Black
Farmers Daughter - ChipolataPremium pork chipolatas the packaging says with "flavours without frontiers" and gluten free too! Mind you soya flour as an alternative ingredient should be interesting then...
I was left wandering about the local supermarket whilst the family were doing other household stuff, you know washing powder/liquid, dishwasher tabs, scouring pads etc etc, and frankly the attraction of the hot counter and sausage & bacon aisle was just too much.
These retail packed 90% pork chipolatas looked interesting and the colour of / text on the packaging "persuaded me" to pick up a pack (so marketing and product placement works then?).
So firstly the packaging. Using a deeply ridged tray to hold the contents in place did nothing for the raw sausages I have to say, with the ridges perfectly reflected and indented in to the skins. Yes OK they tasted very good and having dents in the pre-cooked state is being picky I agree, but presentation does matter. Plus it took me ages to massage the dents out before cooking...
The skins used are natural sheeps casings which is a major plus as those collagen skins used for some inferior sausages are not good.
They cooked up they look OK, browned well and provided a medium firm(ish) bite and more's the point, a good taste. (Couldn't taste the soya flour specifically though as it happens)
A slight amount of spitting from a couple in the fry pan and a small squirt of fat like a very tiny water pistol jet did make it's way on to my shirt, but that's the managed professional risk we face!
All in all, not too dusty OK supermarket packed sausage. As a premium everyday "red tractor" sausage not so sure. They were OK given the noticeable weight loss in cooking.
If you were to try these yourself, why not let us know what you think?
Black Farmers Daughter - Chipolata
(Oct
2012)
Here's the
sample details:
130x18mm before cooking, 130x18mm
after.
34g before cooking, 27g after.
That's a shrinkage of 0% & weight loss of approx
20%.
8 in a 340g pack at £2.89 (£8.49/Kg)
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