The Best Breakfast Sausage Brands, According to Pro Cooks

Are you a brunch fanatic? A pro-pancake-flipper? An expert at eggs? Sure you are! And as such, we’re sure you’ve sauteed up plenty of breakfast sausages to serve alongside your breakfast makes.

This weekend, though, we challenge you to make your best brunch yet by pairing your go-to recipes with the best breakfast sausage. Don’t know which brand is really the best? Don’t worry—our Test Kitchen experts sorted it all out.

How Our Test Kitchen Found the Best Breakfast Sausage

We took this test (like all our product tests) very seriously. Our Test Kitchen crew tested six brands of breakfast sausage links side-by-side in a blind tasting. Imagining their ideal Saturday morning feast, our team of pros judged each link according to these qualities:

Flavor: How does the sausage taste? What spices and herbs are present? Does it seem like something you’d like to enjoy alongside pancakes or eggs? Texture: What’s the texture of the sausages like? Does the casing give a satisfying snap? Is the meat perfectly ground or a bit too coarse (or smooth)? Appearance: How do the sausages look once cooked up? Are they evenly browned? Do they look tasty? Our Test Kitchen-Preferred Brands

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