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.