I am always a bit dubious of economy goods if they contain meat. Even more so when even the premium products in the category, in this case sausages, are renowned for having dodgy off cuts and scrapings from the abattoir lobbed in them. So it was with some trepidation that I tried these economy sausages from Sainsbury.

However I was pleasantly surprised. These are no "butchers choice", they do not have chunks of meat or complex flavours, they have a smooth textured filling, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, and under the grill, the skins had a nice crisp element to them. The taste isn't pure porky goodness, you can detect some kind of grain in the mix, but at less than 10p a sausage this is to be expected.

The fat content is high, even for sausages, so these are not for those on a diet - but then sausages should always be a rare treat so this is really a throwaway comment, apart from the implications it has on cooking - you need to keep a close eye on these or they will spit out flames as the fat bursts through the skin.

If I was having to feed a group of mates after a night out on the beers, these would go down an absolute treat. They are cheap and cheerful snack, not the best, but what do you expect?!!