Natural Hog Casings Home Pack

Description

Our Natural Hog Casings Home Pack are small, more manageable casings. Ideal for small batches of meat (few pounds at a time). These casings vary in size and lengths, some pieces may be as short as 2-3 feet in length. Perfect for home use and all levels of sausage making. Home Packs are more inconsistent when it comes to length when compared to our butcher-packs of casings.

Natural hog sausage casings, Home Packs, are sourced from  North American Hogs Only.

Natural hog casings are ideal for making Italian sausage, Polish sausage, bratwurst, jumbo hot dogs, and country-style pork sausage.

Product Details:

• Edible
•  Grade A quality, minimum pin holes. better durability and tensile strength.
• Ideal for making Italian sausage, Polish sausage, bratwurst, jumbo hot dogs, and country pork sausage.
• Size: 32-38mm (1 ¼ – 1 ½)
• Makes between 20 – 30 lbs. sausage (depending on links/rope size)*
• Includes 1 pack per order

Preparing Natural Casings 

1. Remove the approximate amount you will need.
2. Place casings in a clean food-safe bowl.
3. Rinse casings of salt under cool running water.
4. Flush the insides of casings to assist in smooth casing application.
5. For small casings (<42mm): place bowl in cool water to soak for about 2 hours in the refrigerator prior to use.
6. For larger casings (>42mm): place a bowl of the beef bung, middles, and/or rounds in the refrigerator to soak overnight before use.
7. Optional for smell control – add 1/2 tsp baking soda per cup of water.
8. Optional for tenderizing – squeeze a lemon or add a tablespoon of white vinegar to soaking water to refresh casings.

Refrigeration
The natural casings should be kept refrigerated until ready for use. Un-refrigerated, these salted casings may give off a strong odor. This is Normal.  Simply put the casings back into the refrigerator and the odor will subside. Natural casings should never be frozen. It affects their integrity after thawing and will cause more blowouts.

Shipping Information
Natural casings cannot be shipped outside the United States. All natural casings are non-refundable and non-returnable.

Natural Casings 101
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*Casing capacity depends on meat/fill density, size/lengths of links or loops and how tightly casings being filled.