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Cooking Your Sausage

Bulk sausage from the festival is smoked, not fully cooked — please follow these instructions before eating. Sausage from the dining hall, to-go meals, and snack bars is already fully cooked.

Community recipes

Have a favorite sausage, kraut, or festival recipe? Share your own recipe for review and see what others have submitted.

Food safety

Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Refrigerate leftovers promptly and cook bulk sausage to a minimum internal temperature of 160°F before serving. See our Rules & Disclaimers for more on food handling after purchase.

How to cook your sausage

Follow these steps for safe, delicious Verboort sausage at home.

How to cook your Verboort sausage

Frying pan

Cook on the stovetop in a skillet until fully heated through.

Frying pan cooking instructions for Verboort sausage

Oven

Bake in the oven for an even, hands-off finish.

Oven cooking instructions for Verboort sausage

Freezing & storage

Keep your sausage fresh for later with proper freezing tips.

Freezing your Verboort sausage