How do y'all cook fresh, uncured, uncooked bratwurst? When I've grilled them before, it's hard to get them cooked all the way thru without them bursting and/or burning. The fully-cooked ones are easy.
Lately i have started simmering them in water for 10 minutes before putting them on the grill. My grill is pretty small so I do them in batches of about 7 or 8 at a time. The first batch I brush with vegetable oil before I put them on the grill but I don't know that that's necessary. i don't oil the follow-up batches. They plump in the water, rather than on the grill after the casing has dried out, so they don't burst. A few of them split a little but not bad.
Am I finally doing it right? :) I suppose I could steam them instead of boiling, but I don't think that's really much different. I have tried adding some crab boil to the water, but other than making the house smell nice I don't think it really did anything.