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