Grilled sausages with their higher fat content and robust seasoning taste fabulous on the grill, but to avoid common grilling issues such as burning and uneven cooking, the trick is to pre-cook them at a low temperature in a Convection or Steam oven.

If you are slow-cooking some other meats to finish on the grill, adding some sausages to cook in the oven at the same time requires no effort at all. Be sure to choose fresh sausages for this method of cooking, smoked sausages also taste great on the grill but since they are already “cooked” they will not benefit from slow cooking.

Ingredients

6 fresh sausage, pork, chicken, or turkey

Preparation

Heat the oven in the Convection or Convection Bake Mode at 200 degrees or heat the Steam oven in the Combination Convection Steam mode at 200 degrees.

Place the sausages on a shallow rimmed baking sheet and place them in the oven and cook for 15 - 20 minutes.  Because the sausages have been pre-cooked there won’t be much fat rendered but it’s a good idea to pierce them in a few places to let any fat escape.  

At the outdoor grill, finish the sausages over high heat for 6 - 8 minutes, turning frequently.