Fibrous Sausage Casings

FIBROUS Casings are produced by forming a continuous tube from a special type of paper which is impregnated with regenerated cellulose. They are permeable to smoke and used for a wide range of applications including boneless hams and cooked or dried sausages. They are especially well suited to the manufacture of products which are intended for slicing.

Applications

• Regular casings for applications where casing release or adhesion requirements are not critical.
• Meat Cling casings for adherence to products throughout processing. Ideal for products sliced in the casing. Gives an “old world” wrinkled appearance on chub products.

Features

• Excellent for all processed meats.
• Uniform and tight diameter control for increased yields.
• Flexible and strong to handle stress from stuffing, cooking and other processes.
• Smoke transfers well through the casing where in-house application is desired.
• Diameter sizes from 33 mm to 240 mm.
• Kosher certified.

Storage And Handling

Store Fibrous casing in a cool, dry place away from steam pipes or hot storage areas. Casing should remain sealed in original containers until it is ready for use. Keep stock current by using the oldest stock first. To avoid possible damage, do not use knives, sharp instruments and hooks to open cartons.
If the casings are exposed to freezing temperatures during transport or storage, they should be held at temperatures between 55° to 75° F (12° - 24° C) for at least two days before being used. Very cold casings would be likely to break during stuffing.

Casing Size	Stuffing Diameter		Circumference
	Inches	mm	Inches	mm
1/4	1.30	33	4-3/32	104
1/3	1.46	37	4-19/32	116
1/3L	1.50	38	4-23/32	119
1/2PS	1.54	39	4-27/32	122
1/2P	1.65	42	5-6/32	132
1SL	1.73	44	5-14/32	138
1K	1.81	46	5-22/32	144
1SL	1.89	48	5-30/32	151
1SM	1.97	50	6-6/32	157
1	2.01	51	6-10/32	160
1L	2.05	52	6-14/32	163
1W	2.09	53	6-18/32	166
1M	2.13	54	6-22/32	170
1-1/2	2.17	55	6-26/32	173
1-1/2L	2.32	59	7-9/32	185
2	2.40	61	7-17/32	192
2SL	2.48	63	7-25/32	198
2L	2.56	65	8-1/32	204
2-1/2S	2.76	70	8-21/32	220
2-1/2	2.87	73	9	229
3-12	2.99	76	9-12/32	239
4S	3.27	83	10-9/32	261
4	3.31	84	10-13/32	264
4L	3.39	86	10-21/32	270
5	3.46	88	10-28/32	276
5-1/2	3.70	94	11-20/32	295
5N	3.82	97	12	305
6M	4.02	102	12-20/32	320
6S	4.17	106	13-3/32	333
6-1/2	4.33	110	13-19/32	345
6-12M	4.41	112	13-27/32	352
7	4.49	114	14-3/32	358
7L	4.57	116	14-11/32	364
7-1/2	4.61	117	14-15/32	367
7-1/2K	4.65	118	14-19/32	371
8S	4.80	122	15-2/32	383
8	4.88	124	15-10/32	389
8L	5	1.27	15-22/32	399
9	5.24	133	16-15/32	418
9-1/2	5.47	139	17-6/32	436
10	5.67	144	17-26/32	452
10-1/2	5.91	150	18-18/32	471
11	6.14	156	19-9/32	490
11L	6.22	158	19-17/32	496
12	6.77	172	21-8/32	540
12L	6.93	178	21-24/32	553
14	7.48	190	23-16/32	597
18	8.66	220	27-6/32	691
20	9.45	240	29-22/32	754