Brats! Summer grilling.

[fcclone]

I must be living under a rock, but today is the first I've ever heard of Tiefenhaler. I usually just get whatever is in the meat dept at Hy-Vee or Fareway. Might have to try them out.

Same.

 

[jkbuff98]

Nelson’s Meat Market in CR has a solid selection

 

[Cysmik]

No matter the brat, grill an excessive amount of Frank's sauerkraut on foil, and toasted bun. Make it so you cannot see the brat in the kraut. It's all about the kraut.

 

[fcclone]

No matter the brat, grill an excessive amount of Frank's sauerkraut on foil, and toasted bun. Make it so you cannot see the brat in the kraut. It's all about the kraut.

I like sauerkraut but if you think it is all about the kraut, you are doing it wrong.

 

[ABECyguy]

I must be living under a rock, but today is the first I've ever heard of Tiefenhaler. I usually just get whatever is in the meat dept at Hy-Vee or Fareway. Might have to try them out.

Same here—I’ve never heard of the Tiefenhaler brats until this thread. We’ve become pretty loyal Farm Story Meats customers and will get brats from them. A little expensive but their pork is fantastic—produced from a heritage breed raised on an Iowa farm.

Bratwurst - Local Iowa Quality Meat Delivered to Your Family from Farm Story Meats online store — FARM STORY MEATS

High-Quality Local Iowa Meat Delivered to Your Door. Grass Fed Angus Beef. Farmer to Butcher to You! Based in Ames but do deliveries to Des Moines, Ankeny, & more! Shipping throughout the Midwest and the entire United States from our online meat shop! Prime steak, heritage pork, lamb, free range

www.farmstorymeats.com

 

[NATEizKING]

Fareway originals boiled, can't beat it

 

[JEFF420]

im not in iowa but looks like im finding some new brats today

 

[JM4CY]

They’re as good as Edgewood, they just aren’t as aggressive in their marketing/growth.

You gonna make the trek to Stacyville for brat days next month, my man? I assume you’ve enjoyed that event before.

 

[Nader_uggghhh]

Put some crushed pineapple, drained, on them along w/onion, pickles & BBQ sauce. You’ll never go without that combo again.

Put some crushed pineapple, drained, on them along w/onion, pickles & BBQ sauce. You’ll never go without that combo again.

I'm sure it's good, I'm just not a sweet guy. I'll get the Hawaiian ham patties at Fareway from time to time, you would like those!

 

[dafarmer]

Plain brat patties from fareway, smoked. Toasted bun, sweet onion, tomato, pickles, mustard, maybe some mayo or ketchup. Divine.

A Brat is a sausage, not a patty. Now get off my lawn!

 

[Nader_uggghhh]

Nelson’s Meat Market in CR has a solid selection

Nelson's is awesome. Thoma's in IC is great too

 

[Al_4_State]

You gonna make the trek to Stacyville for brat days next month, my man? I assume you’ve enjoyed that event before.

Many times. I hardly make it these days because it’s always the same weekend I float the Upper Iowa with a group of guys I went to ISU with. I’m 95% sure you know most of them (Osage and St Ansgar alums).

One of the first times I ever got drunk was Brat Days ‘99. I was 14. I ran into my JV football coach who was also hammered (practice started a week or two later) He just goes “none of this happened” and we never spoke of it again.

 

[Cydkar]

Plain brat patties from fareway, smoked. Toasted bun, sweet onion, tomato, pickles, mustard, maybe some mayo or ketchup. Divine.

I love brats but hate brat patties. I don't know why and nobody should care. Probably because if it's a patty, I want a burger.

 

[WISCY1895]

Same here—I’ve never heard of the Tiefenhaler brats until this thread. We’ve become pretty loyal Farm Story Meats customers and will get brats from them. A little expensive but their pork is fantastic—produced from a heritage breed raised on an Iowa farm.

Bratwurst - Local Iowa Quality Meat Delivered to Your Family from Farm Story Meats online store — FARM STORY MEATS

High-Quality Local Iowa Meat Delivered to Your Door. Grass Fed Angus Beef. Farmer to Butcher to You! Based in Ames but do deliveries to Des Moines, Ankeny, & more! Shipping throughout the Midwest and the entire United States from our online meat shop! Prime steak, heritage pork, lamb, free range

www.farmstorymeats.com

I’ve had Farm Story Meats brats as well they are very good

 

[Nader_uggghhh]

A Brat is a sausage, not a patty. Now get off my lawn!

 

[mkadl]

Tiefenthaler brats have been the go to brats here in Western Iowa for years. Years ago we used to go to the PUB Open golf Tournament in Denison. That is where I first learned of skinless brats, IIRC they served them a couple of years. We stopped in Holstein once at the Tiefenthaler locker, they were higher priced than Fareway in our town, so we didn't buy. We always have a package in our freezer, easy and a pleasing meal any time of the year. They are not greasy or full of fat, thats what I like about them.

 

[BCClone]

You gonna make the trek to Stacyville for brat days next month, my man? I assume you’ve enjoyed that event before.

I’m sure that guy who our ambulance got a call because he had one shoved up his *** never misses it.

 

[clonedude]

As general rules….

1. You should NEVER buy a brat patty, that is NOT a brat!!!

2. Do not buy any flavored brat…. terrible.

3. Only things that belong on a brat are kraut, onions, maybe relish, and mustard. NEVER cheese! Disgusting.

4. I used to only buy regular Johnsonville brats, but am persuadable on that now.

 

[cydnote]

So many good choices. I process my own deer and one of my goto's is brat patties with seasonings from Curly's sausage kitchen in Fairbank. I can stuff my own casings but why? Also make my own kraut, but I add about 25% onions before I ferment and a touch of caraway seed (Czech heritage)

 

[BigTurk]

No matter the brat, grill an excessive amount of Frank's sauerkraut on foil, and toasted bun. Make it so you cannot see the brat in the kraut. It's all about the kraut.

I am 50 years old and never had kraut in my life. I can’t get past the smell, but maybe that diminishes when cooking?