Brats in the oven

by Don  

I'm trying to cook 10 spicy italian sausage at once in the oven. Oven preheated to 350°. 15 minutes per side. It worked okay. I would probably try 17 minutes per side next time.

I should try it under the broiler, 8 minutes per sided per this site.

  1. Turn the broiler in your oven on, allowing the oven to preheat with the door closed.
  2. Place a brat on a broiling pan going across the grates.
  3. Set the broiling pan in the oven once the broiler has warmed up. Make sure the sausage is positioned about seven to nine inches below the heat.

2013-09-01: this time I tried it with the oven preheated to 350°. 18 minutes per side. It worked perfectly as far as cooking the meat was concerned.

If I wanted browned skin, I would probably try 20 minutes.


2015-10-25: Using my new oven on Butte Ave, I broiled two bangers and two andouille sausage for a mere 8 minutes. That cooked 'em completely.

2016-01-02: Just did the broiler and 8 minutes approach again for six andouille sausage. Perfect.

2016-11-27: Just broiled 4 hot Italian sausage. 8 minutes was not enough, and I suspect this was because the grill was supported on the third level of supports, not the second. I suspect that the second level is what we want for the 8 minute version. On the third level it took 11 minutes.

2017-12-04: Just broiled 4 hot Italian sausage with the grill on the second level and my roasting pan on the grill. I let the broiler warm for 5 minutes. 8 minutes was perfect cooking time. Next time I'll should try 4 minute warm up.

2020-03-13: Just broiled 4 hot Italian sausage with the grill on the second level and my small roasting pan on the grill. I let the broiler warm for 4 minutes. 8 minutes didn't quite cook the sausages; the bottom was still grayish and the inside incompletely cooked, so I rotated them and put them back in for 3 minutes. That was perfect.

2020-03-19: I let the broiler run alone for 5 mintues, and then broiled 4 "British bangers" from Fry's for eight minutes. There was the tiniest bit of pinkness left, but I thought that just letting the sausages rest would make the difference. So this is a good lesson. Not all sausages broil at the same rate.

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