Smoked Collagen Casings 19mm – Snack Stick Size, Edible

Smoked collagen casings in 19mm — the standard size for snack sticks, pepperoni sticks, and venison sticks. Edible, straight-walled, and built to come through a long smoke without splitting.

Out of stock? You can still get 19mm casings today. Our Dried Sausage Sticks Kit includes 19mm collagen casings along with the seasoning and cure, and it's in stock now.

Regular collagen can blow out when it hits sustained smoker heat. These are processed differently: the casing is smoked during manufacture, which firms the collagen and gives it the amber color you see in the photo. It holds its shape through the whole cycle and picks up a little smoke flavor of its own along the way.

Popular with hunters through deer season — 19mm is the size that turns trim and odd cuts into something that keeps well and travels. Pair them with our snack stick seasoning and a cure, and one package handles about 30 lbs of meat.

How to use them

The casings arrive pleated into strands. Unfurl a strand and slide it onto a 1/2" stuffing tube — the 1/2" tube for 5 lb stuffers or the 1/2" tube for 15–30 lb stuffers, depending on your machine — then stuff as normal. Collagen is thin and tender and clings to the meat once stuffed, so there's no need to prick or tie.

Do not soak these casings. Unlike natural casings, strand collagen goes on dry. Soaking makes it slippery and prone to tearing. Keep the package refrigerated and sealed between uses — if casings have dried out and turned brittle, a quick dip in water is enough to make them workable again, but that's a repair, not a prep step.

19mm Smoked Collagen Casings — Details

• Edible, made from beef hide collagen
• Ideal for snack sticks, pepperoni sticks and venison sticks
• Size: 19mm (approximately 3/4" when stuffed*)
• Total length per package: 148 feet
• Stuffing capacity per package: approximately 30 lbs*
• Use with a 1/2" stuffing tube
• Do not wet or soak before stuffing
• Keep refrigerated and sealed

*Capacity depends on fill density, link length, and how tightly the casings are stuffed.

Casing color may appear lighter in person than in the product photo.

Other sizes for sticks

For a thinner stick, our Brown Mahogany Collagen Casings 16mm give a deeper color and a snappier bite. For a thicker stick closer to a hot dog, go to Smoked Collagen Casings 26mm. The full range is in our collagen casings collection.