The Sausage Maker - Home Pack Natural Sheep Sausage Casings (1)

I switched to the sheep casing from the hog casings because some of the hog ones were very tough.These sheep casings make great sausages and are consistently unobtrusive. The first packet was a bit of a mixed bag in terms of ease of use and they were quite small (in both length and width) they were also quite difficult to work with which was probably related to narrow width.I received a batch today and made a 5 pound batch of Irish sausages. They were very consistent in both length and width and were also quite a bit larger than the last batch so were very easy to work with. This batch also plumped out to exactly the size I look for. I haven’t grilled one yet, but I’m confident that they will be good because they are translucent and blemish free.In short, the ‘mouth feel’ is always great, but the size consistency is variable (not entirely unexpected I suppose given their origin I suppose).I will be buying them again.PS - ignore the sausage rolls, they don’t use casings of course.

wanted to make homemade hotdogs with natural casing. these were very difficult to work with, but the finished product was very attractive and had the appropriate texture that I was looking for.the diameters are very varied, ranging from 18-28mm(I mic'd them). aftert trying both these and cellulose, I will just make skinless in the future. it took several hours to stuff 4lbs with these and 45 minutes with the plastic casings. they do have an odor, but I didn't notice it much more than what you get with hog casing.

Item arrived quickly and in good condition. The casings are in a resealable zip pouch and packed in salt. Upon opening the bag, there were no off smells and the casing appeared to be in good condition and well packed. The way they are packed and salted made it easy to separate individual lengths of casing and reseal the unused portion in the ziplock bag to put in the refrigerator for storage. To prepare for use, I gently rinsed the and flushed casings in fresh water to remove as much salt as possible. I then transferred the casings to a small covered container with clean water and a touch of baking soda (1tsp baking soda per 1 quart of water) to soak over night in the refrigerator. Once the casings were fully re-hydrated, I loaded them onto the stuffing tube of my LEM 5lb sausage stuffer. The casings didn't go on the stuffing horn as smoothly as I would have liked due to the smaller diameter, but once I got the hang of it I was able to slide them on quite easily. It just takes a little practice. The casings are anywhere from 2ft-3ft sections with some being smaller and some being larger in diameter. While this makes it harder to make really long continuous rope of sausage, it has the benefit of making it easier to load on the stuffing horn as well as minimizing the chance of tangles or knots.I had 2 blowouts early on due to inexperience with this size fresh casing, but once I got the hang of it I was able to stuff easily with no blowouts. I made links by pinching, twisting, looping and braiding into pairs of links. I stuffed 4 lengths of casing to test these smaller size casings out for breakfast sausage links with some remaining sausage meat from making cheddar beef brats.For the unused lengths of casing that I re-hydrated, I rinsed them thoroughly with clean water, gently pat dry with a paper towel, packed them in a ziplock bag with 3-4 tbsp of salt, and put them in my refrigerator for storage.This product comes with a decent amount of casings and per instructions makes approximately 15lbs of sausage per the manufacturer. However I expect this to be a conservative estimate based on my previous experience using casings from this seller.After cooking the breakfast links, the casing had a very nice tender snappy bite with no off flavors. These are easy to use and are much better than man made collagen casings. Very happy with my purchase and I look forward to trying other sizes casing from this seller.

They are more tender when you make your Sausage and there are easy to manage. And I will be buying this item again.

Very thin and impossible to stuff.

Decent Quality but Tears Easily.The sheep casing is okay, but I found it tears quite a bit when making firmly stuffed sausages, which can be frustrating and time-consuming. However, if you prefer making sausages with a looser fill, it might work better. Just be prepared for a bit of trial and error.

My family and I love sausage, but we do not like to buy pre-made sausages as we have no idea what is in them (we all heard the horror stories). Additionally, there is nothing like a home made sausage :).The package was very well sealed. Once open, I put them in water for 24 hours (changed the water 4 times) to remove the salt. Before using them, I got them out of the refrigerator and added some warm water to ensure they were not stiff.I was able to make 18 lbs of sausage with this one pack. They were flexible and did not break. Only one of them was a bit shorter and had a hole, all others were fine.I am happy with these and will most probably buy them again.Note: If you like my review, please click on "helpful" below. Thank you

I like making my own sausages. Sometimes I can save a lot of money. Plus I know what is in it, all natural