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The Hog Book

Author: Jesse Griffiths

Referenced in 6 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

March 17, 2025

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Steve Rinella introduces Jesse Griffiths as the author of 'The Hog Book' and 'The Turkey Book', describing them as 'very creatively titled' books that tell you exactly what they're about. The Hog Book is described as containing comprehensive information about preparing wild hogs.

March 18, 2024

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Steve Rinella mentions Jesse Griffiths' previous book 'The Hog Book' which is described as phenomenal and comprehensive, covering everything about judging, processing, preparing, and dealing with wild hogs. This book is explicitly stated to be written by the guest Jesse Griffiths.

January 16, 2023

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Jesse Griffiths' book about wild hogs that won the James Beard Award in the single subject category. The speaker recommends it for people who hunt wild pigs, noting it challenges common misconceptions about eating wild hogs. The book is described as hyper-graphic with photos of hunting and butchering.

March 14, 2022

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Extensively discussed as a cookbook focused on wild hogs/feral pigs. Kevin Gillespie praises it as 'the best single subject cookbook I've seen in the last decade' and mentions he buys cases of them to give as gifts. The book is described as providing expert information on preparing and cooking wild hogs. The website thehogbook.com is mentioned. Jesse Griffiths is noted as having won or been nominated for a James Beard Award for this book.

December 28, 2020

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Extensively discussed as Jesse Griffiths' upcoming self-published cookbook about wild hog preparation and cooking, being funded through Kickstarter. The book features 115 recipes and photography by Jody Horton. It categorizes hogs into four types (small, medium, large sow, large boar) with specific butchery and cooking instructions for each.

August 19, 2019

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Jesse's upcoming second book (in final design stages) about feral hogs, organized by pig size categories with recipes, detailed butchering diagrams, and information about processing wild pigs.