Sausage Casings?

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know where I can find sausage casings?
I'd prefer synthetic, but any would be useful at this point..

I'm going to need a fair amount.

Thanks!

Comments

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

I believe I have seen buckets of them for sale in stop and shop.

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

This shouldn't sound as sinister as it does :)

[thespian.livejournal.com]

even if they don't have them out in the shopping area, i bet McKinnon's would sell them if you asked them. They've sold me supply stuff before.

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

we asked them a few years back and they either didn't have any, or have any to sell to us... but again, that was a few years ago

[genesayssitdown.livejournal.com]

what do you need them for??

[glen-highland.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing sausage making? :D Yeah, most any supermarket.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

cheaper than condoms, duh

LOL!

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

:)

i'm sorry in advance.

[clara-girl.livejournal.com]

...and the cat came back
the very next day...

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

I believe you can natural ones at Market Basket. No idea about synthetic.

Aren't they just made of pig intestines?

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

At least, they used to...

Re: Aren't they just made of pig intestines?

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

Some are, some are just collagen, and some are plastic.

Re: Aren't they just made of pig intestines?

[jenskot.livejournal.com]

Plastic?! Should we be eating those? :(

Re: Aren't they just made of pig intestines?

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

you peel those ones off.

Re: Aren't they just made of pig intestines?

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I love juicy plastic! :)

I bought mine at McKinnon's

[anu3bis.livejournal.com]

They were natural, and tough to handle. I used Ruhlman's Chacouterie book as a guide, and the sausage came out decent, but not great. I need more practice in keeping it cold AFTER the grind.

Alton Brown says you can order them online easily - http://www.onestopjerkyshop.com/product_info.php?products_id=144 was the first item to come up on a search.

Until I'm ready to practice sausage making again, I've been making various bacons and I'm making duck confit right now.

Have fun with the sausages! If you get it down, don't forget to post your results.

Re: I bought mine at McKinnon's

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

how do you make bacon?!

Probably too late but..

[guttyelg.livejournal.com]

If I were you, I'd get yours at savenor's, they have fresh casings, as opposed to the ones packed in salt that you usually find at regular grocery stores. I've found that they're easier to use fresh. Savenor's also carries pork back fat, which you'll probably need for your sausages and I've had a hard time finding at grocery stores.

Re: Probably too late but..

[curiositykt.livejournal.com]

where is savenor's?

Re: Probably too late but..

[anu3bis.livejournal.com]

Charles / MGH stop. Go out the doors, take a left, and it's across the street on the right-hand side. The also sell duck fat by the quart .

One warning - they are horrifically expensive.

Re: Probably too late but..

[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

Their other location is at 92 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, right near the Somerville line.