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Natural sausage casing? How long is it good for? #7732071
12/01/22 08:48 PM
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I have a couple packs of natural sausage casing. Both sheep and hog. Both are vacuumed packed and salted, never opened. These are at least 4 years old and have been in the fridge downstairs. Nothing looks bad, there is no swelling. Reckon they are still ok to use?


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Re: Natural sausage casing? How long is it good for? [Re: Finster] #7732099
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I have used some that were 2 years old, smelt funky but they say as long as they are salted, they don't go bad.






Re: Natural sausage casing? How long is it good for? [Re: Monster Toms] #7732111
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Originally Posted by Monster Toms
I have used some that were 2 years old, smelt funky but they say as long as they are salted, they don't go bad.

I didn't see and expiration date on either packs.


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Re: Natural sausage casing? How long is it good for? [Re: Monster Toms] #7732161
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Originally Posted by Monster Toms
I have used some that were 2 years old, smelt funky but they say as long as they are salted, they don't go bad.
For the record, they smell funky whether they were packed two weeks ago or two years. LOL


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Re: Natural sausage casing? How long is it good for? [Re: Finster] #7732253
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henry's in harrisville has casings if your looking for new ones.


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Re: Natural sausage casing? How long is it good for? [Re: Finster] #7732858
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Opened both packs today. Nothing smells rancid. Some of the casing looks a tinge brown. I don't think they can really go bad being packed in salt. At worst, they may be hard to stuff or just keep splitting.


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Re: Natural sausage casing? How long is it good for? [Re: Finster] #7733294
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well how did it go ?

Re: Natural sausage casing? How long is it good for? [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #7733427
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Originally Posted by Trapper Dahlgren
well how did it go ?

I haven't used it yet. Meat is in the game fridge. I'll be processing Tuesday.


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