best way to cook a hot dog?

Originally Posted by ucla695

Great dogs there. There’s usually a long line, but you’ll be ready to devour what you order after being tortured by the delicious aromas while waiting. They're also open late to boot!

Yeah no kidding. Every trip to LA we eat Pink's and always wait in line for at least 30 mins.

[Yazzie]

Steamed with Guldens spicy mustard, onions, relish, and Tabasco If no bun available zap in the microwave and fold in a slice of bread

[mmblz]

Cooking it at home:
Take a knife and make diagonal slits across the "top" (one side).
Then do the same on the other diagonal, so you have a diamond pattern.
Then cook in a frying pan with butter.


As far as toppings, used to go to Spike's in Providence Rhode Island. Favorite were two variations of the Texas Ranger:
Texas Bandit has cheddar, bbq sauce, jalapenos
Morey Dog has extra bbq sauce, bacon, and extra cheddar

Another thing I would do is order one of the above and a plain hotdog, then add the plain hotdog to the bug alongside the topped one.

[MikeyC]

I like mine steamed. It reminds me of being at Fenway Park. Usually, I'll throw on chopped onions and relish.

Sometimes though, I do enjoy a good chili-cheese dog.

[replicant_argent]

I have always wanted to try the deep fried dogs, a la Rutts Hut in NJ after seeing a couple pieces on them. Grilled usually for me, chili, cheese, raw onions, fried onions, almost anything goes as far as toppings for me. Most importantly..... you have to start with good protien, or the rest is just lip service.

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[BarneyBandMan]

"Nobody.....I mean NOBODY puts ketchup on a hotdog....Harry Callahan"

Having quoted that, I like them 2 ways---mustard, ketchup, and slaw (the good homemade stuff, not that Ruth's crap)---and--mustard, chili, onions, and slaw. I'll do relish if there's no slaw. Kinda like a Carolina Burger, but its a Carolina Dog

Too much of any ingredient overpowers the dog for me.

Two favorites--Carolina Packers red dogs (ya gotta be raised on it) and Nathans

And always grilled to 1/2 burnt--steamed bun---cold beer

the key to a good hotdog is the hotdog, if you have a good hotdog you could microwave it and it would still taste awesome. i like chicage style even though ive only had it once. (in chicago of course)

[Langod]

steamed with sauerkraut.

Place kraut in a sauce pan, sprinkle with some celery seed, place a couple of dogs on top, and heat until dogs are heated through.
Eat on soft dog rolls with mustard.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Langod

steamed with sauerkraut.

Place kraut in a sauce pan, sprinkle with some celery seed, place a couple of dogs on top, and heat until dogs are heated through.
Eat on soft dog rolls with mustard.

That is a good way. I like to add garlic, gin, fresh thyme, carraway seeds to my kraut before cooking the dog.

[MikeyC]

A quick way to get a "steamed" hot dog is to throw a dog in a bun, wrap it in a paper towel, and zap it in your microwave for 1 minute (maybe a little less depends on the power of your microwave).

[MadAl]

Grilled or broiled. Spicy mustard and kraut. Keep it simple.

[white_s2k]

Blackened on the grill!

I'd like to try deep frying them one day.

[Mark C]

Almost forgot the best dog....

covered in cornbread and eaten a stick! Gotta love a good corndog.

[Rockestone]

Boiled in beer with steamed buns.

Chili, Mustard, Onions and Hot Sauce.

Now I'm Hungry!

I've been thinking about making and marketing a hot dog electric chair!

A small resin chair with a probe sticking up out of the seat, the head cap also has a probe, stick the dog on the seat probe, slide the crown down until the probe is in the top of the dog then throw the switch until the dog is hot.

[DrDubzz]

in a pan, with some olive or peanut oil, until crispy

[scoot]

My favorite dogs are those cooked on a Hot Dog Roller. I eat em plain or with a little brown mustard.

[MedicCook]

The only time I actually enjoy eating a hot dog is when I am at a baseball or hockey game.

[forgop]

To me, nothing replaces the taste cooked over an open fire on a stick.

[jaycarla]

From ages 8-21: Sliced then mixed with a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese, then cover with Tabasco.

From the age of 22+ I would say blackened over open flame with a stick then covered with so much sauerkraut/whole grain mustard that you have to hurry and eat it before the kraut juice breaks the bun apart.