What are they? Richmond Irish Sausages have been around since 1926. They are a well recognised brand name of sausages available in supermarkets and corner shops alike.

Packaging: 8 thick pork sausages are contained within a transparent plastic wrapping. The main display panel contains the distinctive Richmond logo with the recognisable green colour. The weight of the packet is 454g or 1lb.

Appearance: The raw sausages are a light pink colour, approximately the length of your middle finger that are tied together by the end of each sausage. The sausages are tightly packed but are soon restored to a more conventional sausage appearance during cooking. Once you have pre-heated the oven and the sausages are cooking away, they have a nice glistening appearance. Once the sausages are cooked they become a very visually appetising golden brown colour.

Smell: When you open up the raw sausages they give off a light meaty smell. In the oven during cooking the smell permeates excellently and really whets the appetite.

Taste: The cooked sausages are brown and crispy on the outside and light, meaty and pink on the inside. The taste is superb and very moreish. The meat does also not taste to heavy either.

Healthy?: The sausages do give out some fat during cooking, and contain 8.1g saturated fats per 100 g grilled sausages. So like most sausages the Richmond Sausages are not particularly healthy, but are oh so tasty...

Overall: I found these sausages excellent with baked beans, potatoes and HP sauce. If you feel like a fairly simple uncomplicated meal, these bangers are superb. These sausages are some of the best around.