Model #2-100 LB Pig Roaster, Original

The La Caja China Model #2 is an exceptional roasting box that truly delivers professional-quality results. Designed to roast up to a 100 lb pig, this unit is perfect for large family gatherings, parties, or special events where flavor and efficiency matter. The construction is solid and well thought out. The heavy-duty aluminum frame combined with the insulated wooden box ensures excellent heat retention, allowing the meat to cook evenly and remain incredibly juicy. The stainless steel cooking grate is sturdy, easy to clean, and large enough to handle substantial cuts of meat with ease. One of the best features is how simple it is to use. Even if you’re not an expert pitmaster, the clear cooking instructions make the process straightforward. The charcoal tray on top provides consistent heat, and the results are impressive—crispy skin on the outside and tender, flavorful meat on the inside every time. Mobility is another plus. The wheels make it easy to move despite its size, and the overall design feels stable and safe during use. This is not just a grill; it’s an investment for anyone who loves authentic roasting and outdoor cooking. Overall, La Caja China Model #2 exceeds expectations in performance, durability, and results. If you’re looking for a reliable, high-capacity roasting box that delivers restaurant-quality outcomes at home, this product is absolutely worth it. Highly recommended.

Cooke awesome. Well made!

My family has always cooked their pigs in the ground. After moving to a new location where we couldnt decide where to make a dedicated pit we decided to buy one of these horrendous contraptions. Assembly: Be sure to wear some thick gloves. Every single edge of metal is razor sharp and ready to cut you to pieces. Nothing is sanded or deburred. The wood is untreated. Look at it wrong and you get splinters. The plywood bottom was completely warped and paper thin. Many of the pieces are hard to line up and I'm sure they have poor QC control. All the trays leak. Fat and blood form little icicles as the cool and congeal dripping. I will give credit and say they did a good job packing it. Nothing was broken. As a lot of other revews pointed out they didnt include the marinade injector. Im sure it would have been garbage grade anyway. Cooking: We do the traditional Cuban seasonings on the pig. Cooking in this device does preserve the juiciness of the meat but at the expense of flavor. The meat doesnt get the smokiness of the charcoal or hickory because the pig never comes in contact with it. You know this before you buy it, its a given. You lose a lot of the flavor. Just comes out very bland. Another thing to consider is the weather. Is it windy? Good luck cooking your pig its going to take 2 or 3 times as long. Is it raining? Now you aren't going to be cooking at all. You can put a canopy up but unless its 15 feet in the air the heat is going to melt it to bits. Presentation: When we have done pigs in the past they are the star of the show. People like to sit around the open pit and smell the delicious food cooking up and enjoy the setting. Most people sit around the fire interested in the process. With the caja china you see nothing. Its boring as can be. Clean up: my biggest gripe. This thing is disgusting. There are no sealed seams here. Anywhere. Everything leaks like the titanic after striking a glacier. So that means pig fat and blood is oozing and soaking into all the cracks and crevices of the open pored plywood. To really clean this thing you need to do a complete tear down and scrape every surface clean. No one wants to do that and this is a breading ground for illness and if you store this beast outside without a proper cleaning you are going to have all sorts of critters crawling all over it adding to the grossness. Mods: Since i bought this and im saddled with keeping it, ive decided to improve on the design. Ive sanded smooth the plywood and treated it with exterior marine grade polyurethane on all sides. Hopefully this makes cleanup easier and will block stuff from soaking into the wood. Im going to add a smoker box or 2 to the inside of the grill to impart some smokiness to the food. Im am using a 600 degree food safe silicon caulking around all the exposed seems in hopes of keeping out the grossness and also should help seal the heat and smoke in for better cooking. Conclusion: Dont buy this thing if you can help it. The QC is terrible, the flavor is bland, clean up is horrible and if you dont do it you are inviting trouble, and lastly this thing is huge assembled. Storing it is a pain. The second i decide on a dedicated pit area this thing is going up for sale on the marketplace.

This works amazing. Easy to put together. Read some of the reviews they said "hard to put together" i did not tighten all the bolts until i had all of them installed. Maybe that is the ticket. It was easy to put together. Works like a dream. Easy to use. Look forward to using this alot in the future.

Muy buena la recomiendo

Love this!!

It does exactly as it says, even has the directions written on the box. Only con is the metal bars and brackets bend super easy. I will attempt to reinforce. Others than that...fun family time!!

I haven't used it yet, but we had some problems assembling it because the holes were smaller than the screws indicated in the instructions, but nothing a drill to enlarge the holes couldn't fix. Delivery was on time, without delays, and the box had no defects. Everything is going well so far. Looking forward to using it.