#ItalianHurricaneParty....

[indaswamp]

Next batch of salami on deck for tomorrow. Bought a 9# sirloin roast, and 32# pork boston butt. Also picked up 5.8# pork cheek trim fat from my butcher. Gonna do more pepperoni and genoa first, 5kg each, then 5kg. of Calabese Soppressata and 1 kg. of nduja. Gonna fill up the chamber. I'll try and remember to take some pics. for y'all...

 

[smokerjim]

sounds like your going to have some good stuff, stay safe down there!

 

[indaswamp]

sounds like your going to have some good stuff, stay safe down there!

Thanks smokerjim! As long as the power does not go out, should be fine. SWLA looks to be in the bullseye for this one, and she's projected to ramp up to a Cat3 before landfall...125mph winds....

 

[normanaj]

As long as the power does not go out, should be fine. SWLA looks to be in the bullseye for this one, and she's projected to ramp up to a Cat3 before landfall...125mph winds...

Hang in there.Stock up on beer for the fridge and gas for the generator.

 

[smokerjim]

, and she's projected to ramp up to a Cat3 before landfall...125mph winds..

couldn't imagine those winds, i get a little nervous with storms around here with 60 mph winds

 

[TNJAKE]

Stay safe bud and post pics!

 

[pc farmer]

Cant wait for the posts.

 

[Hawging It]

Don't forget the Bud Light and a bunch of ice!

 

[Brokenhandle]

Stay safe bud! I for one want to see meat pics...not storm damage pics.

Ryan

 

[indaswamp]

As of right now...the storm is projected to hit the La./Tx. boarder. I am just south of Baton Rouge by 30 miles so we should be good here...unless the track changes drastically....which you never really know with these things....

 

[indaswamp]

Now projected Cat 4.....sheesh....
About to get started, but had to check the storm while I drink a cup of coffee...

 

[indaswamp]

Now projected 145mph winds at landfall....That is real bad for those in the path of hurricane force winds. They say 14' storm surge and water rising up to 30 miles inland...lots of people gonna be in a bad way when this is over. They are gonna need lotsa help. I may be at my cousins place ...he is in the path of this monster storm....

Takin a break while the meat gets cold inda freezer. about to grind,mix and stuff the pepperoni.

 

[TNJAKE]

Just saw on news 20ft storm surge for some areas. Nuts man

 

[indaswamp]

Just saw on news 20ft storm surge for some areas. Nuts man

And coastal Louisiana is flat as a pancake...not 5 ft. of elevation 50 miles inland...except for a few ag. levees for rice....gonna be lots of flooding.

 

[indaswamp]

Well, pepperoni is stuffed and hanging in the fermentation trash can. Still have to prick the casing, apply mold-600, and truss but will wait until genoa is stuffed and do all at once.

Beef, pork, and fat chilled ready to grind:

ground through 4.5mm plate... good cut on the fat and meat...

weighing 60ml of wine..

The salt, cure#2,seasoning and wine ready for first mix, then add culture and mix to get a good bind:

Mixed, now to stuff:

Up close:

without flash:

Stuffed in beef middles. Only had one blow out. Hope I still have enough beef middles for the soppressata...

In the fermentation trash can. 6 1/4 chubs, plus the pH test piece there on top wrapped in saran wrap..

I put a piece of tape on top to mark the start of fermentation to keep track of degree hours...

 

[indaswamp]

Now on to the Genoa...

 

[indaswamp]

Gonna hit land as a Cat 4 now....latest advisory, hurricane hunters clocked 140mph winds sustained....and shes still strengthening....crap!

 

[Cajun Smokes]

Gonna hit land as a Cat 4 now....latest advisory, hurricane hunters clocked 140mph winds sustained....and shes still strengthening....crap!

I had to pull out this morning go farther East. This storm will be straight up my back door. Hope everyone in its path is safe. Stay safe and talk with Jesus my friends.

 

[indaswamp]

I had to pull out this morning go farther East. This storm will be straight up my back door. Hope everyone in its path is safe. Stay safe and talk with Jesus my friends.

You out in SWLA?? I got family in Lake Charles. They have evacuated... This one is gonna be Katrina for SWLA....gonna suck real bad....

Stay safe Cajun Smokes.

 

[TNJAKE]

Worse than Katrina it's looking like