where to buy sausage casings

Where is a good northside location to buy sausage casings, preferably on the smaller side so I can make many of diffferent variety?

I'm using goat meat, so lamb casings would work well too.

The only one I know of, but I'm sure there are more, is Northwestern Cutlery, which sells two sizes (I think) of casings. For more information than that, you'd have to ask them.

Northwestern Cutlery Supply Inc
(312) 421-3666
810 W Lake St
Chicago, IL 60607

gleam wrote:The only one I know of, but I'm sure there are more, is Northwestern Cutlery, which sells two sizes (I think) of casings.

Ed,

Northwestern sells dry and, I'm pretty sure, not natural. For natural, as in from an animal, I typically buy from Paulina, which carries medium hog casings packed in salt, but I've also gone to Joe the Sausage King and, believe it or not, Whole Foods, and simply asked if I could buy some of their casings as they make sausage in-house.

Grant Park Packing has them as does Peoria Packing. Peoria Packing has them behind the counter, you have to ask. Both sell natural casings packed in salt.

Most any butcher shop, that makes it's own sausage will sell them to you and, I'd bet, most Mexican and/or full service non-chain grocers, such as Market Place on Oakton, Caputo's, Minelli Bros, Andy's Deli etc. stock natural casings.

Suggestion to Griffin, Call First!

Enjoy,
Gary

Paulina Market
3501 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
773-248-6272

Peoria Packing
1300 W Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60607
312-738-1800
M-Sat 6am-5pm
Sunday 9am-3pm

Grant Park Packing
842 W Lake
Chicago, IL 60607
312-421-4096

Andy's Deli
5442 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60630
773-631-7304

Joe's Market
4452 N Western Ave.
Chicago, IL. 60625
773-478-5443

Caputo's Food Market
2558 N Harlem Ave
Elmwood Park, IL 60707
708-453-0155

MarketPlace on Oakton
4817 W Oakton
Skokie, IL 60077
847-677-9330

Minelli Brothers
7780 N Milwaukee Ave
Niles, IL 60714
847-965-1315

G Wiv wrote:Ed,

Northwestern sells dry and, I'm pretty sure, not natural.

I'm fairly certain you're right I never said they were the best casings, just that casings were sold

gleam wrote:I'm fairly certain you're right I never said they were the best casings, just that casings were sold

Ed,

(in my best Ed McMahon voice)

You are Correct Sir!

Enjoy,
Gary

griffin wrote:Where is a good northside location to buy sausage casings, preferably on the smaller side so I can make many of diffferent variety?

I'm using goat meat, so lamb casings would work well too.

just picked up some hog casing at Roselle International Market for the loukaniko (greek sausage) im making for Greek Easter this Sunday. Im sure you are far from Roselle but my point is that any place that makes their own sausage is bound to have casings in house (like this place). Came in a lb bag of brine already cleaned