I have heard of folk doing this. Don't they explode? Do you use a lower temp and for how long?

They don't explode. Make sure they are defrosted and cook at 150c for about 8 minutes.

I've cooked them from frozen before. I put them on a low/medium setting when the oil was not fully heated. This meant that the oil gradually got hotter and cooked the sausages through.

Not the healthiest method buy tastes good

http://www.batteredsausage.com/

I admit the image they use doesn't look that appealing or appetising, but I've done it before and it's fine. All depends on the choice of sausages and other ingredients.

Don't chip shops deep fry there sausages?

No, they do not explode.

They do indeed. Never once have I heard of a sausage exploding.

I tried once but they became all deformed. The skin snapped and curved them into big C's with what looked like a tendon attached lol

Sounds like you had been supplied with a sub standard Sausage.

I did one of these tonight and it came out perfect: http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/asda-..._pack_1Kg.html

I didnt have any problems when I used to cook them in a deep fat fryer

Talking about bursting, there is a special hot dog called a ripper that is deep fried and you know when it's done because the skin rips and becomes crispy.

It's a favourite in New Jersey.