Plastic Casings
Oversea Casing provides a complete line of Plastic Casings for every application from cook-in casings, non-cook-in casings, hot fill, chill and reheat casings. Our Plastic Casings are great for ground meat packaging, lunch meats, Mexican sausage, and more!
Oversea Casing provides a complete range of plastic casings for every application:
- Cooked Ham
- Cooked Bologna
- Cooked Salami
- Cooked Pepperoni
- Mortadella
- Liver Sausage
- Ground Beef and Pork Packaging
- Mexican Style Sausage
Types
Cook and Ship Round Casings
- For deli products and retail chubs
- Cook and Ship plastic casings are multi layered for a high barrier to water and oxygen for maximized product shelf life
- Their high shrink force and just-right meat adhesion minimize purge and maximize yield
Sliced Molded or D-Shape Products
- Made with flat width stability and high oxygen barrier to guarantee consistent size
- Either in a mold or in a D-shape, as well as provide extended shelf life prior to slicing
- Their high shrink/low shrink force and just-right meat adhesion minimize purge and maximize slicing yields
Fresh or Frozen Plastic Casings
- For form, chill, freeze applications, these casings are for fresh ground meat, ground sausage or pet food applications chilled or frozen
- Ideal for patty forming
Smoke Flavor and Solo Transfer Casings
- From light smoke, golden color products to heavy smoke, Black Forest ham color
- These casings have all the barrier qualities of plastic casing, while transferring color and/pr smoke flavor to the final product
- Designed for maximum yield and shelf life, while offering the look and flavor of traditional
Packaging
Available in the following put ups :
- Reels
- Cut Pieces
- Cut and Tied
- Cut and Safety Tied
- Cut and Clipped
- Shirred
- Custom Printing up to 5 colors front and back is also available
Sizes
Stuffed Diameter |
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40-153 mm
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28-120 mm
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17-32 mm |
32-51 mm
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2″ – 16″ Flatwidth |
These casings are available in a wide variety of sizes and packaging configurations. Contact your Account Executive to get the best fibrous casing for needs.
Preparation
Stuffing
- It is important to stuff to the recommended stuffing diameter
- Stuffing too loose can create wrinkled product after cooking and cooling
- Over stuffing can cause non- uniform diameter or breakage during stuffing or cooking
Clipping
- It is crucial to use the right clip size to prevent clip slippage (too large) or casing tearing (too small)
- Dialing in the correct clipping pressure is equally important
- Make sure clipper is well maintained, functioning properly and free of rough or sharp edges
Cooking
- Similar cooking cycles as used for fibrous casings can be used with cooked product in plastic casing
- As there is virtually no moisture loss with these casings, products generally need to be formulated with lower initial water content
Cooling
- After cooking, cool the product with water or in a brine chill
