<![CDATA[How do you get sheep casings on a stuffer tube?]]>I have a 5lb manual stuffer. It has plastic tubes, but I can not get sheep casings to open up to slide on the tube. What is the trick?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/35/how-do-you-get-sheep-casings-on-a-stuffer-tubeRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:36:02 GMTWed, 20 Jul 2016 23:22:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How do you get sheep casings on a stuffer tube? on Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:52:23 GMT]]>Just soak the casings in warm water for at least 10 minutes and rinse each one under running warm water before using it.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/227https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/227Sat, 30 Jul 2016 17:52:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you get sheep casings on a stuffer tube? on Sat, 30 Jul 2016 13:43:51 GMT]]>I use pre-tubed casings. Cost a little more but less frustrating for me.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/219https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/219Sat, 30 Jul 2016 13:43:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you get sheep casings on a stuffer tube? on Sat, 23 Jul 2016 18:58:37 GMT]]>Austin Thankyou…my trouble is opening up the ends. I will use your advice.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/101https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/101Sat, 23 Jul 2016 18:58:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you get sheep casings on a stuffer tube? on Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:21:45 GMT]]>Gravydave
Like mdseaside said, make sure you rinse, soak, and flush the casings first. Trimming off a inch or so to get a good edge could help as well.
If just using your hands to try and get the end opened up doesn’t work, try to find something with a blunt end so you won’t tear the casing to help open up the end of the casing with. You might just need something smaller than your fingers to be able to manipulate the casing opening.

Other than that, have you ever tried using collagen casings? I definitely prefer collagen for just about every application. You don’t get the curved appearance to the sausage, but I think collagen is a lot easier to work with, but it can depend on exactly what kind of sausage you are making and your own personal preferences.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/99https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/99Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:21:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you get sheep casings on a stuffer tube? on Thu, 21 Jul 2016 22:34:52 GMT]]>we soak our casings in warm water and apply a liberal amount of vegetable oil when feeding it onto the stuffer tube. Hope this helps!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/91https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/91Thu, 21 Jul 2016 22:34:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How do you get sheep casings on a stuffer tube? on Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:22:22 GMT]]>Gravydave: Do you soak your casings first. I soak them for about a half hour in warm water and rinse and put back in warm water. Then I give the stuffer tube a light shot of Pam cooking spray and sometimes it helps to trim off an inch or two to give you a good edge to start from. Hope this helps.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78Thu, 21 Jul 2016 03:22:22 GMT