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What is sausage casing made of NZ?
Natural sausage casings are made from the small intestines of an animal, in our case free range, grass fed, New Zealand sheep. They are cleaned and calibrated by hand and via machinery using only water.
What type of sausage casing is best?
Sheep casings are the most tender of the natural casings. The smaller diameter of sheep casings makes the perfect for making small link sausages like breakfast sausage and hot dogs, to snack sticks.
What are the two main types of casings used for sausage filling?
There are two broad categories of sausage casing: natural and artificial. Natural sausage casing is made from the intestines or stomachs of various animals and is permeable to air and outside flavorings while also being very strong and edible.
What are the different types of casing used in sausage making?
There are three main types of casings: natural, artificial, and reconstituted collagen.
Can you use cow intestines for sausage?
Natural Casings The most popular casings for sausages are made from the cleaned intestines of animals, most notably, pigs, sheep and cows. These are called “natural casings” and the most ubiquitous is the 32-34 mm hog casing. This is the casing used for sausages like a bratwurst.
What is summer sausage casing made of?
The most common synthetic casing for summer sausage is made of collagen. The collagen is processed and extruded into a hollow casing, which is then filled with the cured meat for smoking. There are four common types of collagen casing: fresh, processed, rounds, and middles.
Where do your sausage casings come from?
Our edible sausage casings come from one of the purest places on the planet – New Zealand. All our hog comes from New Zealand pigs and our sheep casings are sourced from New Zealand farms, where the animals are grass fed and free to roam.
Are New Zealand casings co sheep casings any good?
‘The New Zealand Casings Co sheep casings are very good quality. There wasn’t a hole in them, the pieces were nice and long, the casings were really smooth and they flowed really nicely through my hands. Best of all they had an excellent ‘snap’. Our sausage casings are naturally and perfectly made by Mother Nature, not invented in a science lab.
Where do your hog casings and sheep casings come from?
All our hog comes from New Zealand pigs and our sheep casings are sourced from New Zealand farms, where the animals are grass fed and free to roam. We make all our sheep casings in New Zealand following traditional techniques, adding only water and salt.
Why choose Wurst casings?
They’re the wurst! Natural casings have an amazing semipermeable wall which breathes and make sausages with superior flavour, texture, juiciness and the much prized sausage ‘snap’. Our casings are pre-tubed for easy transfer and no annoying tangles.