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AW/SS3 - Survival of the Fattest

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20stone
20stone Posts: 1,961
edited November 2017 in EggHead Forum
Overview
Since our BBQ habit turned into a small-scale porcine ranching operation, we have butchered four hogs... two in the "commercial kitchen" on the property of a small-scale (but way bigger than ours) porcine ranching operation, and two in the cleaner and more convenient confines of my garage, the Graj Mahal. 

The most recent have been memorialized on these threads:
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1202264/charcutapalooza-long/p1
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1205964/aw-ss2-another-sausage-fest-in-the-graj-mahal/p1

This thread will follow our lastest effort - A$$whip/$hit$how3 - through the weekend.


Today - Natural Selection
Well, today was the first step in AW/SS3, when @The Cen-Tex Smoker, @pigfisher and I met at the farm to pick up Mo, who has been the fattest of our four (now three, or perhaps two) since we bought him at 12 weeks old.  I am rusty at backing a trailer, and we had no idea how easy or hard it would be to lure him in there.

Trailer hitched up... backed up like a pro... tailgate of trailer dropped ... and Miney jumps in.  Miney, one of the two pure Mangalitsas is not small by any measure, but still skinnier than Mo, who likely tilts in at 400 lbs.

We weren't there for Miney today.  We were there for Mo.  So we shoved Miney (likely a svelte 350 lbs) out of the trailer, and @The Cen-Tex Smoker and @pigfisher tried to herd Mo in there.  Mo was having none of it.  No amount of bread or sweet potato (both favorites) were going to get him up that ramp.


(Mo wisely ignoring the pleadings of Tex and fisher)

Miney, however, cut in line again and jumped in the trailer.  @The Cen-Tex Smoker looked up and said, "There's something to be said for taking the dumb one."  Tailgate up.  Off to J&J Packing.  Big, fat Mo lives to fight another day.


(Miney wondering how the day went so wrong)

More pics as the weekend goes on.


(now only 16 stone)

Joule SV
GE induction stove
Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

Austin, TX
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    Miney choose poorly. Twice. Our pigs have one bad day in their lives. Unfortunately, it’s a really bad day. 
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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,729
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    But he will be so happy all wrapped up in casings and hanging in my smoker

    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • 20stone
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Miney choose poorly. Twice. Our pigs have one bad day in their lives. Unfortunately, it’s a really bad day. 
    Once he got comfortable on the open road, Miney had a nice ride in the trailer.  I suspect that his last day will be briefer and easier than most (pigs or people).

    Thatgrimguy said:
    But he will be so happy all wrapped up in casings and hanging in my smoker

    Must be present to win.  However, we have room for your rig out front of Chez Jonz.  Come on down.
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,768
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    Following this, thanks @20stone
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    That's some hairy hog.  Sweater, hat or scarf from miney's coat?
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  • 20stone
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    Legume said:
    That's some hairy hog.  Sweater, hat or scarf from miney's coat?
    Very hairy, for sure.  Maybe we could start a discount toupee business.
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
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    The fun starts now.
                                                                
    _________________________________________________
    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    JRWhitee said:
    The fun starts now.
    Not for Miney
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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    This sounds like fun. Standing by. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    20stone said:
    Legume said:
    That's some hairy hog.  Sweater, hat or scarf from miney's coat?
    Very hairy, for sure.  Maybe we could start a discount toupee business.
    Let me know.  Recently I was told by my daughter, my boss and a lady from the property I was appraising that my work ID had an old picture of me when I had more hair.  The lady worked for the building's tenant, the FBI.  My boss sent me to get another ID.  
    Flint, Michigan
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  • XC242
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    20stone said:

     @The Cen-Tex Smoker looked up and said, "There's something to be said for taking the dumb one." 

    Ya, this line needs to be memorialized forever in the BGE historical record...
    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
    If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard...
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  • 20stone
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    Fred19Flintstone said:
    20stone said:
    Legume said:
    That's some hairy hog.  Sweater, hat or scarf from miney's coat?
    Very hairy, for sure.  Maybe we could start a discount toupee business.
    Let me know.  Recently I was told by my daughter, my boss and a lady from the property I was appraising that my work ID had an old picture of me when I had more hair....
    Could be pretty rough looking. 


    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    Hans61 said:
    How I imagine Miney’s ride back

    This made me happy. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • 20stone
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    XC242 said:
    20stone said:

     @The Cen-Tex Smoker looked up and said, "There's something to be said for taking the dumb one." 

    Ya, this line needs to be memorialized forever in the BGE historical record...
    Agreed.  It's had me laughing all day
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • thetrim
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    Miney is committed to the cause.  Poor guy.
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
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  • Gulfcoastguy
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    It is always good to have a volunteer for suicide missions.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    thetrim said:
    Miney is committed to the cause.  Poor guy.
    Fully
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    Well?
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  • GATraveller
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    20stone said:
    Legume said:
    That's some hairy hog.  Sweater, hat or scarf from miney's coat?
    Very hairy, for sure.  Maybe we could start a discount toupee business.
    That there is merkin material.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    Just picked up Miney. 310 hanging weight. Too big to fit in the freezer so he had to ride feet up.  got some funny looks on I-10 but we have safely landed at Chez @20stone


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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Gulfcoastguy
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    He is one with the Egg.
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  • kl8ton
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    ya'll saved the hair, right?
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  • Foghorn
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    Moe will just have to go in the bed with a bunch of ice on him.  A LOT of ice.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

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  • SciAggie
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    This will be good. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    Foghorn said:
    Moe will just have to go in the bed with a bunch of ice on him.  A LOT of ice.
    Still might be legs up. He’s big. 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    I just went in the sketchiest lump run I have ever been on. Jones had no lump, ace closed in 6 minutes and we were 8 minutes out even in Kamakze mode. We made 2 wrong turns  and still got there in 9. Shop was locked up but @20stone snuck around the corner with an unspecified amount of cash in hand and 30
    seconds later showed up with the goods. 
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  • JRWhitee
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

    I have seen that "legs up" before!
                                                                
    _________________________________________________
    Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
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    All loaded up for tomorrow. 44 farms top round to make sausage with, one Meyer all natural brisket to throw on the dishwasher while we work, and a bag of Ill-gotten Rockwood to cook some Yonder Way steaks and chops for dinner tonight. All is well.

     In the redneck cooler is:

    1-310lb hog
    4-44 farms Eye of Round (50lb)
    1-Meyer All natural Brisket
    120lbs of ice. 


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