A burnt and busted-open casing, sooty flavor, juices lost to the grill gods What happened: This is what happens when you throw a sausage over the highest-possible heat Just like other meats, sausages contract as they cook, and in proportion to what temperature they are cooked to Cook a sausage over high heat, and the casing and the outer layers will quickly get very hot, causing them to contract a great deal Meanwhile, the raw meat in the center has not contracted at all What happens next is sort of like what happens to the Incredible Hulk, but instead of the Hulk growing faster than his clothes, imagine his clothes shrinking in proportion to his body The casing and outer layers crack and burst open Liquefied fat and meat juices expelled from the center pour out onto your fire, causing it to flare up, leaving a sooty deposit all over your sausage The result is an acrid-tasting sausage with a dry, juiceless center The Two-Fer An inedible raw center and a burnt, cracked ...in proportion to his body The casing and outer layers crack and burst open Liquefied fat and meat juices expelled from the center pour out onto your fire, causing it to flare up, leaving a sooty deposit all... fire, causing it to flare up, leaving a sooty deposit all over your sausage The result is an acrid-tasting sausage with a dry, juiceless center The Two-Fer An inedible raw center and a burnt, cracked