Mine go in the oven, too. I cannot bear standing over things while they cook, so I almost never grill or fry anything. I have a halogen oven, which does most things very nicely, and does fabulous sausages. My mother uses one of those George Foreman thingummies which works well for her.
I don’t suppose they would spit if you put water in with them, but then they’d be poached sausages, wouldn’t they? Not sure I fancy them, but to each his own and all that.