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Should you parboil brats? Nope. And science can tell you why.

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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    I never like boiled brats. I instead slow roast them and then sear.  If you haven’t tried this do yourself a favor and try it one time. You’ll be a believer on the first bite when get that first awesome snap of the casing and all the good flavor hits your tastebuds.  

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    edited September 2020
    I’m a steam and sear guy. Plump, juicy bite  and serious snap to the casing 

    I've never boiled sausage so I can’t compare that but the steam and sear on a grill is better than grilling alone. Prove me wrong. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,373
    I guess I was doing it wrong; I'd slow-grill the brats first, then drop them into a hot beer bath (with grilled onions) to keep them warm but not dry them out, to serve any late-comers (which is why you shouldn't show up late to a barbeque).  
    The article did make me question a few things:
     
    1.  Would parboiling in beer impart any flavor to the brat, at all?  The brat is refrigerator-cold, and heating it will only cause fat and juices within leech out as it heats up.  Yes, the outside of the brat is wet with beer; will that survive even a short grilling?  I doubt it, and it begs for a side-by-side test.  
     
    2.  The "snap" of the skin.  It's there when the brat is unheated, and it's there after grilling; does it survive soaking in beer (per my method) after the skin is grilled?  I really don't know (it's been a long time since I've entertained); again, calls for a side-by-side test.
     
    3.  There was a third point; Reserved until I can remember it.  :blush:  
     

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • elpescadorzih
    elpescadorzih Posts: 46
     I just slow grill them with cherry.
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Just my opinion with sausage, , poaching. ( 160ish not boiling ) is a bit of cheat but is a great teqnique. Sausage has to be cooked slow so the fat does not render out then dry...many drunken cooks roast a good sausage then the sausage gets the blame 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • ThrasherIII
    ThrasherIII Posts: 254
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    I’m a steam and sear guy. Plump, juicy bite  and serious snap to the casing 

    I've never boiled sausage so I can’t compare that but the steam and sear on a grill is better than grilling alone. Prove me wrong. 
    Absolutely enhances the flavor and still provides the best flvor and results. Parboil no, steam yes. Big difference 😎You sir are Legend status
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    ThrasherIII said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    I’m a steam and sear guy. Plump, juicy bite  and serious snap to the casing 

    I've never boiled sausage so I can’t compare that but the steam and sear on a grill is better than grilling alone. Prove me wrong. 
    Absolutely enhances the flavor and still provides the best flvor and results. Parboil no, steam yes. Big difference 😎You sir are Legend status
    Finally, somebody gets me. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • ThrasherIII
    ThrasherIII Posts: 254
    I thought that was the reason for a doulble boiler.  The science peopt just don’t get it. That is okay i bet they use a fork to turn a Brat.
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