Fine cooked sausages with diverse flavors and textures. Produced from category II and III meat with added fat and spices. Can be made in various casings and calibers.
Frankfurters belong to the fine cooked sausage group, made from category II and III meat with added fat. Required machinery includes a grinder (wolf), ice maker, cutter, stuffer, and Atmos smoking chambers for drying. Can be produced in natural casings, or a similar product can be made in non-edible plastic casings. Controlled weight loss in natural casings within Atmos smokers is 10%-12%.