Cured Bratwurst

[toby bryant]

Those are some great looking brats and thanks for posting the link to the fresh buns. I will definitely be making fresh baked buns the next time I throw some brats on the smoker.

 

[idasmoker]

Disco, thanks for the link to the buns.  A good brat deserves a good bun.  The pics you posted are enough to convince me to make both real soon. 

 

[BGKYSmoker]

You got nice buns too

 

[wes w]

I stuffed them using the sausage attachment on my Kitchen Aid. This is my second attempt at sausage and I am now convinced that I need a sausage stuffer rather than the attachement on the Kitchen Aid. Any advice as to what kind of sausage stuffer to purchase would be appreciated.

Great looking Brats.  

I am also new to stuffing sausage.   I bought the LEM5# on for around $150.00.   I stuffed my first kielbasa yesterday.  I don't know a lot about stuffers but it worked smooth with no issues.  Metal gears, easy to clean.   I ordered the 3/8 tube at the same time so I could stuff snack sticks. 

Wes

 

[michael ark]

Dude you made my dream meal. A little homemade chili and sour cabbage and you would be my hero. Ha ha. No realy. You gi joe and bozo the clown. Yea I'm a child of the 70's and I know how to disco and don't mess with bozo he was a marine.

 

[disco]

Fortunately they aren't buttered.

 

[disco]

Thanks. I will look into that. Hopefully it will be available here in Canada. Kielbasa is one of my favourites and something I intend to try and make on my own soon.

 

[disco]

Chili and bratwurst? I've never tried it but, thinking about it, it would be like a better chili dog. I am inspired!

 

[weisswurst]

Here I am again ,  wiping drool off my key board.A newbe? Are you sure? Looks great!! I would follow Boykjos references to safe temps. Also when you need to cure is deathly important. " We have been doing it this way  ( unsafely ) for years and no one has died yet " , is not sound advice. Happy SM Weisswurst.

 

[disco]

I assure you I am newbie re smoking. I got my Bradley Smoker in Novemeber 2012. I have been grilling and cooking for years though. Thanks for the kind words.

 

[Dutch]

Disco-great job on the Brats. I've been making bread for years and never really gave much thought to making my own brat buns.  You good sir, have inspired me to try something different.

I used to use the stuffing tubes on my KA and the only way I could get fair results was to have the meat really cold and wet.  Ma Dutch gave me a 5 lb stuffer from Northern Tool for Christmas two years ago and it's sure speeds things up.  Although the NT stuffer has nylon gears, if you pay attention to what you are doing, you'll avoid striping the gears.  I've read somewhere that the metal replacement gears for the LEM 5 lb stuffer will work on the NT Stuffer~I haven't had to replace my gears yet but if the metal gears will swap in, that's the route that I'll go when the inevitable happens.

 

[diesel]

Disco,

very nice job on the brats!  And thanks for the bun recipe.  You mentioned kielbasa.  I highly recommend making those.  Very easy and very good.  I have the LEM stuffer and have been very pleased with it.

Aaron.

 

[rong]

I am in awe of all of you!!!

 

[chef willie]

NIce.....thx for the link....I could knock off 2 or 3 of those

 

[disco]

I am glad to hear you have been ok with a plastic geared stuffer. The problem with living in Canada is that getting stuff shipped from the US which involves our customs people who have arcane rules and can be expensive. A local merchant has an Omcan stuffer that I was considering but it has plastic gears. I was wavering between ordering an LEM from the US and taking a chance on the plastic geared Omcan and your advice is helpful.

If you are making your own bread, you have to make your won Brat buns! I'm sure your bread is way better than store bought.

If you want to try something different, shape a larger flatter roll. When you serve your brat, cut it in half lengthwise, put it on the bun with your favourite mustard, bacon slices, chopped pickles and tobacco browned onions. On second thought don't. That is one of the things that has made me fat.

 

[disco]

Don't be in awe, cook!

 

[disco]

Thanks. I have heard good things about the LEM.

 

[weisswurst]

I am right across the river from Sarnia ontario.My stuffer has plastic gears. No problem. For me the ultimate stuffer would be the old one that is horizontal and has two gears.The lower gear is to get the meat packed in stuffer , did a great job of getting rid of air.Then the higher gear  pushed the meat into casing. But that is by gone.Happy SM Weisswurst

 

[pearlheartgtr]

If you have a friend in the US, you can have the stuffer shipped to them (if you find one with free shipping) and then have them ship it to you as a gift.