Sheep Casings
Our Sheep Casings are produced to Oversea Casing’s demanding set of standards to ensure your total satisfaction. Our Sheep Casings are great for making snack sticks, wieners, and more!
Types
Fine Emulsion Grade
- Traditionally used for very fine emulsion sausages
- Made when using a bowl chopper or a high speed emulsifier
- Ideal for frankfurters and wieners
Coarse Emulsion Grade
- Traditionally used for coarse emulsion sausages
- Made using a grinder plate with 1/8th” (3mm) holes or larger
- Ideal for breakfast links, snack sticks, pork sausage
Very Coarse Emulsion Grade
- Traditionally used for sausage made with a chunky emulsion or coarsely chopped meat
- Ideal for dried beef sausage, beef snack sticks and pork sausage
Products
Retail Home Pack™
- Casings for the hobbyist
- Re-sealable zip-lock pouches
- Each bag stuffs approximately 25 pounds
- Used for all varieties of Frankfurters and snack sausages
Sizes
The following chart reflects the stuffed diameter of Oversea Casing’s standard sizes when producing sausage on a normal twist linking machines.
Stuffed diameter can vary according to emulsion being stuffed, temperature, operator and machinery being used. Consult your Oversea Casing Account Executive for help choosing the correct size for your application.
Oversea Casing can produce sizes according to customer requirements given adequate volume commitments.
Diameter | Stuffing Capacity |
|---|---|
16-18 mm | 30-35 lb |
18-20 mm | 36-44 lb |
20-22 mm | 45-52 lb |
22-24 mm | 55-60 lb |
24-26 mm | 60-64 lb |
26-28 mm | 65-70 lb |
28-30 mm | 71-75 lb |
30+ mm | 76+ lb |
Preparation
Soaking is an important step in preparing natural casings for stuffing. Soaking in fresh water overnight will make casings tender, flexible, while minimizing breakage and holes.
First, remove casings from the packaging and rinse in cool water to remove the salt. Next, fill the soaking bins with fresh water and casings, using a 50:50 ratio of casings to water. 30 minutes prior to stuffing, soak the casings in fresh warm water. 95 degrees Fahrenheit is the recommended soaking temperature.
Salted Casings
Tubed Casings
Pre-Flushed
