Sausage casings
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Sausage casings
Is one preferred over others for those whom have done it? I want to get into sausage making.
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Re: Sausage casings
I prefer natural casings for most links, Colligen for snack sticks and fiber casings for summer sausage type items.
Try a bit of vinegar in the solution when soaking natural casings it helps transparency and flexability.
Try a bit of vinegar in the solution when soaking natural casings it helps transparency and flexability.
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Pinned at the top of this forum is a Tutorial that is VERY informative
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Re: Sausage casings
It's been quite a while since I've done any sausage but back in the day I/WE always preferred Natural Casings as Papa Tom previously mentioned.
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Re: Sausage casings
Rambo wrote:Pinned at the top of this forum is a Tutorial that is VERY informative
Rambo I did see that before posting but I was looking for more of a product recommendation. I didn't know if some were better than others. There's certainly a big difference in price from the manufacturers. I hope that makes sense.
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Re: Sausage casings
Papa Tom wrote:Try a bit of vinegar in the solution when soaking natural casings it helps transparency and flexability.
Tom any idea why or how it does that?
Danno
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Santa Maria Grill names GrumpyD'sBBQ
Weber stainless gas grill when I want to cook a hotdog
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Re: Sausage casings
For many years I used vinegar in my soak. Of late, I've changed to baking soda. Here is a really good link about casings, https://youtu.be/iEtbNfKwi9o. Not saying you should purchase the products he is pushing, but pay attention to the procedures. I think the vinegar soak was to help with the cleaning which I don't believe is still an issue.
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Good link Mark.
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I was hoping that, Mark, would see this and offer up some advice
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