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Usinger sausages

Usinger's chicken cordon bleu sausage

Somehow I’ve managed to make a big mistake, I’m not sure how it happened but I hang my head in shame. I’ve lived in Wisconsin for 8 years and I’m just now finding out about Usinger’s sausages. It seems unthinkable… all the sausages I could have eaten but didn’t. I promise to make up for lost time though, they are that good.

I’ve always been crazy about sausages, ever since the ’80s when Bruce Aidell introduced the Bay Area to his delightful and tasty sausage blends. Then as per usual many other companies jumped into the fray seeing that they could make a fast buck and many, many, bad sausages were made. Here in town our Whole Foods makes the worst sausages on earth…they disgust me they are so bad. I know that might sound harsh, but really, they’re awful!

But let me tell you, these Usinger’s sausages are fabulous. We tried the chicken cordon bleu, named as such because they have some ham and cheese in them, and they have a juicy, big flavor that just knocked us over. They’re already cooked so I heated them up and gave them a nice brown finish. It made for a quick and easy weeknight dinner with a side of spinach and some caramelized onions and fennel.

Usinger’s is a family owned and operated business located in Milwaukee. They have a ton of good-looking products that I’m looking forward to trying.

Note: they didn’t pay me or ask me to say these nice things, because you know I wouldn’t do that.

Another note: Thanks to everyone who so kindly let me know about the php error at the bottom of my blog. It was a nightmare to try and fix, mostly because my theme was ancient and the developer dropped off the face of the earth. I’ve been fiddling about with it for awhile trying to fix it and today I gave up and adopted a new theme that I hope will remain current for another few years. Let me know if you see any issues or have any problems.

June 11, 2008 | Filed Under Local, Wisconsin, beef, fish, poultry, pork, favorite products, food, geek fast food, low carb, low cal, quick and easy 

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8 Responses to “Usinger sausages”

  1. tubesteak on June 11th, 2008

    Mmmm!! That looks soooo good!!! It may have to crack the list of the best tubes of meat!!!

    http://decentcommunity.org/2008/06/11/most-decent-tubes-of-meat/

  2. MadLisa on June 11th, 2008

    Hi Vanessa,

    Usinger sausages are delicious and I love the onion and fennel~! That’s a SBF meal I could go for! Did you buy the sausage in Madison or order it?

  3. Erin on June 11th, 2008

    Usinger’s are amazing. We dont mess around with our sausages in Wisconsin.

    Congrats on fixing your theme. I have to say I sort of miss the cute and perky multicolor stripe at the top though…

  4. Flaime on June 13th, 2008

    That explains the theme change! I thought maybe you’d been hacked…

  5. vanessa on June 13th, 2008

    Erin, the perky stripe is back…it just took me a few days to figure out where to put it. Actually it is a photo of the fabric from an apron I bought in Paris.

    Flaime, nope…just taking steps to be more secure, current, and xhtml compliant. Now that I’ve adjusted the fonts and added my flair it looks a little less generic.

  6. lo (Burp! Where Food Happens) on June 16th, 2008

    That’s interesting. We don’t usually look to Usinger’s for our sausages either — though they’re right here under our noses.

    If you’re looking for another suggestion for FANTASTIC, inventive sausages, you might also try the sausages made by Outpost Natural Foods. They’re fantastic — flavorful, bold, and very, very lean (you won’t even get the usual flare-ups on the grill).

  7. Maya on June 29th, 2008

    I can just imagine how juicy the sausages will be when you cut into them.

  8. Graeme on June 29th, 2008

    Oh, if only we could get chicken sausages around here. Lincolnshire is kinda famous for its pork, but I’d choose these beauties any day of the week.

    Stunning.

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