Let's figure out the perfect way to cook a hot dog…

[DGUtley]

Let's figure out the perfect way to cook a hot dog… The Absolute Best Way to Cook a Hot Dog, According to So Many Tests

Spiral-cut? Boiled in beer? Microwaved? Columnist Ella Quittner sets out to find the ultimate hot dog.


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One Sunday in February 2014, at Seattle’s Fremont Market, six customers spent $169 apiece on a hot dog unlike any other.

The bunned-up sausage, proffered by the now-defunct Seattle food truck Tokyo Dog, holds the Guinness title for World’s Most Expensive Hot Dog to this day. According to records, the Juuni Ban was a Bavarian sausage “infused with cheddar” and served on buttered, toasted brioche, topped with seared maitakes, foie gras, Wagyu beef, black truffles, onions, and caviar. (Tokyo Dog’s signature offering—the same dog with a more humble garnish—was a paltry $8, by comparison.)

I stumbled upon the hulking Juuni Ban seven years later while researching the best way to cook a hot dog for Absolute Best Tests. While I wasn’t able to reach Tokyo Dog’s owners, Eugene Woo and Samson Kwong, to talk cook methods, I was able to unearth a 28-minute video from August 2014, in which cheerful host Asha Leo visits the truck for a full procedural run-through.

With that as my benchmark—and after confirming that there was absolutely no one in the vicinity to chant “chew, chew, chew”—I set out to test nine methods of hot dog cookery.

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https://food52.com/blog/26206-how-to-cook-hot-dogs

[carolina73]

Best way - On a stick over the campfire. No roll.

2nd Place - On the grill. A few small slits just so it does not have blow out. Toasted roll.

[Standing Wolf]

Boiled on the stovetop, every time. The wife thinks that's crazy and burns hers all to hell in the toaster oven.

Oh, by the way...

I used all-beef hot dogs for every trial. For the sanctity of results, I did initial tasting rounds sans condiments, but I would like the record to show that my preferred toppings are ketchup, yellow mustard, and raw diced onion, and that if you’re going to serve me a hot dog on anything but an untoasted Martin’s potato bun, you may as well not invite me.

[MMC]

The Best Hot Dogs in Every State | Restaurants : Food ...

https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/photos/best-hot-dogs-in-america
Their classic white hot preparation is topped with the usual meat-based " hot sauce," mustard and onions. Slaw Dog, R.O's Bar-B-Cue (North Carolina) While mustard is a must on hot dogs in New York ...




However, the cities that eat the most hot dogs include, in no particular order:

• New York City
• Los Angeles
• Boston
• Philadelphia
• Tampa
• Washington, D.C.
• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Detroit
• Phoenix

What Are the Top Hot Dog Consuming Cities & States

www.bar-s.com/food-for-thought/top-hot-dog-consuming


Joey Chestnut won the 2020 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday by eating a world-record 75 hot dogs to capture the famed mustard-yellow belt for a 13th time. Chestnut has won the annual Independence Day showcase on five straight occasions and has only lost once since 2007.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2020: Joey Chestnut Sets ...


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Joey Chestnut says.....just cook em I'll eat em.

[Peter1469]

When I eat a hot dog, I usually just boil it.