To prick or not to prick?

[tomolu5]

I'm not sure if my casings are smoke permeable, they are 1.5" clear fibrous and feel smooth, like there is a coating. In lieu or answers, I'm gonna prick them figuring what's the worst that could happen. Was just wondering if there is a list somewhere, or if someone could put it here

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[boykjo]

How about some pics and a list of what?

 

[tomolu5]

I mean a list of casing types, and whether they are smoke permeable or not. For instance I had some mahogany casings that I found out were not permeable.

Mahogany---not permeable

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[tomolu5]

Bump

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[boykjo]

I dont know of a list.. there are so many manufactures of casings. There are mohogany colored casings theat are both permeable and nonpermeable. If I had casings that I didnt know what they were I would soak one and if it took on moisture I would say it was permeable and if it didnt I would say it was non permeable. I never done this but it would make sense to me.....

Good question and tough to answer

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Hold the flat unsoaked casing up to the light, most of the time there are very small holes along or by the seam.