What is the best way to store natural casings and how long can they be stored? I have wet vacuumed sealed them for now - used them yesterday and just want to know my options.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/971/storing-natural-casingsRSS for NodeFri, 11 Sep 2026 01:03:56 GMTThu, 27 Dec 2018 22:01:54 GMT60I usually drain through a strainer then place in a ziplock back with plenty of salt, work all the air out theno put the ziplocked bag in vacuum seal bag and seal, then place in the freezer, I have had casings last this way over a year with no problems.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/3056https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/3056Fri, 28 Dec 2018 22:39:40 GMTgbrown You should get about 12 months if they are in the original salt or salt solution that they came in. In the Meatgistics University section of meatgistics, we did a video and article https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/787/sausage-casings-104-shelf-life-storage that covers this and the shelf life and storage of Collagen and Fibrous casings as well.

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