Need Some Recommendations

[Gonna Smoke]

I'll follow along...

I'm hoping that a few of the wise, knowledgeable sausage makers on here will chime in and give me a little of their wisdom...

Well , lets see . You're gonna need
Hog casings and some bags ,
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High barrier waterproof for poaching lunch meat .
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Cellulose for skinless .
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Sheep , for dogs and sticks .
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Cloth bags , as mentioned above .
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A bread pan for slicable loafs .
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That should get ya started .

Rich, I said baby steps... Maybe one day...

 

[chopsaw]

I said baby steps...

Just to get you thinking , and a sign of what's to come .

 

[Brokenhandle]

Just to get you thinking , and a sign of what's to come .

I'm betting 1 1/2 years!
Not really fair though, I've seen the size of his workforce... I mean zoo!

Ryan

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I would suggest you buy by the “hank” these are in a solution and not in dry packed salt

I've been on the Syracuse site, but how do I know that the casings are by the "hank". In the FAQ section, they talk about hanks and tubes, but when I go to order them, I'm not sure what I'm ordering as there really isn't but 1 option and hank is not mentioned...

 

[SmokinEdge]

I've been on the Syracuse site, but how do I know that the casings are by the "hank". In the FAQ section, they talk about hanks and tubes, but when I go to order them, I'm not sure what I'm ordering as there really isn't but 1 option and hank is not mentioned...

Never bought from Syracuse, I believe that is because they only sell pre-tubed casings? Not positive of that but thinking so. There are lots of places to order hanks. The sausage maker, butcher and packer, the butcher’s pantry, and lately I’ve been buying from Walton’s meats.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Never bought from Syracuse, I believe that is because they only sell pre-tubed casings? Not positive of that but thinking so. There are lots of places to order hanks. The sausage maker, butcher and packer, the butcher’s pantry, and lately I’ve been buying from Walton’s meats.

OK, I figured it out, I think. Apparently Syracuse only sells tubed casings or salt packed...

 

[SmokinEdge]

Definitely stay away from salt packed casings. Some people really like the tubed casings but a lot of folks end up taking them off the tube to load them. I’ve never messed with them.

 

[Cajun Smokes]

Definitely stay away from salt packed casings. Some people really like the tubed casings but a lot of folks end up taking them off the tube to load them. I’ve never messed with them.

I find storage easier to remove the tubes. They do have good casing, thumbs up for that.

 

[Cajun Smokes]

I find storage easier to remove the tubes. They do have good casing, thumbs up for that.

If memory is correct, a hank is considered to be 100 yards

 

[Cajun Smokes]

If memory is correct, a hank is considered to be 100 yards

 

[SmokinEdge]

If memory is correct, a hank is considered to be 100 yards

Yup, about a 100# of meat.