When you cook sausages, they often plump up and, if you're not careful, they can burst, spattering hot fluids and making a mess. This 3-prong sausage pricker from The Sausage Maker (model 56300) is designed to tackle just this problem. Poke your cooking sausage and create small holes in the casings; this allows air to escape and avoids a mess. T.S.M. has sold this product for four decades now and it continues to be a best seller and yes, it's made here in the good old U.S.A. Injection molded from durable resin composite material and pointed with 3 sharp needles, this tool will last a lifetime.