Prick Summer Sausage Casings

[hydrostan]

We always prick natural casings, however we are not sure about collagen etc. casings. We used to prick them before putting them into the smoker. We tried smoking without pricking them, and I did not notice any difference.

Should we or shouldn't we

 

[DanMcG]

I use fibrous casings for summer sausage which come Pre-Pricked. I can't see a problem if you were to prick the collagens.