Every week I talk with people who are interested in buying a half-share of pork, but they’re not sure how much freezer space it will use.  I picked up this half-share of pork from The Meating Place in Hillsboro recently and thought I’d share some photos to help people visualize the volume.  This represents half a hog (hanging weight 93.5 pounds for the half-share).

The meat fit into a 100 quart cooler (the five bags of fat shown on the right fit into a separate box).  This is about the same volume as three grocery bags.  In terms of freezer space, it’s more than you’ll want to try and cram into your refrigerator freezer.  A very small chest freezer (8 cubic feet) will hold all of this easily.  If it seems like a lot of meat, it somehow disappears faster than you think.  Whenever I open my freezer, I want to take out and start cooking everything.  Who says pulled pork isn’t breakfast food?