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Ok, guys, I have a question. I made some boudain today, and as I was stuffing it into the casings, I twisted it into links. I now have several links linked together. I know that I can cook it all together, then snip it apart at the twist, and it will hold together fine, but is there a way to separate the links without the ends coming loose before cooking? I know the ones sold in stores around here stay together fine and they don't have the knot in the casing...Help!

Tie it off with some butcher string

Partially freeze them first

We smoke ours and then separate them. Not sure if that's the route you want to go. Not a cooking type smoke though. Just a low temp three hour smoke.

I like them smoked, but I really prefer them grilled. I like to eat the casing, so I like it to crisp up. I put it in the refrigerator overnight, then grilled some yesterday. As I put it on the grill, I went ahead and clipped them apart. It was fine. My refrigerator gets pretty cold, so I guess it set it up fine. Thanks for the input.