collagen casings for sticks

[big casino]

hey there fellow sausage makers, I am going to be making some sticks and I need to buy some casings, I have never used collagen casings so I am looking for some advice

the smallest stuffing tube I have is 10mm, now normally I use natural sheep casings,  I can get 22/24 on the tube and if I am careful I can get them to work but they are tight

 as I understand it with collagen casings are sized kinda different, so the big question is....

What would the smallest size casing be that I could use on my 10mm tube, without any headaches

Thanks in advance

Harry

 

[boykjo]

I remember a post on this.... Heres the link......

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/101670/question-on-tube-size-and-casings

Dont know if this is what your looking for

Joe

 

[DanMcG]

I use 19 mm casings on a 3/8" tube, Which is the same as you 10mm. never a problem loading.

 

[sausageboy]

Here's a good chart.......

Sausage Tubes and Casing Sizes.

http://www.deejayssmokepit.net/SausageDownloads_files/CasingsTubes.pdf

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I use 17mm on my 3/8 tube

 

[big casino]

Thanks for all the advice guys, I think I'll start with around a 21 for the first time I try collagen with my equipment.

Here's a good chart.......

Sausage Tubes and Casing Sizes.

http://www.deejayssmokepit.net/SausageDownloads_files/CasingsTubes.pdf

I find this chart to be "off" as far as my stuffer is concerened, I have trouble with 22/24 sheep casings, and they are claiming you can use 18/20 on a 10mm