Tips for preventing sausages from untwisting

[daniel craig]

It seems like no matter what I do my sausage is always come on twist and they just kind of end up as one poorly stuffed long sausage as opposed to a bunch of separate ones.

I'm using natural casings and try not to pack them too tight. Any tips?

 

[buck460XVR]

I always alternate the direction of twist from one link to the next.

 

[Barbaroja]

Alternate the twist direction and then let them sit uncovered in the fridge for a few hours before packaging

 

[Flintknapper]

Alternate the twist direction and then let them sit uncovered in the fridge for a few hours before packaging

^^^^

This...when making multiple small links. Otherwise make larger 'loops'.

 

[Patocazador]

Yummy!

 

[9x56MS]

Thanks for the tip. My wife and I just made 75 lbs of venison burger and sausage and we were both lamenting how they untwisted. Will definitely remember this next year. We mix with pork butt then seasoning.

 

[daniel craig]

Alternate the twist direction and then let them sit uncovered in the fridge for a few hours before packaging

I hadn't thought about letting them sit uncovered in the fridge before packaging that's a good idea! I will try that next time thank you!

 

[9x56MS]

Having some of the Italian sausage for dinner tommorow.

 

[daniel craig]

Having some of the Italian sausage for dinner tommorow.

Yummm

 

[9x56MS]

Yummm

It was delicious next year we are going to try making andouille sausage and smoking it.