serene wrote:

> Wow, that's fascinating. Almost makes me want to buy one of those
> turkey-deep-fryer things and try it.
>
> serene

At the bigger events, the carnitas were cooked in large pots over a
wood fire. The traditional pots were made of hand beaten copper, had
flat bottoms and outward tapering sides with a couple of brass handles.
Some of them were made in a town called Sata Clara del Cobre. I once
saw a photograph taken there showing a small circle of men doing the
beating with sledge hammers. That would have been in the 1970's.
Don't know if they are still available. A turkey/fish deep fryer would
be perfect,

D.M.