<![CDATA[Snack Stick Casings: Problem and Solution]]>I was having a little difficulty with wrinkly casings or casings that seemed to separate off the stick as you bit into them and I discovered the problem and thought I would add 2 cents to the discussion.

Old Collagen Casings.

I bought some new casings and that made all the difference. I had stored the old casings - who knew how old? - more than a year? 2 years? - in the crisper drawer in my fridge. They went on okay with no blowouts but the final product was lacking …

Ordered new casing and wow - night and day.

Going to store these on a shelf in the proverbially cool dry place and mark the date on them.

2 cents poorer

Hope this helps someone else who might of had this issue …

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/1128/snack-stick-casings-problem-and-solutionRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 22:15:44 GMTSun, 24 Feb 2019 14:07:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Snack Stick Casings: Problem and Solution on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:43:12 GMT]]>I did snack sticks this Christmas and ran out of the new casings/from Waltons and use some I had left over from last year/ Lem brand. After stuffing with the old snack stick casings, it left a slight corrugated texture like an esophagus, these were stored in my refrigerator for the past year. After smoking they were substantially wrinkly and the newer/fresh casing I stuffed, looked perfect. Next time, I won’t waste my time doing this, using old collagen casings.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/4094https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/4094Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:43:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Snack Stick Casings: Problem and Solution on Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:21:02 GMT]]>Lost River Jones That is a good point, if they were over 2 years, or approaching 2 years sometimes they can get dry and brittle. I haven’t noticed that older casings separate but if they were dry when you stuffed and cooked them I guess it makes sense that they wouldn’t adhere to the meat well.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/4092https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/4092Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:21:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Snack Stick Casings: Problem and Solution on Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:20:31 GMT]]>Lost River Jones
Thanks, good to know

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