Abstract: Apparatus for peeling casings from a string of sausages comprises roller means for driving that string of sausages past a knife assembly disposed to form a longitudinal slit in the casings, means are disposed downstream of the knife assembly for directing a jet of air towards the sausages to assist in the separation of the casings from the meat of the sausage and a vacuum wheel, across which the sausages are caused to pass and at which the casings are pulled away from the sausages to pass to a disposal region, is also provided. The apparatus is one which is easily disassembled for cleaning and repair purposes and one which is readily adjusted to handle sausages of different sizes.