Customer Reviews

La Caja China Model #2

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I ordered the "La Caja China" directly from the manufacturer's website a few days before we had an Oktoberfest party at my house with 150+ guests. We couldn't find a caterer that would supply us with a whole roasted pig so I decided to roast one myself using the "Chinese Box". Unreal how easy it was! Exactly the way it was described and in little less than 4 hours of cooking time. Try that on a spit! The pig was the hit of the party and I had several requests from my friends to do another one. Make sure to ask your butcher to butterfly the pig for you; otherwise it won't fit into the box. The result will make you look like a master chef!

The best thing we ever bought. Worth every penny. Performed exactly as stated maybe better !!!! Customer support was unsurpassed, actually had questions answered by company owner !!!!! WOuld recommend to anyone . Cost less to buy this than to have someone roast a pig for us on one occasion.

I purchased my first La Caja China (model #2) a couple of years ago, and I was amazed at how simple it is to use to create an awesome roast pig. As a private chef, I've done pork shoulders, packer briskets, whole lambs, and even whole salmon inside the box, and I've always been happy with the results.

Between the fantastic product, tons of available accessories, and stellar customer service, La Caja China get's an A+ in my book!

All in all a great device. I am very glad I purchased it and look forward to future roasts now that I have my first pig roast under my belt. All my guests loved the meat and everyone really enjoyed seeing "how this box thing works."

One item that is confusing and that I wished I'd understood better beforehand is the description around the weight limits of the box. The documentation from La Caja China talks in live weight but neither my butcher nor anyone else I spoke with was familiar with what that meant. I called La Caja China (who were extremely helpful and nice) to ask what the 60-pound butchered pig I ordered would mean in terms of live weight and they suggested it would be about 90-95 pounds. What this meant to me is that my trial run of a "small" 60-pound pig was actually almost maxing out what the box could do. Perhaps this is a regional thing but it threw me for a bit.

Lastly, there are two minor annoyances I have about the box. The first is the handles on the grate and ash pans come off far too easily. A more secure connection system would be appreciated. The second is I had to go online to read other people's blogs to successfully assemble the device. A word of warning: If you feel you need to grab your drill, you just need to loosen all the bolts and then the holes will line up.

la caja china es un producto excelente, para cocinar cerdo, cordero y pavo.
Es muy fácil de usar, y las instrucciones facilitan el empezar a usarla!!

Roasting a pig with the Model 2 may be easier than cooking steaks or burgers on a grill! It is definitely easier than roasting a turkey in an oven. It is what is says it is.... a very easy way of roasting a pig. We did exactly what the easy instructions said to do and the result was FANTASTIC! There really aren't any "gotchas", gimmicks, or missing elements. We used regular charcoal briquettes that we bought at Sam's Club. The pig we got was bigger than we ordered, so we could only cook 1/2 at a time. We used dry rub on one half and injected marinade into the second half. Both were very good. Some folks preferred the dry rub, I preferred the marinade. The only thing we will do differently is we will make certain that we get a pig that is sized so that the whole thing fits. Using the Model 2 for a pig roast will become at least an annual event in my family.

We received our Caja China 2 days before our pig roast. Relatively easy to put together---then wow--this box made the roast the best ever !!!
We did the spit roast a few years ago and after 16 hours everyone was exhausted. With the Caja China--after 4 hours we were eating the 100 lb. pig !
We always wanted a Caja China, and now we are going to cook everything in it!

Purchased a new Model 2 directly from the company. Shipped very quickly and all parts and instructions were nicely packaged. Everything was going well during the assembly until I noticed that the screws on the handle side of the box would not align with the sides. If I loosened the bottom section screws then side - end screws aligned but then there would be a gap on the bottom. If I tightened bottom then there would be a gap on the sides. Long story short...I had to re-drill slid frame holes to align with sides of box. Pain in the B*** but it looks like it will work. I'm on the west coast and this product came from Miami so I didn't even bother dealing with company being that I am a wood worker and have all the tools to make things fit. But if you are not a wood worker or handy-person, I would think twice about ordering this product until they work on their manufacturing quality control.