Your favorite heat-and-eat, store-bought sausages?

[daniels]

This question might be blasphemous posted in the Sausage forum so I posted here.

I don't yet have the interest to make my own sausages but I like them. What are you favorites that are available from Costco, Walmart, or other big stores?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[Colin1230]

I'm in the same boat as you. I normally look for Johnsonville simply because the quality is consistent. I'm sure there are lesser known brands that are as good if not better. Just my $.02.

 

[okie sawbones]

Johnsonville is everywhere, and tasty for what it is. I like aidells Andouille (no capital in aidells) sausage. Good in gumbo. Conecuh is also tasty.

 

[JLinza]

I've enjoyed these (not necessarily " heat & eat" ) but we enjoy them. They are local to Colorado, not sure how big of a scale they operate on. Not sure if you'll see these out your way.

 

[DougE]

When I don't have any homemade sausages, Eckrich smoked cheddar or jalapeno cheddar are decent. Also, the smoked cheddar sausage from Aldi. All are fully cooked, so ready to eat quickly.

 

[Hijack73]

I would eat the Johnsonville Better Cheddar or Jalapeno Cheddar. I also used to not mind Hillshire Farms if I could toss it on the smoker for an hour or 90 minutes while the main course was rolling.

But honestly the quality had dropped so much over the last 5 or 10 years that I ate it less and less. Tired of gristle and bits of bone and whatnot.

Gumbo I used Hillshire Farms or Johnsonville. It was the best of the bleh.

Ever so thankful that I did learn to roll my own.

 

[DougE]

I would eat the Johnsonville Better Cheddar or Jalapeno Cheddar.

I actually prefer the Eckrich versions of those over Johnsonville, and they're a little cheaper.

 

[Hijack73]

I actually prefer the Eckrich versions of those over Johnsonville, and they're a little cheaper.

If I ever need to buy store bought again I'll try it out. I liked Eckrich products when I was younger, this commercial with Crosby Stills and Nash was great to 10 or 12 year old me lol.

 

[DougE]

If I ever need to buy store bought again I'll try it out. I liked Eckrich products when I was younger, this commercial with Crosby Stills and Nash was great to 10 or 12 year old me lol.

Damn! A blast from the past! I'd forgotten about those ads on the boob tube way back when.

 

[912smoker]

Conecuh!

Keith

 

[Texascat]

These from Sam's. I usually throw these on the smoker when doing my other sides. Everybody always enjoys them.

 

[radioguy]

Second for Conecuh. I like the taste of the Costco 1/4 hot dogs and they also carry a pretty good garlic kielbasa.

RG

 

[daniels]

Great replies! Thanks guys. This gives me some good ideas.

I typically get Eckrich, Hillshire Farms, Johnsonville, and Amylu with Amylu being my favorites but they're not always available.

Thanks again!

 

[bill ace 350]

This is a very good sausage.

 

[fxsales1959]

we have a local Italian market that has tasty sausage. Mama's in charge of anything that isn't going in the smoker. she usually guts them for spagetti sauce and such.

 

[chef k-dude]

I get this stuff at Food Lion, dont know if you have those stores out there though. They practice the evil of shrinkflation as bad as any though. Pizzes me off...just package a freaking pound and charge me for it, dont treat me like an idiot. I know prices have gone up, when have they not? Any excuse as long as they get people to buy.

I wait till it goes on sale and buy several though...they can play games all they want but they have to put their stuff on sale at some point, and that's when I pounce! I seldom buy any proteins at full goyim retail, and I'm not even Jewish! They have a kielbasa and andouille too. I use the andouille in my gumbo. It's maybe a little better than the Hillshire/Eckrich/Johnsonville stuff, but its all a disappointment once you've has real Louisiana sausage. Nobody makes that coarse, drier sausage like a Cajun, most of these "sausages" we are discussing here have the texture of baloney. Good, but not "great".

I like to make my own bulk sausage sometimes, always better than most store-bought. I just didn't have much luck stuffing and smoking. You have to have the right formulas to really do that right. I DO stuff my own boudin when I make it though, even though its really not necessary, but there's something about squeezing it out of the casing like a go-gurt that makes it more "authentic" to me

Something else I've started doing over the years is when fresh sausages like brats go on sale (store-brands are as good as name brands, sometimes better), I'll buy several packs and grill them all at the same time. Then I'll freeze portions for easy-button meals. They heat easily in the microwave.

 

[mneeley490]

These are usually available at my local Costco. Your mileage may vary.

 

[Central PA Cowboy]

Great Value

 

[Recteqer]

This is a very good sausage.View attachment 719427

You`re obviously living in upstate NY to be able to get Gianelli`s, lol.
It is the BEST sausage ever made! I`m from Syracuse, originally, now i live south of the S-Cuse`

 

[bill ace 350]

You`re obviously living in upstate NY to be able to get Gianelli`s, lol.
It is the BEST sausage ever made! I`m from Syracuse, originally, now i live south of the S-Cuse`

Southern Jefferson County, lake side.