Bratwurst - the best way to cook them

I have 6 Bratwursts from Plus that I want to cook up tonight. I've cooked some before on a frying pan, but had to cut them open to cook it all the way through. What's your best way of cooking them without cutting them wide open? Thanks!

Grill them. But then I always grill sausages anyway, even though they may be called Bratwurst

Don't got a grill

You could also reduce the heat and put a lid on the frying pan, and leave them in a little longer.

Bake them in the oven perhaps? Not a lot different from grilling.

are they big mumas?

i usually fry off the small ones ("not me... " ) in the pan and they cook no problem, i never have to cut them open but i guess with sausages its always good to open them a bit so the pressure doesnt build up and you get a Verdichtungstoss on the hinterkante.

innit what.

Yeah but you're in danger of getting a whatever you said however you cook em if you don't at least prick em first. Standard law of sausage thermodynamics.

Schotte, we are freakin done with aero, don't ever mention Hinterkanten again!

And yeah, I figured I'd have to poke them (poker, just met her!), but I was hoping to avoid slicing them all the way open.

are they kreisbogenzweieck sausages with a dicken parameter t=0,10??

if so the hinterkante will remain unaffected but you will get a fairly unhelpful dehnung just up from the hinterkante, nearer the middle. this is especially fruitless, as you cant just cut the end off, more chuck the whole thing out.

i just pray your doing all this at a low machzahl.

hopefully

BSF...Ive never made a bratwurst but being as I learnt cooking in America...if I had to cook some, I would poke some holes in it with a fork and nuke it for a few minutes, probably 1-2 minutes (no more) to cook the inside a bit and then put em in a fry pan to get the outsides nice and fried up like.

Make three small slits diagonally across the würst. No need to filet them, I mean really.

with mine the outside middle bits always look burnt, but i think this is the desired outcome isnt it? (looks like that on the packet!) ie. this also cooks the inside enough.

don't forget the Zirkulation effects!!!

brown the outside in a frying pan then add a cup of beer or water to the pan and cover it simmering on the stove for another 15-20 minutes.

Oooh, beer steamed, even better! Now why didn't I think of that!

if you're really desperate: my mum once bought a packet of pre-fried sausages that were designed to be heated in a microwave or hot water. Yuck.
but maybe better than charcoal flavoured ones

That definitely sounds good

Do you mean Nürnberger Bratwürste or similar (short and thin)?
I made them several times and you don' t even have to prick them.
Just put them in a non-stick pan and you won't even need any oil.

Thanks for all the suggestions! I went with persimmon's suggestion and it was awesome! Kinda felt bad having to dump the beer at the end, though, sad day when beer goes down a drain, even if it is boiling!

there must be a verfoan for dealing with that.