What's for dinner.

[Pckfn23]

Heck no! My 8 year old likes olives though.

[TheGreenMan]

I'll be getting the smoker going around 5am tomorrow.

[APB]

My mouth waters just looking at that...

[TheGreenMan]

My mouth waters just looking at that...

We'll see how it goes. Smoking some corn on the cob too. Need one other side though.

[BF004]

I tried corn on the cob several different ways one day so I could try them side by side.

Just stuck them in after soaking, shucked them and loosely wrapped them in foil and one or two other ways.

However by far the best, most smoky flavor, was to peel them back, add a little butter and salt right on the corn, bring the husks back up and tie them back closed. Smoked em for like 90 mins. Was incredible.

[BF004]

Just put in a chuck roast in the smoker around 10.

Try to give it a just 5-6 hours, rub some bbq sauce on it 15 mins before it’s done then slice it thin and make some sandwiches.

[Packfntk]

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[Raptorman]

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Damn, how many people are you feeding?

[Raptorman]

Question. How do you guys cook your brats?

[BF004]

Question. How do you guys cook your brats?

Put em on the grill.

Amazing fresh off the grill.

Otherwise take em off the grill and put em on a warmer with some beer, butter and onions.

[APB]

Question. How do you guys cook your brats?

I prefer grilled over charcoal. If short on time or lazy, I'll put 'em on the gas grill. If it's raining outside and the frying pan becomes an option, I'll stand in the rain over my gas grill or cook something else. I'd feel like I was wasting a good brat if I fried it in a pan.

[salmar80]

Question. How do you guys cook your brats?

I prefer grilled over charcoal. If short on time or lazy, I'll put 'em on the gas grill. If it's raining outside and the frying pan becomes an option, I'll stand in the rain over my gas grill or cook something else. I'd feel like I was wasting a good brat if I fried it in a pan.

Really? I'd choose cast-iron pan over a smelly gas grill anytime. Over charcoal beats both. Also UNDER ashes of a bonfire, wrapped up in tin foil.

[APB]

Question. How do you guys cook your brats?

I prefer grilled over charcoal. If short on time or lazy, I'll put 'em on the gas grill. If it's raining outside and the frying pan becomes an option, I'll stand in the rain over my gas grill or cook something else. I'd feel like I was wasting a good brat if I fried it in a pan.

Really? I'd choose cast-iron pan over a smelly gas grill anytime. Over charcoal beats both. Also UNDER ashes of a bonfire, wrapped up in tin foil.

I can still get a grill taste in a brat over gas with wood chips or other techniques. I can't get that on a stovetop. Plus, we have a glass top stove so we limit our cast iron cooking to over a flame on the outside gas burner. Mama said I ain't scratching -or cracking! - her stove top up with my heavy ass pan!

[Packfntk]

Yeah, I do my brats on charcoal if I have the time, otherwise it is my propane grill. BTW- I just got my new Weber Genesis ll. Very excited!

[Raptorman]

I prefer grilled over charcoal. If short on time or lazy, I'll put 'em on the gas grill. If it's raining outside and the frying pan becomes an option, I'll stand in the rain over my gas grill or cook something else. I'd feel like I was wasting a good brat if I fried it in a pan.

Really? I'd choose cast-iron pan over a smelly gas grill anytime. Over charcoal beats both. Also UNDER ashes of a bonfire, wrapped up in tin foil.

I can still get a grill taste in a brat over gas with wood chips or other techniques. I can't get that on a stovetop. Plus, we have a glass top stove so we limit our cast iron cooking to over a flame on the outside gas burner. Mama said I ain't scratching -or cracking! - her stove top up with my heavy ass pan!

Great idea about the ashes. Never would have thought of that. Do any of you guys "pre-cook" them? My nephew who is some kind of up an coming chef in NYC took them and cooked them in Beer and onions first, then put them on the Charcoal grill then back into the beer to keep them warm. I have to admit, they were damn good. I always just cooked them on a charcoal grill. Matter of fact, it's the reason we had a small Weber around when I had the gas grill. Nothing like the smoke from brats on charcoal smelling up the neighborhood.

[Packfntk]

Great idea about the ashes. Never would have thought of that. Do any of you guys "pre-cook" them? My nephew who is some kind of up an coming chef in NYC took them and cooked them in Beer and onions first, then put them on the Charcoal grill then back into the beer to keep them warm. I have to admit, they were damn good. I always just cooked them on a charcoal grill. Matter of fact, it's the reason we had a small Weber around when I had the gas grill. Nothing like the smoke from brats on charcoal smelling up the neighborhood.

Yeah, my father inlaw always boils them in beer and onions first, then grills them. If I am cooking for a party I grill them ahead of time, then put them in beer/onions/mustard, but never boil them before.

And yes, that smell of brats on a charcoal grill literally makes me think of the Lambeau Field parking lot every time.

[NCF]

Yeah, I do my brats on charcoal if I have the time, otherwise it is my propane grill. BTW- I just got my new Weber Genesis ll. Very excited!

Have had the original Weber Genesis for 14 years now. Well worth the investment. I did notice the v2's look to have skimped a bit and made stainless steel grates the standard. If your's didn't come with them, I would suggest upgrading to cast iron grates.

[NCF]

Great idea about the ashes. Never would have thought of that. Do any of you guys "pre-cook" them? My nephew who is some kind of up an coming chef in NYC took them and cooked them in Beer and onions first, then put them on the Charcoal grill then back into the beer to keep them warm. I have to admit, they were damn good. I always just cooked them on a charcoal grill. Matter of fact, it's the reason we had a small Weber around when I had the gas grill. Nothing like the smoke from brats on charcoal smelling up the neighborhood.

Yeah, my father inlaw always boils them in beer and onions first, then grills them. If I am cooking for a party I grill them ahead of time, then put them in beer/onions/mustard, but never boil them before.

And yes, that smell of brats on a charcoal grill literally makes me think of the Lambeau Field parking lot every time.

I boil before, but the as SOON as it reaches a boil, I turn the burner off and just let them sit there until I am ready to throw them on the grill. And yes, it also works well when you take them off the grill, but I would only leave enough left in the pan to cover the bottom and only turn the burner back on just to warm them right before you are ready to eat.

[Pckfn23]

Beer and onions and the grill the onions too!

It saves grilling time to boil them as well. Just crisp the outside and your done. I feel they are juicier as well.

We have a couple meat shops around, Brines in Stillwater and RJs Meats in Hudson. Both offer some great options. The authentic German bratwurst from RJs (the Winzwrstube in Hudson uses them at the restaurant) is fantastic but expensive. The black and blue brats are always a favorite as well as the jalepeno cheddar.

[Packfntk]

Yeah, I do my brats on charcoal if I have the time, otherwise it is my propane grill. BTW- I just got my new Weber Genesis ll. Very excited!

Have had the original Weber Genesis for 14 years now. Well worth the investment. I did notice the v2's look to have skimped a bit and made stainless steel grates the standard. If your's didn't come with them, I would suggest upgrading to cast iron grates.

Yeah, mine is all decked out with everything, I made sure of that. I had a Genesis before, but it was like 10 years old, and I have wanted a new one for a few years. It is incredible. Cooked on it a couple times already, love it.