<![CDATA[Collagen Casing Availability]]>Exploring the world of Snack Sticks… I noticed the following casings are available only in bulk:
15 mm Smoke Collagen Casings
17 mm Smoke Collagen Casings
18 mm Smoke Collagen Casings
These seem to be sweet spot size for Snack Sticks…

Wondering why they are not offered in smaller quantities, more appealing to the home processor?

Are people buying these in bulk, doing group buys or just avoiding them?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/3878/collagen-casing-availabilityRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 19:41:20 GMTWed, 12 May 2021 16:20:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Fri, 14 May 2021 22:11:56 GMT]]>16mm isn’t going anywhere Grimpuppy !

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37710https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37710Fri, 14 May 2021 22:11:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Fri, 14 May 2021 20:29:15 GMT]]>I love the 16mm. As long as you keep them in 3 pack I will be happy.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37704https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37704Fri, 14 May 2021 20:29:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Fri, 14 May 2021 15:28:59 GMT]]>Jonathon Both - But if I could only choose one, I’d pick 17mm. I love you are considering smaller quantities in the 17 and 18mm.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37687https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37687Fri, 14 May 2021 15:28:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Wed, 12 May 2021 21:54:32 GMT]]>PokeChop Yes, we might/probably are going to be increasing the # of options for collagen casings that are available in smaller packs. That will probably be a 3 pack. So, we have 16 and 19 in smoke. What would people rather see, the 17 or 18 in a 3 pack?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37515https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37515Wed, 12 May 2021 21:54:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Wed, 12 May 2021 20:46:39 GMT]]>Thank you everyone for your feedback. I’m confident I’ll be smiling, thinking of what you said, when I try my first batch of Snack Sticks. After watching the Meatgistics University videos, I was thinking 16mm casings and a 10mm or 12mm horn was doable… maybe not 🙂 Man - there’s a lot of science in meat processing.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37508https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37508Wed, 12 May 2021 20:46:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Wed, 12 May 2021 20:40:09 GMT]]>Jonathon What might be changing? Availability of 17mm and 18mm casings? That would be cool!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37507https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37507Wed, 12 May 2021 20:40:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Wed, 12 May 2021 18:14:58 GMT]]>Also, this could possibly be changing in the future.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37467https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37467Wed, 12 May 2021 18:14:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Wed, 12 May 2021 18:14:41 GMT]]>PokeChop Tex_77 is correct on the sizing, though we do have the 16mm in 3 packs if you really want to use smaller ones.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37466https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37466Wed, 12 May 2021 18:14:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Wed, 12 May 2021 17:06:46 GMT]]>I also agree with Tex_77. If you try to stuff 15mm casings (or much anything smaller than 19mm), you’ll find yourself in quite a situation with home processing equipment. Either you will be cranking so hard that you might actually damage your equipment or you will be adding so much water that it’ll hardly be worth it. Either way, you’ll be right back on here asking what happened.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37458https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37458Wed, 12 May 2021 17:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Wed, 12 May 2021 16:51:02 GMT]]>Tex_77 said in Collagen Casing Availability:

PokeChop I am pretty sure the reasoning behind that, and the reason the 19MM Smoke are available in smaller quantities is because anything smaller than 19MM doesn’t work well with home processing equipment, specifically most home use stuffers as the pressures required to stuff casing that small is tremendous.

I think Tex_77 pretty well nails the reason you see this.
A commercial operation has the equipment needed to stuff the pencil-thin sticks and would be buying casings in bulk quantities.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37456https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37456Wed, 12 May 2021 16:51:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Collagen Casing Availability on Wed, 12 May 2021 18:13:48 GMT]]>PokeChop I am pretty sure the reasoning behind that, and the reason the 19MM Smoke are available in smaller quantities is because anything smaller than 19MM doesn’t work well with home processing equipment, specifically most home use stuffers, as the pressures required to stuff casing that small is tremendous.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37455https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/37455Wed, 12 May 2021 18:13:48 GMT