If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked? My favorite way has always been cooked on a stick over a
bonfire, but I don't even know if anyone does that anymore? The next
best way would be cooked on a grill.

If it's being cooked in the house, then I'll broil them, but sometimes
when I'm in a hurry, I just stick it on the stove and boil it while
toasting the bun. Hubby zaps them in the microwave, but I don't much
care for it that way.

Do you have a favorite brand of "tube steak" (as my sons call them)? We
like the Hebrew National ALL beef ones.

Unless my taste buds have changed over the years, hot dogs don't taste
as good as they use to, IMO, but I still enjoy one every now and then,
with just catsup and mustard on the bun, or else a good chili dog.

Judy

"Judy Haffner" wrote in message
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If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked? My favorite way has always been cooked on a stick over a
bonfire, but I don't even know if anyone does that anymore? The next
best way would be cooked on a grill.

If it's being cooked in the house, then I'll broil them, but sometimes
when I'm in a hurry, I just stick it on the stove and boil it while
toasting the bun. Hubby zaps them in the microwave, but I don't much
care for it that way.

Do you have a favorite brand of "tube steak" (as my sons call them)? We
like the Hebrew National ALL beef ones.

Unless my taste buds have changed over the years, hot dogs don't taste
as good as they use to, IMO, but I still enjoy one every now and then,
with just catsup and mustard on the bun, or else a good chili dog.

Judy

I like Evergood and Caspar's as brands, but the best are from Lakewood Meats
in Lodi. I don't really keep hot dogs around much because I have a tendency
to overeat them, cold, hot, doesn't matter to me. :-)

Cheri

On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:05:55 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:


If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked?

I almost aways simmer them... gets rid of much of the fat and salts.

On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:23:50 -0400, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:

On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:05:55 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:


If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked?

I almost aways simmer them... gets rid of much of the fat and salts.

Well, we KNOW you'd have to respond to a post about "tube steak",
Sheldon! It's your favorite subject! ;-)

John Kuthe...

On Jul 4, 7:23*pm, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:05:55 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:



If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked?

I almost aways simmer them... gets rid of much of the fat and salts.

I simmer them first. Then onto the grill, or in the winter, into a
cast iron pan. I like a well toasted bun with lots of raw onions, and
mustard, relish. My favourite brand are Schneider's Red Hots. Mostly
pork. I'll have to give all beef a chance.

Been experimenting with different brands. I bought a large pack of elcheapo
brand at Aldi. They were turning me off to dogs. I threw most of that in
garbage. Kahn's ok, Hebrew national. Nathans seem greasier than most. Ball
park, so so.
Been making dogs in my little toastmaster turbo oven mostly. In 6 minutes,
brown and usually split. Ball parks blow up real big, then shrink. Beef,
chicken, pork, I don't know what's best. I don't care for snappy casings.
Tried, boiling, and recently fry pan. It's so wonderful, the dogs turn all
by themselves in the pan. Sometimes I microwave, but been looking for a
steamer, like an old ceramic butter tray with lid.

Dogs and ketchup never come close together here.

Greg

On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:05:55 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:


If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked? My favorite way has always been cooked on a stick over a
bonfire, but I don't even know if anyone does that anymore? The next
best way would be cooked on a grill.

If it's being cooked in the house, then I'll broil them, but sometimes
when I'm in a hurry, I just stick it on the stove and boil it while
toasting the bun. Hubby zaps them in the microwave, but I don't much
care for it that way.

Do you have a favorite brand of "tube steak" (as my sons call them)? We
like the Hebrew National ALL beef ones.

Unless my taste buds have changed over the years, hot dogs don't taste
as good as they use to, IMO, but I still enjoy one every now and then,
with just catsup and mustard on the bun, or else a good chili dog.

Judy
I have never understood why anyone would like hot dogs. But if I have
a choice it would be a chili dog or a Coney dog.
Janet US

Janet US wrote:

I have never understood why anyone
would like hot dogs. But if I have a
choice it would be a chili dog or a
Coney dog.

Why is that? Have you never eaten any...even as a kid? I've always liked
them. As I said I'd rather have one cooked from a stick over a bonfire,
but I really enjoy the ones Costco sells. They are more like
frankfurters though, than just a regular hot dog.

Judy

On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:05:55 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:


If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked? My favorite way has always been cooked on a stick over a
bonfire, but I don't even know if anyone does that anymore? The next
best way would be cooked on a grill.


First, they should be natural casing. Best cooked on the grill, or
course. In the winter, we'll either fry them or use a stovetop grill.

Favorite brands are Old Neighborhood (local to Lynn MA), Kayem, Grote
& Wiegel. They are local or regional too.

On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 17:51:10 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:


Janet US wrote:

I have never understood why anyone
would like hot dogs. But if I have a
choice it would be a chili dog or a
Coney dog.

Why is that? Have you never eaten any...even as a kid? I've always liked
them. As I said I'd rather have one cooked from a stick over a bonfire,
but I really enjoy the ones Costco sells. They are more like
frankfurters though, than just a regular hot dog.

Judy

Yes, I've had plenty. I grew up in a town that had lots of German
meat markets. We had real frankfurters, ring bologna, bratwurst,
summer sausage, etc. They all had a pleasant texture and were
variously seasoned. Hot dogs are really a smooth paste. I had Ball
Park frank for the first time a week or so ago and it was sweet!
Honestly, what's with that? I agree that the Costco dogs are at the
top of the scale. As a kid, it was probably a shooting offense if you
had hot dogs at a gathering. We had brats and burgers, with real
baked buns (lots of German bakeries) made especially for the brats and
burgers -- none of that sweet, soft bready stuff. To this day I can't
eat a burger on one of the soft hamburger buns. It has to be
Kaiser-or Semmel like.
Janet US

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:05:55 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked? My favorite way has always been cooked on a stick over a
bonfire, but I don't even know if anyone does that anymore? The next
best way would be cooked on a grill.


First, they should be natural casing. Best cooked on the grill, or
course. In the winter, we'll either fry them or use a stovetop grill.

Favorite brands are Old Neighborhood (local to Lynn MA), Kayem, Grote
& Wiegel. They are local or regional too.

Now which is the casing that gave a nice snap when you bite it? I
like that.

I rarely eat any brand other than Niman Ranch's Fearless Franks.
If I were to have another, it would also have to be uncured.

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:33:03 -0400, "Jean B." wrote:

Ed Pawlowski wrote:



First, they should be natural casing. Best cooked on the grill, or
course. In the winter, we'll either fry them or use a stovetop grill.

Favorite brands are Old Neighborhood (local to Lynn MA), Kayem, Grote
& Wiegel. They are local or regional too.

Now which is the casing that gave a nice snap when you bite it? I
like that.

That is the natural casing


I rarely eat any brand other than Niman Ranch's Fearless Franks.
If I were to have another, it would also have to be uncured.

Hard to find uncured.

On Jul 4, 1:05*pm, (Judy Haffner) wrote:
If (or when) you get a craving for a hot dog/weiner, how do you prefer
it cooked? My favorite way has always been cooked on a stick over a
bonfire, but I don't even know if anyone does that anymore? The next
best way would be cooked on a grill.

If it's being cooked in the house, then I'll broil them, but sometimes
when I'm in a hurry, I just stick it on the stove and boil it while
toasting the bun. Hubby zaps them in the microwave, but I don't much
care for it that way.

Do you have a favorite brand of "tube steak" (as my sons call them)? We
like the Hebrew National ALL beef ones.

Unless my taste buds have changed over the years, hot dogs don't taste
as good as they use to, IMO, but I still enjoy one every now and then,
with just catsup and mustard on the bun, or else a good chili dog.

Judy

I rarely eat a hot dog because, as you say, they don't taste good any
more. I prefer a real weiner sausage that is well seasoned/spicy
with a real casing that has some snap. I always preferred them done
over a fire of some sort, either a grill or on a stick, so that they
are becoming crispy skinned and charred. I like them simple, if they
have that great sausage flavor, with just mustard (brown preferably)
and maybe just a hint of kraut.

The closest thing to a 'real' hot dog anymore is a polish dog from
Costco. And they aren't that great.

I'm with you. non-kosher for me , thanks. Nathans and hebrew Naitonal are both way greasy for me. I like a pork beef mix with some seasoning in a natural casing. Either simmered, grilled or over the bonfire; I love it if the dogs good. Local butcher shops tend to dominat this realm of food. This is also true of the other delicacies you mentioned. My local guy makes a better dog than any of those national crappers.

+1 on the bun, too. Have a great sausage ona sawdust bun. Blah! Chew in the bun, snap in the sausage, baby.

On Jul 4, 9:25*pm, Janet Bostwick wrote:
On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 17:51:10 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:



Janet US wrote:

I have never understood why anyone
would like hot dogs. But if I have a
choice it would be a chili dog or a
Coney dog.

Why is that? Have you never eaten any...even as a kid? I've always liked
them. As I said I'd rather have one cooked from a stick over a bonfire,
but I really enjoy the ones Costco sells. They are more like
frankfurters though, than just a regular hot dog.

Judy

Yes, I've had plenty.

I've had quite a few too, and enjoyed very few of them. The only
positive about hot dogs is that they are cheap. Favorite way to eat
them? Cold from the fridge and scarfed down quickly, chased by beer
to get the taste out. Calling them tube steak is stupid because
they're about as far from steak as any meat could get. 100% pink
slime.

Janet US

--Bryan