Prick the skins before you cook them, then they won't crack.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:04, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Also good advice if you ever eat a baby.

( Kroney, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:05, Reply)

Always salt the skins

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:06, Reply)

Oh man, I love crackling.

( Kroney, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:07, Reply)

You're thinking of potatoes.

(PsychoChomp, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:07, Reply)

Thanks Rory

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:08, Reply)

I distinctly remember an advert with a cunt tv chef that said "the trick is, not to prick them"
I mean, I never prick sausages, just turn them almost constantly.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 13 May 2013, 13:18, Reply)

i hate sausages
but i did enjoy pricking them as a kid, when i was forced to eat them for dinner
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:24, Reply)

What does your therapist make of this?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:26, Reply)

i don't have one
but there is just something v satisfying in the sensation of the skin bursting
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:27, Reply)

*backs away slowly*

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:36, Reply)

*stabs hard and fast with fork*

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:38, Reply)

I'm spent

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:39, Reply)

You shouldn't prick them, they dry out.
That's a hangover from post war sausage casings which were dodgy. If you didn't prick them they'd burst hence the name 'bangers'. Long since irrelevant - but then you don't want sausage cooking tips from old Lida McYurtney up there anyway do ya?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:28, Reply)

Tsk. Nothing? Not even for 'Linda McYurtney'?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:41, Reply)

I ain't clicking it.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 13 May 2013, 13:44, Reply)