horrible casing smell

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mrbeef

Smoke Blower
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Jan 17, 2015
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SE Iowa
Howdy everyone, it's been awhile since I've been on hope all is good for everyone. Today I got home and smelled a horrible smell and found it to be my casings I've had in the fridge. They have been siting in water and salt for about 4 months and the top of the water is slimy yellow and the smell makes you sick. What could have caused that? I'm gonna have to throw them out and don't want it to happen again.
 
My standing rule anything that smells bad, its gets tossed! Everytime no thought required, life is too short to sit that long on the ceramic throne because it was expensive or time consuming. Just let it go!

And I am still leary of roping...... but if it smelled............LOL
 
I bury unused soaked casing in kosher salt and store in a zipbag in the refer, lasts months. Re-soak when needed...JJ
 
Definitely contaminated.  Toss.  Make sure you have like 0.25 inches of salt lying on the bottom.  That way you know the water has been saturated completely.  Use warm water when you start the brine so the salt dissolves easier. 

I left mine in plain water for a week and ate them this weekend.  They seemed fine.  But yours are definitely contaminated.
 
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