METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PEELING SAUSAGE

An apparatus and method for removing casing from a body of a sausage includes an infeed mechanism to provide forward movement of the body of the sausage along a feed path, with the tuft of the sausage leading the body of the sausage. A cutting device is operatively connected to the apparatus for cutting the casing of the sausage. A tucker plate is moveable between an unengaged position to an engaged position. A pair of stripper rollers are positioned below the tucker plate assembly. The body of the sausage contacts the tucker plate, causing the grasping members to more from the unengaged to the engaged position, forcing the tuft down between the stripper rollers and the casing is removed.