Description
Natural Beef Middles 60-65mm are a natural sausage casing. Beef middles are often used for Sopressata, Salami and Dry Sausages. The casings are packed in purified salt and have an indefinite shelf life when stored in the refrigerator.
What Are Beef Middles
Beef middles are the thick sections of a cow’s intestine. They are extremely durable and are generally used for making Sopressata, Salami and Dry Sausages. Beef middles are not edible and are usually peeled off prior to eating. Casings should be flushed inside and out with cold water, rinsed thoroughly and soaked in water overnight.
Natural Beef Middles 60-65mm Product Details:
- Non-edible
- Often used for Sopressata, Salami and Dry Sausages
- 60- 65mm in lenght*
- Stuffing capacity: 80-90 lbs.*
- Recommended seasoning: Salami Seasoning
Preparing Natural Casings
- Remove approximate amount you will need.
- Place casings in a clean food safe bowl.
- Rinse casings of salt under cool running water.
- Flush insides of casings to assist in smooth casing application.
- For small casings (<42mm): place bowl in cool water to soak for about 2 hours in refrigerator prior to use.
- For larger casings (>42mm): place bowl of beef bung, middles and/or rounds in refrigerator to soak overnight prior to use.
- Optional for smell control – add ½ tsp baking soda per cup of water.
- Optional for tenderizing – squeeze a lemon or a add a tablespoon of white vinegar to soaking water to refresh casings.
Refrigeration
The natural casings should be kept refrigerated until ready for use. Un-refrigerated, these salted casings may give off a strong odor. This is Normal. Simply put the casings back into the refrigerator and the odor will subside. Natural casings should never be frozen. It affects their integrity after thawing and will cause more blowouts.
Shipping Information
Natural casings cannot be shipped outside the United States. All natural casings are non-refundable and non-returnable.
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*Casing capacity depends on meat/fill density, size/lengths of links or loops and how tightly casings being filled.
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Kristin Mekulski (verified owner) –
We are using your beef middles and instacure plus the paprika and cayenne pepper to make Soupie. It is an old recipie from Italy and we are so happy to have the product we need to do the job right! The soupies are curing as we speak and they look fantastic. All of the products were perfect! I wish i could leave a photo here for you but I definitely recamend these products and we will be back!