wrote on Apr 6^th, 2006 at 12:29am:

I'm going to experiment with dehydrating whole sausages.  My concern is that, especially with bratwurst, they are not pre-cooked

I would give smoking the links serious consideration. By adjusting the temperature and time they are in the smoker, they will get cooked and dehydrated. Although I have never smoked sausages, I have smoked all types of wild game, including venison. It's pretty hard to beat for taste.

Another idea, for preserving, not dehydrating, is to cook and pickle the sausages, like the Red Hots that can be bought at the grocery store. IMHO, these, too, are hard to beat for taste.

-aj