Oh pshaw, on Mon 03 Jul 2006 11:08:36a, wff_ng_7 meant to say...

> "Hans" > wrote:
>> How To Grill A Hot Dog With 2 Nails And 1 Electric Cord. Do not try
>> this at home unless you are a licensed electrician or insane.
>> Nevertheless, great idea: http://www.jumpingpixels.com/hotdog.html
>
> For years there was a commercially available product using that method.
> It was called the Presto Hot Dogger, and it could cook 6 hot dogs at
> once. There are always some available on eBay if you do a search for
> "Presto Hot Dogger". There's 10 for sale right now, ranging in price
> from $3.99 to $19.99.
>
> My parents had one for years, but didn't use it once. Before that my
> father was told by coworkers how to do it using 2 nails and an electric
> cord, just like in that video. He worked for an electric utility at the
> time, so I guess that was to be expected.
>

We had one, too, and only used it a few times. The hot dogs always tasted
"electrocute" which, I guess, they were. :-)

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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