sausage fest 2023!

[rjthehunter]

When I saw the title, I was expecting something totally different.....

I figured you were looking for something different when I saw you were the 4th comment! hahaha jk

We typically make 100lbs or so at some point in Feb! Good time of year to get it taken care of!

 

[Nick87]

We just had a chat about sausage fest over the weekend. It looks like we will be making about 200lbs of ring bologna, summer sausage, and hot sticks in March. That is how much we made last year as well. All of the spices and seasonings are on order. We are currently watching the grocery store fliers for cheap pork to mix with. 10 years ago when we started we could find pork butts for .69/lb, now we are hoping to get them for $1.69/lb.

I called two different places that I normally get trimmings from. They wanted $5 per lb this year holy shit! Went and bought pork butts for $1.88lb of course my Dad Called the next day and told me someone had them for $1 lb oh well. What is this ring bologna?

 

[Dave N]

I called two different places that I normally get trimmings from. They wanted $5 per lb this year holy shit! Went and bought pork butts for $1.88lb of course my Dad Called the next day and told me someone had them for $1 lb oh well. What is this ring bologna?

Oh, it's Gooooood! I used the Cabelas seasoning mix.

 

[SwaggyD]

I used to do this every year with a buddy. 25 pound of snack sticks. 20-25 meatloafs. 50 pounds breakfast sausage. The rest burger at 85/15 elk or venison to bacon. Then he got a girlfriend and now sucks.

 

[Nick87]

Oh, it's Gooooood! I used the Cabelas seasoning mix.

Looking for something different we already got brats. A guy had some hot dogs made once at a processor and gave me some. I was skeptical but they were some of the best I've ever had!

 

[Nick87]

he got a girlfriend and now sucks.

The girlfriend? That's the idea.

 

[Gellar]

Oh, it's Gooooood! I used the Cabelas seasoning mix.

We use the cabelas too. It’s my favorite.

 

[Nick87]

We use the cabelas too. It’s my favorite.

You just eat it like you would summer sausage? Or you cook it?

 

[Gellar]

You just eat it like you would summer sausage? Or you cook it?

Both. It’s good sliced and eaten like summer sausage, but put a ring on the traeger for a couple hours and it’s mind boggling.

 

[SwaggyD]

The girlfriend? That's the idea.

They came to visit once, wife walked in on them having a sausage party in our spare bedroom!

 

[Nick87]

They came to visit once, wife walked in on them having a sausage party in our spare bedroom!

She sounds like a nice lady.

 

[SwaggyD]

She sounds like a nice lady.

Oh man. My wife is the best.

 

[Dave N]

You just eat it like you would summer sausage? Or you cook it?

After I smoked it we just sliced it and ate it. A little cheese and mustard on a cracker and pig out!

 

[Nick87]

After I smoked it we just sliced it and ate it. A little cheese and mustard on a cracker and pig out!

Talking me into it.

 

[Jamen]

500lbs?!?! How many people helping? Thanks for the reminder than I need to make some brats and snack sticks

4 of us for most of it. Had another guy come for about half the time which helped out. we have slowly upgraded equipment which helps out alot.

 

[duckhunt]

Both. It’s good sliced and eaten like summer sausage, but put a ring on the traeger for a couple hours and it’s mind boggling.

I slice it up and fry it with eggs for breakfast.

 

[Gellar]

I slice it up and fry it with eggs for breakfast.

Ive fried chunks of it in bacon grease before.

As much food crap as I post on here people probably imagine me as the Fat Bastard.

 

[Nick87]

Ive fried chunks of it in bacon grease before.

As much food crap as I post on here people probably imagine me as the Fat Bastard.
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I'm getting a little closer to that guy with every case of beer

 

[Gellar]

I'm getting a little closer to that guy with every case of beer

beer and sausage! What could go wrong?

 

[Dave N]

beer and sausage! What could go wrong?

Toilet paper shortage.