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Community => Butchering, Cooking, Recipes => Topic started by: Bean Counter on November 26, 2010, 06:47:16 PM

Title: Unused sausage casings
Post by: Bean Counter on November 26, 2010, 06:47:16 PM: I bought some Hi Country sausage casings from Sportsmans Warehouse. They were heavily salted and at room temperature in the store, vacuum sealed. the package says to add salt and refrigerate the unused portion. If I don't use it all this fall, will it keep in the fridge until next year, or should I freeze the rest? will that ruin them? How long are they good for in the fridge. They're natural/hog casings.
Title: Re: Unused sausage casings
Post by: dogtuk on November 26, 2010, 07:48:01 PM: I bought a whole Hank and they lasted over a year no problem i would add kosher salt to them as needed and stored in the fridge
Title: Re: Unused sausage casings
Post by: billythekidrock on November 27, 2010, 06:42:13 AM: I have stored them in the fridge and in the freezer and I think the fridge worked better.
Title: Re: Unused sausage casings
Post by: Bean Counter on November 27, 2010, 03:46:00 PM: thanks guys :cmp1: :cue:
Title: Re: Unused sausage casings
Post by: NRA4LIFE on November 29, 2010, 11:57:58 AM: I do the same, in the fridge only. Use lots of non-iodized salt and roll them tight in a ziploc or vacuum seal them. I have kept some for 2-3 years.
Title: Re: Unused sausage casings
Post by: bow4elk on November 30, 2010, 09:18:00 PM: They will keep for a year+, probably much longer if well-salted in the fridge. I've not heard of freezing them much.