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Knowing how to cook bratwurst in the oven is a crucial tool to have in your brat cooking arsenal for those times when\u00a0grilling brats<\/a>\u00a0is impossible.<\/p>\n Our favorite recipe is for\u00a0beer brats<\/a>\u00a0that are boiled and then finished off on the grill but the below recipe for cooking bratwurst in the oven is a very close second.<\/p>\n Most\u00a0bratwurst recipes<\/a>\u00a0for cooking bratwurst in the oven have you go the quick and simple route of cooking them in a broiler pan.<\/p>\n That\u2019ll produce a perfectly fine brat but we prefer the\u00a0dutch oven<\/a>\u00a0method below as it adds more flavor and you can cook your\u00a0sides<\/a>\u00a0at the same time.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re craving bratwurst and want a quick and easy brat, the broiler method will likely be your best bet.<\/p>\n This recipe couldn\u2019t be simpler. Turn you oven to the broiler setting and let it preheat.<\/p>\n Put your uncooked brats on a broiler pan and pop them in the oven, cooking them for about five minutes at a time on each side.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep turning them until they brown up nicely and are good to go.<\/p>\n This should take 15-20 minutes for uncooked brats and just 5-10 minutes for precooked bratwurst.<\/p>\n This baked bratwurst dish is our personal favorite and our go-to recipe when asked how to cook bratwurst in the oven.<\/p>\n Lightly grease your dutch oven and mix up a little olive oil and\u00a0stone ground mustard<\/a>\u00a0in a bowl. Roughly chop up two large onions.<\/p>\n Add your brats and small potatoes (fingerlings or new potatoes or small red potatoes all work well) to the\u00a0dutch oven<\/a>\u00a0and cover with onions.<\/p>\n Pour the olive oil and mustard over it and lightly toss. (You can also add about one-third of a can of beer, although it will tone down the mustard some.)<\/p>\n Bake at 400F for about an hour, stirring it up every 20 minutes or so.<\/p>\n Enjoy your amazing bratwurst goodness and pat yourself on the back for now knowing how to cook bratwurst in the oven!<\/p>\n There\u2019s really no such thing as a bad brat but there are definitely better ones than others. Always try to cook your bratwurst recipes with fresh local brats as it really does make a difference.<\/p>\n Kewauskum<\/a>,\u00a0Klement\u2019s<\/a>, and\u00a0Usinger\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0are some of the best bratwurst makers in the Midwest but their brats and sausages can be hard to find in some areas.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have access to any good bratwurst locally,\u00a0Wisconsinmade.com<\/a>\u00a0is one of the most popular companies that sells genuine Wisconsin brats online and ships them all around the country.<\/p>\n Adventurous souls can even\u00a0make their own bratwurst<\/a>, as it\u2019s not that difficult once you have a\u00a0good meat grinder<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0sausage stuffer<\/a>\u00a0to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n A brat is a delicate form of meat. A little touch under or over it will leave you with an ill-flavored dish.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most significant advantage of cooking a brat in the oven is the ‘enclosed space.’ This enclosed space holds the heat produced by the oven\u00a0inside<\/em>\u00a0and results in faster cooking. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two temperatures are most often used for brat oven cooking-<\/p>\n\n\n\n This smoking temperature used for brat oven cooking is the aptest temperature for BBQ fans to get the smoky murky flavor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ‘Super Smoking’ is also a term used for this method of brat cooking. The total time duration of smoking is 2 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are some key tips which you can use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Avoid poking to the brats so that the moisture and fat essential for the taste do not ooze out and leave bland dried-out brats to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are various wood chips for different flavors: hickory for a strong sense of smokiness, pecan instead of hickory, or apple for a milder tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Slow and low smoking is much preferred over fast and high smoking. Also, the latter causes casing-bursts which are not very delectable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n No flipping is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The skin will not that crispier as in grilled brats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To be sure whether you have the best-smoked brats or not, use a ‘meat thermometer.’ Feel the dense part of a smoked brat with your hand and poke the thermometer into it. This thermometer records the internal temperature of the smoked brat.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the meat to be cooked to its perfection, the internal temperature should be 165\u2109. If the temperature on your cooked brats is 160\u2109 (76\u2103), rest assured you have yourself a tray of delicious brats.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to enhance the flavor of your smoked brats to an even higher level, beer baths<\/strong> are for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prepare a beer bath, which is just basically warmed-up beer in a container. You can warm the beer in the oven where the brats are being smoked. You do not need to warm the beer separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once smoking has been completed, soak the freshly smoked brats in the beer bath. The smoked brats will immediately absorb the beer from the container. The process will multiply the juiciness of the smoked brats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let the brats rest for 5 minutes with a loosely draped foil over it. Draping will help the juice distribution in the brats, which had gathered at the center due to smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is the conventional temperature used for brat oven cooking. Often, it is directly set or opted after the earlier mentioned smoking procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Place a sheet of aluminum foil or parchment paper and pinch the edges to keep it in place in the baking tray. It will save the hassle of scrubbing the baking tray after cooking and keeps the brats from sticking to the bottom of the baking tray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also use a cookie sheet or a casserole dish if you don’t have a baking tray. Also, whatever you choose, it should have at least 4-6 inches rims all around. It is to make sure the brats or their juices don’t fall off when put in or taken out of the oven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Put the brats in the tray while maintaining even spacing between each of them. A single layer ensures they do not clump over one another.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clumping results in uneven cooking of the brats and may even result in raw\/undercooked meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Preheating guarantees uniform baking of the brats. Moreover, a crisp or a sear layer is formed when the brats are placed in a preheated oven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note that shorter\/thinner brats require less time, while longer or thicker brats require more time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So always cook one size at a time. It is better to divide the brats into two batches to avoid burning the shorter ones or undercooking, the longer ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It will be a bit difficult to do because of the longer time duration required. But, it is better to give the brats the time and care for the best outcome rather than rushing and ending up with a disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The total time from start to finish is roughly around ’45 minutes’ to ‘1 hour’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The latest convection ovens are at the top, and in older ovens, it has a different compartment at the bottom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n After setting the rack, preheat the broiler for about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It will either have an on\/off button or a low\/high setting. Switch it on or set it on high.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remove the cooked brats from the oven and place them on the counter with a heat-safe mat below it or directly onto a switched-off stove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perfectly cooked brats have golden-brown skin to them. This color even acts as an indicator of whether the brats have been cooked or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can cut the cooked brats breadthwise and see if it has cooked or not. The middle of it should be blush pink and not a darker pink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alternatively, with your tongs, hold a brat and give it a slight jerk or shake. If it wiggles like a jelly, it is still not cooked; and if it doesn’t, i.e., stays firm, then they are cooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chicken Brats are often referred to as ‘Chicken Sausages.’ Perfect for breakfast or a quick snack. Juicy and succulent when cooked at the right time for the right temperature. Ground chicken meat is used to make them.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow to Cook Bratwurst in the Oven \u2013 the Simple Method<\/h3>\n
The Dutch Oven Method for Bratwurst in the Oven<\/h3>\n
Best Bratwurst to Cook in the Oven<\/h3>\n
How Long to Cook Brats in the Oven?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
At 225\u2109 (107\u2103) <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
At 350\u2109 (176\u2103) <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
How Long to Cook Chicken Brats in the Oven?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n