Ah, the Cuban Pig Roast. There’s no greater cooking method than the outdoor-food-to-fire-method. And with the holiday pig we ate, we gotta start looking ahead to the next one. This kind of cooking is ...

La caja China is a device inspired by Chinese rail workers in Cuba. And in Miami, it has become the de rigueur way to cook the traditional Noche... Why Miami Cubans Roast Christmas Pigs In A 'China ...

There are two main things you need to throw a proper backyard Caja China: time and friends. Slow-roasting a pig is "intentionally inefficient," says Ricardo Barreras, Miami expat, owner and executive ...

In today's Oregonian, I've contributed a FoodDay story about my adventures cooking a whole pig in my Caja China, a Cuban roasting box that can do 70 pounds of meat in less than four hours. Exciting, ...

Now that the holidays are over, one might foolishly assume that the time for house parties has passed. But that person would be wrong, so wrong we feel slightly embarrassed for that person. Especially ...

If you’ve ever spent the weekend in a small town in Louisiana, you probably observed someone using what is referred to as a “Cajun microwave.” It’s a rectangular wooden or metal box with a tight ...