Sheep casings alternative?

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archeryrob

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What alternative besides collagen casings are there? They are just extra chew on a sausage link.

I've done the glove on my let hand squirt over and swipe up and set on pan to par freeze doing skinless. I think they loose some flavor boiled, where a s fat stays in the skin some.

I like the 18-20mm casings for sheep but $50 a hank just seems crazy expensive.
 
Here's an experiment I did for some " brown and serve " sausage . 25mm cellulose casings .
I went to long in the SV'd , and like you mentioned it washed some of the flavor .
Next time I'm going to hang them in the smoker ( no smoke ) to get them cooked .

I've used the same size casings for hot dogs , and just bought some in 28mm to do white bratwurst . My sheep are 22 and to small for that .
 
I've used those for hot dogs and I could not get a twist in them to hold and had to tie them like I saw in one of your pictures. I thought that was a huge PITA. Pre-cooked is nice though, just reheat instead of have to worry about temp.
 
If you don't like to tie them , I get it . I made a holder for my twine . Makes it easier for me .
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You could run longer lengths with less tying . Cook and cut to the length you like ?
The last sheep I bought were 22mm from Syracuse casing . I think they were around $43.00 .
Like you said . 50 bucks , same difference .

Waltons has a good video on their website about different collagen casings for different application .
 
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