Prepping for Salumi Palooza 2026

[indaswamp]

Cleaned 2 150qt. ice chests today to bring with me to pick up the 1/2 pig. When I opened the lid on one, the lid fell off because the hinges broke, These are igloo coolers and we deal with broken hinges all the time. Here is an easy fix and one of the 101 uses for 6" fire hose...ice chest hinges.

Trace the old broken hinges...

Cut them out, and install...

The rubber from the firehouse also grips the screw so it will not back out. Almost permanent repair, unless the screws strip out.

 

[Fueling Around]

Ordered the half side of pork today. The sides they have been getting are running 150-170#, so bigger than the side I got last year (112#) I'm not complaining. ...

That's a big half. I'm assuming an older hog and lots of fat?

So I learned something new while preparing my recipe for the Sbriciolona salami. ...

That is way beyond my pay grade.