« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2016, 09:53:40 AM »
Well then...... 
Don, Wisconsin is my home away from home. I can't tell you how many saloons, restaurants, campgrounds, resorts and hotels I've been to in Wisconsin thru the years. But so many so I should be able to vote there!! 
In my travels I've had a lot of good brats, but found THE VERY BEST bratwursts that I've ever had comes from the award-winning butcher shop Miesfeld's Meat Market in the home of bratwursts, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Here is a link from Miesfelds on how-to cook the best brats!
www.miesfelds.com/wp/grill_tips
So my vote is NO parboil unless cooking for a big crowd!
In that case brats are cooked over coals and HELD in a broth of beer, sliced onions, and butter.
This is getting me hungry and thirsty!
I lived in WI for 10 years (Racine) and concur with hikerman, both in method and recco for Miesfeld's! We have an annual 4th of July party on Oak Island (Lake of the Woods) and over 40 people join us. This is how we do the brats.
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