Last week, I purchased a package of Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links. Made by Hillshire Farm, these little smoked sausage links are quite tasty and are fun to eat. These sausage cocktail links are great as appetizers and they also taste great in a sandwich.
Presented here, as a service to the consumer at large, is one food writer’s product review of Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links.
Size
The net weight of the standard – sized package of Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links is 14 ounces (396 grams). According to the product’s nutrition facts label, the package holds eight 5 link (50 grams) servings.
Price
The regular retail price charged for one 14 ounce package of Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links at Hartford, Connecticut area supermarkets ranges between $3.39 and $3.79.
I think that this price is reasonable. With approximately 40 cocktail links in the package, that works out to roughly $0.09c per link, or $0.45c per five link serving. These cocktail links are also periodically on sale at local supermarkets for approximately $2.49 per package.
Texture
These cocktail links are made with beef, pork and turkey. Their texture speaks of high quality meats that are ground just right. The casing on these little links adds a nice sense of bite and they possess an appealing ‘snap’ when bitten- into.
Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links can also swim for extended periods of time in liquid sauces without becoming bloated and / or soggy.
Nutritional Facts
Lit’l Smokies Cocktail Links contain 160 calories, with 120 calories from fat, per five link serving. These cocktail links also contain 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 14 grams total fat, 40 mg of cholesterol, 550 mg of sodium, 2 grams total carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 1 gram of sugars and 7 grams of protein, per five link serving.
Taste / Flavor
If you are a fan of sausage and / or hot dogs, chances are, you would enjoy eating Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links. To me, they are like fancy little hot dogs, with a smoked flavor. They are mildly spicy, but not obtrusive.
So far, I have eaten these mini links plain, in a sandwich with mustard and relish and bathed in a classic appetizer sauce made with grape jelly and chili sauce. The pleasing flavor of these links makes them enjoyable to eat at any time. On a flavor scale of one through ten, I would assign Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links a rating of nine.
Packaging
Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links are packaged in clear and sturdy, tightly wrapped plastic. With this packaging, you can get a clear view of the enclosed links and you always know how many links are in the package.
Preparation
Lit’l Smokies Sausage Cocktail Links can be cooked several different ways. They can be baked in a conventional oven, simmered on the stovetop or heated in a microwave oven. Personally, I prefer to bake these little links in a conventional oven.
Overall Rating
These mini smoked sausage links are very tasty and they are quick and easy to prepare. These reasonably priced cocktail links are not available everywhere, but they are regularly stocked and sold at many Wal Mart stores.
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