WARNING: If you choose to read it that way, this post has the odd sausage-based innuendo. Sorry about that.
Sausages can be a problem when purchasing gluten-free food, because the majority are bulked up with breadcrumbs, obviously containing wheat and gluten. Occasionally, regular packets of sausages can be gluten-free, but it's not made clear on the front of the packaging. With the summer coming up, and hopefully a few barbeques, I am still looking for good quality sausages!
These sausages look like regular sausages! A little on the small side (this may be because I am used to bigger ones).
I tried both recommended cooking methods (grilling and shallow frying), and I will admit, the first two times I tried were a DISASTER. The outer casing (even though I regularly turned them!) was burnt, and the middle of the sausge was cooked through (just).
I tried cooking the sausages in a lot of oil, and they actually cooked nicely. I had to use kitchen paper on the sausages to wipe off the excess fat and oil, and there was a lot of fat drained from the pan. They shrunk a little whilst cooking (which happens to sausages which are lower quality with a lot of breadcrumbs).
Taste: When cooked in lot of oil, the sausages tasted nice, just like a regular sausage. I ate mine with a cooked breakfast and it tasted very fair - but not incredible.
Burnt offerings when grilled or cooked with low-fat oil. The inside was a nice enough sausage, but didn't taste seasoned enough and was quite bland. The outside tasted like burnt sausage. Overall the whole thing did not taste good.
Price: The price was £1.50 from Asda, which is a cheaper than any pack of gluten-free sausages I've ever bought! However, this price was definitely reflected in the quality.
Availibility: These were just available in Asda. Most other supermarkets tend to produce their own versions.
Clearly labelled gluten-free?: Yes. Written clearly on the front. (Also had the Coeliac UK crossed-grain logo). Not sold in the gluten-free section of the supermarket.
Nutritional value: High in fat (but then again, most sausages are!)
Overall rating: 5/10
Really unhappy with these sausages. Put in a better casing, these would taste a lot better! After cooking in a lot of oil, they turned out fine (and like any other sausage). Not the best gluten-free sausages you can get out there, I would recommend shopping around.
Never had a problem with these sausages from my local Asda, and I buy them every week. I've only ever grilled them and have never had a problem with shrinkage. Spot on gluten free sausages and definitely the best ones I've had so far.
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