Slim Jim Casings

[jax479]

Hello, we have looked for several days now to no avail ... can ANYONE please give me some information on where to find a small edible collagen casing for making snack sticks around the size of an original Slim Jim. The smallest we have found so far is about 15 mm but that is not the size of the Slim Jim. I am looking for information on casings or how to make the snack sticks so they have the small outer "shell" that makes the "snap". Thank you !

 

[diggingdogfarm]

You won't be able to go as small as Slim Jims without special casings and equipment.

The smallest readily available casings that I know of are the 15mm from Walton's, Inc.


~Martin

 

[daveomak]

How are you going to stuff them ?? Just curious....  

 

[dward51]

Dang, I did not even know they made them that small (15mm).  That would take a custom made stuffer tube for sure.  And if the mix is not very wet/loose it will be hard to cram in that little tube.

 

[jax479]

A friend of mine made me a small tube in his machine shop with stainless.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I can get 14mm but you will need to have a small tube with an OD of 8mm

From the casing supplier.

I have a 14mm/50' collagen for beef sticks. There are 50 sticks (2500' total) in the caddy, the price is $170 including shipping. Let me know if you want to order, thanks.

Adam

 

[BGKYSmoker]

14mm casings you will need to make or have a tube made with a 5/16 OD

 

[fagesbp]

Do y'all think the 15mm collagen casing will fit on a 3/8" OD tube? I made 1 out of copper tubing and stainless washers. I hope copper is ok? I used it to make my last batch of hotdogs.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Do y'all think the 15mm collagen casing will fit on a 3/8" OD tube? I made 1 out of copper tubing and stainless washers. I hope copper is ok? I used it to make my last batch of hotdogs.

Going to be tight. Nothing wrong with copper cuz your running the meat thru it to fast for any corrosion to occur.

 

[Stebo]

I can get 14mm but you will need to have a small tube with an OD of 8mm

From the casing supplier.

I have a 14mm/50' collagen for beef sticks. There are 50 sticks (2500' total) in the caddy, the price is $170 including shipping. Let me know if you want to order, thanks.

Adam[/QUO

I can get 14mm but you will need to have a small tube with an OD of 8mm

From the casing supplier.

I have a 14mm/50' collagen for beef sticks. There are 50 sticks (2500' total) in the caddy, the price is $170 including shipping. Let me know if you want to order, thanks.

Adam

Hi Adam,
I'm interested on either getting some 14mm casings or if I could get them through you.
Do you have an email I can contact you through and could give you my number as well.
Thanks in advance,
Steven

 

[daveomak]

The tube I used for the stuffer tube... It's thin wall... 1/2" = 12.7mm

Do y'all think the 15mm collagen casing will fit on a 3/8" OD tube? I made 1 out of copper tubing and stainless washers. I hope copper is ok? I used it to make my last batch of hotdogs.

 

[Stebo]

I can get 14mm but you will need to have a small tube with an OD of 8mm

From the casing supplier.

I have a 14mm/50' collagen for beef sticks. There are 50 sticks (2500' total) in the caddy, the price is $170 including shipping. Let me know if you want to order, thanks.

Adam

Hi, could you let me know where I can buy the 14mm? Can I buy it from you? If so please let me know your email.
Thanks

 

[pops6927]

The smallest stuffing tube available commercially is the ½" (12.7 mm) tube. I got mine several years ago. Sausage Maker has a SS one, ½", - https://www.sausagemaker.com/1-2-Stainless-Steel-Tube-for-Large-Stuffers-p/18-1116.htm - they also have one for the 5 lb. stuffer too. You can use natural or collagen casings, they carry 17 mm. which should fit.

 

[dward51]

If you look at the LEM 3/8" stuffing tube, it's actually 3/8" inner diameter and much larger outside. There are some very small 9mm tubes available on eBay from several sellers. I bought one a while back and have used it with 17mm casings, but not the 15mm ones. The LEM did not work well with the 17mm tubes which is why I bought the smaller 9mm one. They have them for both the common 5lb stuffers with the 1 9/16" base and the larger stuffers with the 2 1/16" tube base.

The LEM 3/8" (12.7mm) is on the left and the 9mm one from eBay on the right in this photo

 

[BGKYSmoker]

3/8" (OD) Tubes are available. I have one for my 5lb LEM. If you have plastic gears on your stuffer and want to get a 3/8" OD tube you will need to stuff slow so you dont break a gear.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Hope this helps some.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Hi, could you let me know where I can buy the 14mm? Can I buy it from you? If so please let me know your email.
Thanks

$170 for 14mm is a good price. Just make sure your stuffer can handle the small 8mm tube.

 

[marctrejo]

we get our casings from deweid. we have a tube that stuffs them just fine. the best way we do it is soak the casings in hot water for 30 to an hour before. then after we stuff them we hang them in the smoker then hang them to airdry. we call them buck sticks

 

[BGKYSmoker]

we get our casings from deweid. we have a tube that stuffs them just fine. the best way we do it is soak the casings in hot water for 30 to an hour before. then after we stuff them we hang them in the smoker then hang them to airdry. we call them buck sticks

You soak your collagen casings in hot water? or you use natural casings and soak in hot water?