Sausage Fest 2026

[indaswamp]

I recently caught a great sale on pork butts-$0.87/#; so I backed the truck up and loaded up. bought 125# (6 double packs of butts). This week I broke them down and made a bunch of sausage with them.

First up, Tub-O-Italian!
Seasoning and pepper paste...

About to mix...

And mixed...

Stuffed...

Next, 12# of Cajun Green Onion (smoked)

And finally, 50# Cajun Smoke Sausage (no pics of the grind, it was really late and I wanted to just get it done) Just finished smoking 8.5 hours with wild cherry and hickory. (green Onion is front on the left....)

Just pulled them out of the ice water bath to bloom at room temp. Will cool down in a bag, in an ice chest, package tomorrow along with the Italian. I am eating a sampler of the smoked sausage right now. Great batch, perfect snap!

 

[JLinza]

Thats gonna be some good eatin, nice work

 

[JckDanls 07]

I remember your purchase at that price... Thanks for sharing with us the results...

 

[yankee2bbq]

Holy Moly! Awesome work! I would love to try and make Italian sausage myself! You da man!

 

[SmokinEdge]

Some great sausage there. Love that color on the smoked, cherry is king for color. Nice work.

 

[indaswamp]

Thats gonna be some good eatin, nice work

Thanks JLinza! The sampler I ate tonight was great!

I remember your purchase at that price... Thanks for sharing with us the results...

Thanks JckDanls. Yeah...great price. Could not pass that up. Friday I am making 200# for the guys at the firehouse (with their help). We'll be making it in the commercial kitchen there...more pics to come.

Holy Moly! Awesome work! I would love to try and make Italian sausage myself! You da man!

Thanks yankee! When you get ready, hit me up...I have a recipe I will share with you privately.

 

[indaswamp]

Some great sausage there. Love that color on the smoked, cherry is king for color. Nice work.

Thanks SE! I agree...cherry for color, hickory for that classic flavor. Though the cherry does bring a touch of sweetness...

 

[indaswamp]

I also ended up with a little less than 40# of ground pork in meat bags I put in the freezer. Why not? I mean...$0.87 per # is stupid cheap.

 

[ajbert]

I haven't seen that kind of price for pork butts in a long while! Great job on the sausage for sure!

I have tried making real Cajun sausage before but it never comes close to what I grew up on. There are two places that make it in a tiny little place called French Settlement, LA. I've asked before for the recipe and I got the ingredients but not how much of the seasonings to pounds of meat. Both places have been doing it for years. I'm even related to one of the guys.

So, the wife and I head south every year or two, see family and come back with 40-50lbs of the hot sausage, a few pounds of fresh lump blue crab meat, and a few other odds and ends. Usually try to make it down for a crawfish boil or four.

 

[SmokinEdge]

I also ended up with a little less than 40# of ground pork in meat bags I put in the freezer. Why not? I mean...$0.87 per # is stupid cheap.

Ground pork is very versatile. And for that price,,,,,,,, shut the front AND back doors.

 

[indaswamp]

I haven't seen that kind of price for pork butts in a long while! Great job on the sausage for sure!

I have tried making real Cajun sausage before but it never comes close to what I grew up on. There are two places that make it in a tiny little place called French Settlement, LA. I've asked before for the recipe and I got the ingredients but not how much of the seasonings to pounds of meat. Both places have been doing it for years. I'm even related to one of the guys.

So, the wife and I head south every year or two, see family and come back with 40-50lbs of the hot sausage, a few pounds of fresh lump blue crab meat, and a few other odds and ends. Usually try to make it down for a crawfish boil or four.

Rouse's had one hell of a sale. I'm sure they lost money on that deal. pm sent...

 

[Fueling Around]

Nice
And here i was proud of myself for making 8# of Italian last year.

 

[Timber II]

That’s beautiful to say the least

 

[Winterrider]

That is great work. At that price, I'd stock up also

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Oh man those are going to be good.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Heck yeah Keith!! That's nice work right there!

I mean...$0.87 per # is stupid cheap.

For years we have consistently had butts for 99¢/lb., but that has changed. The last few sales have been $1.29/lb. so I guess that's the new normal around here...

 

[Steve H]

Awesome job Keith!

 

[indaswamp]

Nice
And here i was proud of myself for making 8# of Italian last year.

That’s beautiful to say the least

That is great work. At that price, I'd stock up also

Oh man those are going to be good.

Awesome job Keith!

Thank you fellas!

 

[indaswamp]

Heck yeah Keith!! That's nice work right there!

For years we have consistently had butts for 99¢/lb., but that has changed. The last few sales have been $1.29/lb. so I guess that's the new normal around here...

Thanks GS! Same here. The new low seems to hover around $1.29~1.39/#. I was shocked to see the $0.87/#...lowest I have seen in a while for sure.

 

[mneeley490]

That is a great price, and fantastic looking sausage. Usually $1.49 on sale here. About once a year, my local Kroger affiliate will have a store sale at $.99 lb. I try to stock up then.