do you prick your sausage

fryup

Before you fry or grill...do you prick/pierce your sausages??

Because i was advised today to do so whilst frying my bangers, seemingly they cook quicker that way.

MadsL

Apt username is apt

refusetolose

the skin could tear easier if you prick

Abi

fryup wrote: »

Before you fry or grill...do you prick/pierce your sausages??

Because i was advised today to do so whilst frying my bangers, seemingly they cook quicker that way.

It gets rid of air pockets under the skin.

castletownman

I got my sausage pricked a few years ago. A new man now.

opinion guy

Prscription for a statin for the OP please!!!!

1ZRed

Ohh the innuendos

kneemos

A lot of double entendre this evening.

CrazyRabbit

I cut them lengthways & flatten them out a bit. I have always done this as that's what my parents did.
I guess it reduces cooking time by increasing the surface area in contact with the pan, and they fit better on a sandwich as well.

Standard Toaster

I'll just leave this here.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casing_(sausage)

Super-Rush

Don't prick them.

It lets out all the juice and ruins the sausage.

Where To

I like dipping my sausage in something saucy.

BlitzKrieg

Penis...

dr.bollocko

If you pricked a hole in a sausage you served me I'd beat you to death with it.

kingtut

Pricking them stops them from spitting during cooking and also allows the fat to run free during the cooking process.

So OP... to prick or not to prick, the choice is yours :cool:

castletownman

fryup wrote: »

Before you fry or grill...do you prick/pierce your sausages??

Because i was advised today to do so whilst frying my bangers, seemingly they cook quicker that way.

Hehe

Schism

Did you and Where To confer before posting thread titles?!

Also, I've heard that before. I thought it was to stop them from curling up or something.

VinLieger

Very easy to avoid them splitting without pricking them, in fact ive found if i prick em they split more than if i didnt, also i reckon it lets out all the good stuff

PizzamanIRL

NO! You might hurt the pig.

carrig2

I don't have a sausage but would like one.

Abi

Wiki wrote:

Casing, sausage casing, or sausage skin is the material that encloses the filling of a sausage. Casings are divided into two categories, natural and artificial. Artificial casings, such as collagen, cellulose, plastic, and extruded casings, are relatively new to the field, mainly borne of market demand during the technological advances of the early 20th century.

Natural sausage casings (“casings”) are made from the sub-mucosa, a layer of the intestine that consists mainly of naturally occurring collagen. This should not be confused with collagen casings, which are artificially processed from collagen derived from the skins of cattle. Natural casings are derived from the intestinal tract of farmed animals.

Artificial casings are made of collagen, cellulose, or even plastic and may not be edible. Artificial casings from animal collagen can be edible, depending on the origin of the raw material.

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darrcow

i like pulling the skin back on my sausage before feeding it to the wife:D

Karona

I always prick my sausages.

Sausages from the deep fat fryer in a sandwich = Heaven.