Hi Kemo Sabe's there are probably a zillion ways to get great crackling on Pork.
There are quite a few who do it differently to me and get brilliant results.

There are others that no matter how hard they try the crackling just doesn't quite get the nod.
If your one of these people then give this a go.

Like Jono does, pour a full kettle of boiling water over all the skin and you will see the slits widen.

OK the trick is to get the meat/skin dry, & that means wiping with a paper towel into all the splits in the skin etc etc. If you have the time put the pork into the fridge uncovered for 1/2 hour or so & being a dry enviroment will dry the skin even more.

When dry rub the skin liberally with plain flour, into the slits it goes & a real good rub over, then cover the skin with salt/& heaps of it & then rub that in between the slits and everywhere else. Do not use any oil/butter or the like there is plenty of fat that cooks out and does the job.

Cook that as you would normally and boy what great crackling that gives.

I know there might be easier ways but this will give you results if your not having much luck. Give it a try.



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     thats the easiest one i have heard of / used olive oil
once but never again / will try this next time / any other oil
& salt works ; olive oil needs hotter temp i think
pork crackling 
got to think of waist line / bugger it if it tastes good its
good for you 

Daryl

Differing opions, I just dry the roast, cover liberally in salt, rub in olive oil+garlic, first 30 mins in the elec oven or CO, hot hot hot.

Pouring rain all day here but did the Pork anyway.
Used the boiling water, flour & salt trick and ended up with the goods! Sensational Crackling.



Even got to slice it up with the new Carbon Steel Carving Set picked up on Ebay




Happy as!

Skip

Oh yeah
That crackling looks very very good.
Any left Skip? 

Aart