have our own machines that we design and manufacture ourselves. We can cook chickens, pigs, lambs, turkeys, fish and even zebra and crocodile if you’re feeling a bit adventurous! With the special Spitting Pig machines there’s also a second part of the machine that lets us cook you wonderful side dishes and foods. So as well as cooking up some of the finest spit roasted meats in Cornwall we’re also cooking for you traditional dishes that are as good as any restaurant in town. A real testament to just how good our machines are is the fact many caterers and hog roasters come to us for their own equipment. Effectively we’re one of the UK’s leading hog roast machine providers. What the competition are using, they probably got from us! The machines are also built so they can be used indoors as well as outdoors, perfect for those rainy seasons, which is most the year, effectively!

- Menus: We’ve mentioned already that our spit roast machines are best and most versatile in the industry, as are we as a company; the menus that we provide are an extension of that. Contrary to other companies who often have set menus for events all across the spectrum, at Spitting Pig it’s obvious to us that occasions are different and what’s good for a graduation party might not be necessarily good for a wedding anniversary . When you look at our menus you’ll notice that they differ greatly and give you plenty of room for options. Better still is that beyond giving you lots of set-menu options already, we also don’t mind changing bits and pieces, or even creating a menu from scratch. As with anything if you make certain changes to a menu the set price of that menu will change, but we work closely with our clients to create custom menus that unique to the event and also well priced.

- Service: At Spitting Pig we always make sure we do everything that’s expected of us, but we also know that everything expected of us isn’t all we can do, it’s for that reason that we set ourselves clear goals to exceed what’s expected of us and do things most caterers would find tiresome or too much. From the moment you contact us we’ll work our hardest to create menus and get a feel for who you are and what you’re after, but more than we can then help you in choosing venues, selecting marquees, finding DJ’s and other forms of entertainment. Due to our soaring popularity in Cornwall we’ve had our fair share of experience and can advise you on non-catering decisions if you’re unsure and would like our expert opinion. On the day of your event we will set tables, chairs, table wear, provide and serve the food, even run a drinks bar for you. Our team is effectively your team and you should never be shy of asking any of our staff for help. Once we’ve done our bit we’ll quietly pack up our stuff and clean the site before being on our way.
It’s really no great coincidence that most our clients become clients for life, coming back for our help time and time again. I hope you’ll get in touch and enjoy the Spitting Pig experience.

For more information about Spitting Pig Cornwall please call our head office to discuss your needs. All of our hog roasts come with freshly baked oversize rolls, apple sauce, stuffing, disposable plates, cutlery and napkins. We work alongside local charities and children’s hospitals and give excellent rates for fundraising events. Our hog roasts are able to be cooked in the most remote places they are run by propane gas. We are also able to cook in all weather conditions by erecting marquees or gazebos to cover the cooking area. Spitting Pig Cornwall has a fantastic reputation in Cornwall as dedicated hog roasters. We have attended events with a hog roast in Penzance. With a hog roast in Plymouth water sports centre, and a Christmas tree plantation, we hire machines to hotels and wedding venues with or without supplying pigs. We will deliver your hog with all the essential preparation done for you, we are able to score and season the hog with delicate care and precision.

There are many reasons to have a hog roast catered. It will take the stress off of the person responsible for dinner, other people will be happy that they don’t have to cook, everyone will taste the highest quality hog roast that money can buy, and the greatest catering prices that you will find. We have many menu items to compliment your roast so you will not have to do a thing. In the UK, there is nothing better than the flavor and fun that comes along with a great hog roast. In order to pull off the perfect roast one must consider the machine, the quality of the hog, and catering. We can give you all of these with topnotch service and quality. When you come in to buy or hire a roaster, you are not just making a sale. We will be happy to answer and assist you with any of your questions and concerns after you buy your machine as well. We are always here for our hog roast Plymouth customers. You not only will have the gift and enjoyment of great hog roasts in Penzance, but also will be a valued customer for life. You can feel free to contact us at anytime for any reason concerning an item or service that we offer.

We have a strong commitment to our customers and our hog roast cornwall company. That is very noticeable when you choose to do service with us. You are a person with needs and not just a customer stopping in to pay for an item. We want you to know that we realize that the quality of your food will be the center of your event. We will be with you every step of the way to provide flexible and friendly service. We will go out of our way to meet your needs. If it can be done, we will do it. Cooking a hog roast can be a very invigorating experience if you have the staff and experienced workers to help you through the process. We want your experiences to be nothing but positive, leading to fond memories and fun. You enjoy your party and live in the moment. We will do the rest. It is you time to relax at any special function and not have to slave cooking. Although people want to create that traditional meal for the love and warmth that it brings, it is often very stressful. Although you may have excellent cooking abilities that everyone appreciates, do they really realize how hard you slave. By the time the meal is prepared and your loved ones have arrived, exhaustion has set it. It is often hard to enjoy a party to your fullest when you are tired from prepping and preparing all day. Let us do the work. You will be glad you did. In fact, we hope that you are so satisfied that you leave all of your special dinners and occasions up to our hog roast caterers.

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