which casing to purchanse

[robertsj22]

im a complete newb to sausage making, just got a stuffer and now im looking at making some sweet italian sausage, and some breakfast sausage links. Also maybe some bratwursts. All mixed venison and deer. So im confused which kind of casing is best

 

[chef jimmyj]

Welcome... Im a fan of Natural Casing. Best quality, price and easy to use, the casing is on a plastic strip/tube that slide over the stuffer horn easily, comes from the company below. They explain why they are better. Then when you follow their link to Hog Casing, there is detailed info on what Size to use for the type of sausage you want to make....JJ

All Natural Sausage Casings, Hog Casing, & Sheep Casings

All-Natural Hog Casing, Sausage Casing, and Sheep Casing. Providing All-Natural Hog Casing.

www.makincasing.com

 

[radioguy]

Hey I was a sausage newbie just a short while back. I use natural hog casings for my brats, Italian, kielbasa. I use natural sheep casings for small breakfast sausages. I use the mahogany collagen casings for snack sticks, I'm still playing around with which ones for the sticks. Check out Waltons the have a lot of information. They have many videos on YouTube.



Have fun, make some tasty mistakes.
RG

 

[1finder]

Started off buying from local butcher when 1st started with this addiction. Tried both sleeved & not, definitely easier with sleeve, but increases the cost.
Have been buying my hanks from LEM & haven’t had any issues.
Rinse & soak casings, you’ll be fine, as they’re packed in salt.
Good luck!!

 

[thirdeye]

I second Syracuse Casings, they are top notch and very true to size.

 

[chef jimmyj]

I've gone several routes. For me, the small added cost of Syracuse greatly out weighs the Frustration, Aggravation and Explicatives hurled at other brand casings I've tried...JJ

 

[pops6927]

I eagerly concur with JJ's assessment! ^^^^^

 

[pops6927]

www.makincasing.com - Syracuse Casing Company - they are THE BEST and free shipping!

 

[mike1779]

im a complete newb to sausage making, just got a stuffer and now im looking at making some sweet italian sausage, and some breakfast sausage links. Also maybe some bratwursts. All mixed venison and deer. So im confused which kind of casing is best

I agree with JJ and Pops the place to go for the best casing I found is Syracuse Casing. I'm new to the forum but have been making sausage for a long time. It was very frustrating when I started and my casing would split. Check out their casing finder and FAQ's. https://www.makincasing.com/casing_finder.asp