Gluten-Free Sausages Packed Full of Flavour from Heck
The sun is out and so is the barbecue but the simple pleasure of tucking into a plump, juicy sausage can lose its sparkle if you can't eat gluten. Well, two Yorkshire farmers are on a mission to change all that this summer and to make gluten-free barbecue food fabulous again.
Every sausage in the couple's new HECK range is completely gluten-free.
Debbie and Andrew Keeble, the farmers behind HECK, developed their range after a string of customer requests for more gluten-free recipe choice than the common-or-garden plain pork variety.
They have made their meaty sausages with a special gluten-free breadcrumb and with none of the great taste of a good sausage left out.
HECK sausages are made from a small production unit close to the family farm in Bedale, North Yorkshire. They use only high welfare, fully traceable fresh British pork shoulder (min 85%) and their gluten-free breadcrumbs that taste as good, if not better, than the real thing. 
The only additions are simple herbs, seasoning and natural casings, plus a few other favourite ingredients when they're feeling adventurous.
The packaging they have designed is also a breath of fresh air, with their sausages housed in a neat rainbow of colourful packs to liven up the dull and dusty sausage shelves.
PORK & PROUD: Good old pork, the original favourite and the jewel in the sausage crown. Comforting and satisfying with fresh herbs and seasoning.
PLUMP PORK & APPLE: Like Morecambe & Wise or British summer and rain, pork and apple were made for each other - the perfect marriage of sweet and savoury.
FAIR & SQUARE: Porky, juicy and little bit edgy - the first square sausage - skinless and perfect for popping on the BBQ grill or into two slices of bread for the ultimate sausage sandwich, or for using as the base for a top quality sausage meat stuffing.
CHICKEN ITALIA: At last, a decent quality, delicious tasting chicken sausage - leaner, meaner and naturally lower in fat, and made with pure British chicken breast.
SMOKY CHORIZO: Hearty, tangy, with a paprika kick, these Latin-inspired lovelies will spice up everything from barbecues and brunches, casseroles to pasta dishes.
HECK 97 %: A lipsmackingly lean 97% pork sausage, meaty, macho and perfect for putting with mash or in a toad-in-the-hole, or for whenever you need a sausage with staying power.
SUPERIOR SKINLESS: All the meaty magnificence of a regular sausage but deliciously 'sans skin' - as naked as the day they were made and ready to roll into patties, balls or simply to use as a sausage meat stuffing.
Ideal for no-carb converts, Coeliac sufferers or anyone just looking to cut the wheat from their diet without having to cut out good sausages, Heck has been getting rave reviews since going on sale in April 2013 and are proving to be one range of gluten-free bangers standing up to sausage scrutiny.
Heck Pork & Proud and Plump Pork & Apple are available from Tesco stores nationwide and Tesco.com £2.99 400g. All others varieties are available via mail order and at shows. www.heckfood.co.uk