Question: is it ok to eat brats that are a little pink?
Answer: Meat is cooked when pathogenic bacteria is killed and becomes safe to eat. ... Sausages and meat that has been minced, can stay pink when cooked. It can also brown prematurely, which is just as worrying. Premature browning means they can look 'cooked' (not pink) but in fact the pathogenic bacteria has not been killed.