AW/SS2 - another sausage fest in the Graj Mahal

We are gearing up for the Second Semi-Annual 20Stone Memorial A$$whip/$hit$how, where we will butcher the first of our herd of hogs.  Different subsets of us have butchered whole hogs before, but this is the first one we raised.

A recap of the original AW/SS can be found here: 
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1202264/charcutapalooza-long/p1

Against solid advice, these hogs were named by @20stonespice - Eenie, Meenie, Miney and Moe.  Eenie, wise to the game, was the smallest from the get-go, and was always the friendliest when we went out with treats (watermelon, bread, pecans).  As a result, Eenie gets to go last.
(Eenie, Meenie, Miney and Moe in July 2016)


(Muddy Miney in May 2017)

Not so much for his big brother Meenie, who will be the guest of honor at the Graj Mahal.  I have been keeping diligent track of their food consumption, but really have been guessing how much weight they have been putting on.  We are betting on something like 300# walking, but we won't know until tomorrow.

Plan
As for the butchering, unlike last time (and the two before that), we will be unguided by professional hands.  On the plus side, we DO have air conditioned comfort.  Since we will have a full roster, we will have two working tables set up and take a half hog each.  Further, with all the hands, we can have two working knives per table, working on different parts, hopefully not stabbing each other or wobbling the tables too much.

Order of operations:

Sat AM

• Break the hog into thirds
• For each third, separate out the whole cuts you want (tenderloin, pork chops, hams, etc)
• Trim everything else into meat, fat and trim/trash piles (into the sausage)

Sat PM

• Treat and bag the cure cuts (bacon (if we are lucky enough to have good bacon), hams (if anyone wants a ham), etc
• Roast bones/make stock
• Cube all the sausage meat and fat and chill (both you and the meat)
• Grind the sausage meat
• Mix sausage ingredients
• Stuff

Sun AM

• Vac bag everything

All the while, we are going to be cooking and eating up a storm.  It should be a ton of fun.  We will post pics as we dive in.  First up will be @pigfisher picking up the guest of honor using the finest large cooler available (and it's not an RTIC).

Watch this space