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Cooking sausages under an electric grill

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M0nica Wed 17-Mar-21 18:16:53

This is really an enquiry on DD's behalf. I hope that is allowed.

She has just replaced an all gas cooker with a dual fuel cooker, which means an electric grill. When ever she grills sausages under the grill, the fat spatters, hits the grill elements andwhich then burn it producing lots of smoke. Something the gas grill didn't do.

Does anyone else grill sausages under an electric grill and how do they deal with the clouds of smoke this produces?

Allsorts Sat 19-Apr-25 07:25:55

I Air Fry.

Astitchintime Sat 19-Apr-25 07:17:10

Airfryer mostly every time..........not that we have sausage very often. Occasionally cook them in the oven if it is on for other things and then the sausages are in a roasting bag.

Calendargirl Sat 19-Apr-25 07:10:29

Reported -Expert Grill,

crazyH Fri 18-Apr-25 23:15:42

All this talk of sausages makes me hungry. Today is Good Friday. I don’t usually eat meat on Fridays especially not Good Friday. I might treat myself to Sausage and Chips tomorrow.

chrissys Fri 18-Apr-25 22:44:43

you should use Expert Grill

Lovetopaint037 Wed 27-Nov-24 08:05:07

I used to have dissatisfaction with cooking sausages. Never grilled them but fried them which browned the outside but the inside was a problem so used to cook them in the oven with the outsides not as brown as I liked but inside well cooked. Now I can cook them just as I like them with my Ninja air fryer. They cook through and look really good.

petra Tue 26-Nov-24 22:41:28

Allira

petra

I would think that MOnicas daughter has sorted it by now. She’s had *3 YEARS TO PRACTICE.
LOOK AT THE DATE.

They should be lovely and brown by now.

When they’re brown they’re done. When they’re black they’re buggered. 😂
Perhaps MOnica could tell us that this 3YEAR OLD PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED.

Allira Tue 26-Nov-24 22:22:55

petra

I would think that MOnicas daughter has sorted it by now. She’s had *3 YEARS TO PRACTICE.
LOOK AT THE DATE.

They should be lovely and brown by now.

Oopsadaisy1 Tue 26-Nov-24 21:29:34

Oh dear i didn’t look at the date!

Oopsadaisy1 Tue 26-Nov-24 21:29:05

I have an electric grill, the only way to cook them without flames and smoke is with the grill pan on a lower rail and turn the grill down to slower setting.

In the end I gave up and I now put them in the oven.

Debbi58 Tue 26-Nov-24 20:55:31

I grill mine under a electric grill. Just reduce the heat , they won't spit then

David49 Tue 26-Nov-24 18:41:00

If I have time and more than a couple to cook I use the oven
other wise a frying pan, if I’m doing Tomatoes and Mushrooms too, or Air fryer, never the Grill.

petra Tue 26-Nov-24 17:16:40

Georgesgran

Well, I tried to point out it was an *OLD THREAD!!!*

Georgesgran
Shall we try again 🤦🏼‍♀️
MOnica POSTED THIS IN MARCH 2021.

Gwyllt Tue 26-Nov-24 17:07:12

Air fryer every time hate cleaning grills. Only suitable for toast and toasted sandwiches

Iam64 Tue 26-Nov-24 13:02:52

Since my new kitchen was fitted, the small top oven doubles as grill and microwave.
I’ve given up grilling sausages, I fry or if they’re big fat ones, oven cook, (yes I know, profligate)

harryjohnny1 Tue 26-Nov-24 12:58:09

Yes, grilling sausages under an electric grill can cause spattering and smoke as the fat hits the elements. To reduce this, try using a drip tray to catch excess fat or place the sausages lower in the grill. If you're open to alternatives, a Master Forge grill might give better results with less smoke due to better ventilation

Georgesgran Mon 04-Nov-24 21:22:02

Well, I tried to point out it was an OLD THREAD!!!

Ilovecheese Mon 04-Nov-24 20:40:12

I microwave 2 sausages for 1 minute 30 seconds then put them under the electric grill to colour.
I wish I still had my eye level gas grill.

Witzend Mon 04-Nov-24 20:12:31

I always do ours (good quality minimal fat ones) in a frying pan.

Whethertomorrow Mon 04-Nov-24 17:48:41

I boil my sausages for ten minutes in a good rolling boil. Then brown in frying pan.

Grannynannywanny Mon 04-Nov-24 17:29:21

I think harryjoe is cooking spam fritters not sausages.

petra Mon 04-Nov-24 17:22:41

I would think that MOnicas daughter has sorted it by now. She’s had *3 YEARS TO PRACTICE.
LOOK AT THE DATE.

Georgesgran Mon 04-Nov-24 17:20:26

I think harryjoe slipped in an advert and resurrection an OLD THREAD?

Lesley60 Mon 04-Nov-24 17:19:48

I often used to grill sausage under an electric grill before the air fryer was invented, I think the secret is putting them on a lower shelf

Jaxjacky Mon 04-Nov-24 17:14:28

3 year old post, but I guess sausages are still needing to be cooked.