What is a lamb sausage casing made of?

Generally, “natural” sausage casings are made from the sub mucosa of the intestines of meat animals (beef, sheep, and swine).

What is a lamb casing?

Lamb casings are small diameter (19-24 mm) and are used for breakfast link sausage and snack stick type sausages. Beef casings are large diameter (up to 5+ inches) and are typically used for sausages like bologna and salamis. Natural casings are the only casings that form curved links.

What type of sausage casing is best?

Sheep. 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.

Can you eat casing on sausage?

Sausage casings are used to hold and shape the filling inside so that it can be cooked. There are natural sausage casings and synthetic varieties, and most of them are edible. While most sausage lovers will cook a sausage in its casing, there are times when the casings can be removed.

What is sausage casing made of now?

Sausage casing, also known as sausage skin or simply casing, is the material that encloses the filling of a sausage. Natural casings are made from animal intestines or skin; artificial casings, introduced in the early 20th century, are made of collagen and cellulose.

How do I know if sausage casing is edible?

You may have forgotten to ask the butcher, or it doesn’t say on the packet. Is there a way to tell if you can eat sausage casing just by looking at it? Generally, cellulose or synthetic casing isn’t edible and should be removed, and if the casing is too thick or looks like plastic, it shouldn’t be eaten either.

Are sausages wrapped in intestines?

Traditionally, link sausage is stuffed into natural casings made from the intestines of animals, but artificial casings are also available on the market. These days most commercial sausages use synthetic casings.

What kind of casing is on Johnsonville brats?

Our fully cooked items and breakfast links use a collagen casing derived from beef, and our fresh breakfast and dinner sausage items use a natural pork casing.