Summer sausage/salami slicing with casing still on?

[worktogthr]

I just recently finished a salami and a kielbasa chub in non edible fibrous casings. I was just wondering why people slice with the casings still on before vacuum packing or storing. Is it just for presentation purposes? Just curious as I have seen it a bunch of times.

Thanks,

Chris

 

[chef jimmyj]

I managed a Grocery Deli Dept and we always removed the casing before slicing. NOTHING worse than biting into a sandwich and getting a mouthful of inedible stings. It's 10X more hassle to remove the casing after slicing thin. The slices shred or fall apart. If slicing 1/4" it don't really matter when you remove the casing. Keep the meat cold, peel and slice as desired...JJ

 

[SmokinAl]

I'm with JJ. 

Remove before slicing.

Al

 

[worktogthr]

Thanks guys!  Forgot to take pictures but I sliced up the salami and the kielbasa loaf last night. Sliced some thin for cold cuts and some thick to eat with cheese and crackers.