DOT Code: 529.687-150

Industry: meat products
Alternate Titles: roper; sausage linker

Twists and ties casings filled with sausage to form links of specified length: Ties one end of stuffed sausage casing with twine to prevent contents from spilling out. Presses casing between thumb and index finger at length specified. Twists casing at pressed section to form link. Twirls remaining length of stuffed casing to make additional links. Ties ends of stuffed casings to make longer string of links. Drapes sausages over rack for subsequent processing. Cuts casings to remove defective parts or to separate links, using cutting tool. May retie ends. May hold stomachs or casings during filling by Sausage Maker (meat products) and tie ends.

GOE: 06.04.28 STRENGTH: M GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 3 DLU: 77