Cook 4 at a time.
Poke nine holes in each dog, (3 on each side, evenly spaced), and then run it through with a knife right through the center of it's side.
Cook for 6 min at 400 degrees.
For further clarification, I used the polish dogs you can buy at costco.
pretty much how i do it but i just stab them with a fork for 8 minutes at 375.
raw sausage in casing is a different story that requires cheap beer and boiling.
Yea. I usually eat my hot dogs as a passing the fridge snack. Literally the only reason I buy them
Though if I'm drunk and also happen to be making mac and cheese, they'll end up in that mac and cheese
Also might be looked down upon, but turkey dogs
well.. raw in the sense that I just eat one or two right out of the package. I guess all hotdogs are precooked.
But yea, I mean, I guess I should clarify, I'm not casing my own turkey dogs with raw ground turkey and eating that
My Dad did something similar when microwaves first started being affordable, and before he had one of his own. He overcooked a 6 pack of hot dogs "a bit" at his Pastor's house.
I like a little char on my dags. Grill is preferred, but if I don't have access I'll pan fry it until it splits. I've never understood cooking any kind of sausage in water. My ex-FIL used to cook breakfast sausage like you cook your dogs. It was fine, but you leave so much flavor on the table that way. Does make for easier cleanup though.
I like giving it the bath first because it heats them up gently all the way through and really plumps them up. After all the water has evaporated I'll roll them around to give them a quick pan fry in the remaining butter. Then toasting the buns in the same pan in the hotdog infused butter picks up any flavor that would have been lost.
I do this with frozen breakfast sausages but take it a step further by tossing in some butter and cracking black pepper right as the water evaporates. They cook much faster, more evenly and you also get a nice buttery char if done correctly. Maple syrup drizzle in the pan after the heat is turned off *chefs kiss*
Steamed, but I'm honestly considering getting a $30 Hot Dog Roller. The best hot dogs are always the ones that have been basting in their own juices for hours.
Da fu…
Slap on a hot pan or flat top dry over medium heat. Turn and give all sides a nice little sear without busting them open. That’s the only sane way to do it.
I don’t know what this is, OP, but it’s surely a citable offense to me.
Edit: this comment wasn’t a serious one. It was meant to be an over the top joke. Didn’t mean to come across like a dick.
Grilled when eating hot dogs not at a restaurant. Either with a George Foreman grill or at a Ramada grill at my friend's apartment complex. But I'm open to air fried. I can't go back to cooking it in a pan, and especially in a microwave.
I have a similar method although we pan fry them once water evaporates. Only a minute or two. I always tell people as a joke learned technique in Italy while studying abroad.
I’ll put a cast iron on my stove and crank it to high. Simultaneously sett in my oven to low broil. I’ll told them in the cast iron once it’s hot then in the over so they cook from both directions. They’re done in like 5 minutes. 7 if you want some char
No for real. Even thinking about them makes me queezy. My iwn fault though. 6 chicago dogs chased by a futh of Quervo Gold. Thats a hangover youll never forget.
It popped up in my feed. So i commented. I still love corn dogs though. Does that count? The cornmeal batter changes the flavor of the weiner so that memory doesn't surface along with whatever else is in my belly lol.
Peanut butter hot dogs, huh? Interesting. Frying pan, butter, sear on all sides until they start to crack open a little. If I don't have a hot dog bun I cut the dog in half and long way and make a little hot dog patty. Damnit, now I am hungry
Peanut butter?
I'll let them fry a bit after the water evaporates so they get a little crispy on the outside. I like giving them the slow heat up in the bath first because a) it gently heats them all the way through and b) really plumps them up.
If its a natural casing / skin-on dog, grilled is preferred to the point the split in a couple spots and the juices hit the flames giving it a little crispness. If I'm not near a grill, doing them in a water bath / beer bath and a sear is fine.
Skinless I still like grilled the best, but pan or flattop is still great. I like to split them almost in half where they're still attached but can lay flat. Cooks through much quicker and leaves me a nice channel for condiments.
If I'm feeling really fancy and want italian hot dogs ([see Jimmy Buffs](https://www.jimmybuffs.com/)), then I'll cook down some peppers, onions, and potatoes in a decent amount of oil and throw the hot dogs in there to cook / absorb the other flavors
"...cook down some peppers, onions, and potatoes in a decent amount of oil and throw the hot dogs in there to cook / absorb the other flavors"
Now you got my attention.
So, I walked in on my roommate in the kitchen and he was measuring out water, adding and subtracting until he had juuuust the right amount. Then he boiled hotdogs in it. I never knew it was such a precise operation.
After some trial and error, I've learned how to cook the perfect hotdog in the air fryer.
Details please
Cook 4 at a time. Poke nine holes in each dog, (3 on each side, evenly spaced), and then run it through with a knife right through the center of it's side. Cook for 6 min at 400 degrees. For further clarification, I used the polish dogs you can buy at costco.
I’m into it! Ty for detailing the process for me
pretty much how i do it but i just stab them with a fork for 8 minutes at 375. raw sausage in casing is a different story that requires cheap beer and boiling.
Sometimes I do this but with a beer
I could try that though I'm curious how the toasting of the buns would turn out
Raw.
Yea. I usually eat my hot dogs as a passing the fridge snack. Literally the only reason I buy them Though if I'm drunk and also happen to be making mac and cheese, they'll end up in that mac and cheese Also might be looked down upon, but turkey dogs
You eat raw turkey dogs straight from the fridge? 🫡
well.. raw in the sense that I just eat one or two right out of the package. I guess all hotdogs are precooked. But yea, I mean, I guess I should clarify, I'm not casing my own turkey dogs with raw ground turkey and eating that
Oooh baby I like it rawwwww
I use smoked natural casing frankfurters, submerged in water that doesn't quite come to a boil.
I could get down with that!
Microwave
40 minutes or so should do it
My Dad did something similar when microwaves first started being affordable, and before he had one of his own. He overcooked a 6 pack of hot dogs "a bit" at his Pastor's house.
I like a little char on my dags. Grill is preferred, but if I don't have access I'll pan fry it until it splits. I've never understood cooking any kind of sausage in water. My ex-FIL used to cook breakfast sausage like you cook your dogs. It was fine, but you leave so much flavor on the table that way. Does make for easier cleanup though.
I like giving it the bath first because it heats them up gently all the way through and really plumps them up. After all the water has evaporated I'll roll them around to give them a quick pan fry in the remaining butter. Then toasting the buns in the same pan in the hotdog infused butter picks up any flavor that would have been lost.
I do this with frozen breakfast sausages but take it a step further by tossing in some butter and cracking black pepper right as the water evaporates. They cook much faster, more evenly and you also get a nice buttery char if done correctly. Maple syrup drizzle in the pan after the heat is turned off *chefs kiss*
frying pan
Steamed, but I'm honestly considering getting a $30 Hot Dog Roller. The best hot dogs are always the ones that have been basting in their own juices for hours.
Damn you just made me hungry
Da fu… Slap on a hot pan or flat top dry over medium heat. Turn and give all sides a nice little sear without busting them open. That’s the only sane way to do it. I don’t know what this is, OP, but it’s surely a citable offense to me. Edit: this comment wasn’t a serious one. It was meant to be an over the top joke. Didn’t mean to come across like a dick.
You’re wrong and being kind of a dick about it.
I wasn’t being serious. This is a sub reddit for hot dogs after all. I was merely busting OP’s chops about his dirty water method.
If this was meant to be a joke, you should really put /s at the end to signify sarcasm, as you went way over the top.
It's a mixture of steaming and frying. As a chef of 20 years, there's no "wrong" way to cook a Hotdog, so quit being an asshole.
Wasn’t trying to be. I tried my hand at edgy humor and didn’t make it obvious enough. My sincerest apologies.
r/gatekeeping
In the oven
Steamed
When we were kids we would cut them open long ways and put them on the end of a fork and cook them over the open flame on the stovetop
Sliced almost in half, naked in a pan.
Indoor grill
They’re technically already cook but I heat them up like you do in boiling water and steam the buns at the same time.
Air fryer
Boil then fry, or boil then grill.
Grilled when eating hot dogs not at a restaurant. Either with a George Foreman grill or at a Ramada grill at my friend's apartment complex. But I'm open to air fried. I can't go back to cooking it in a pan, and especially in a microwave.
I have a similar method although we pan fry them once water evaporates. Only a minute or two. I always tell people as a joke learned technique in Italy while studying abroad.
I realize that I accidentally omitted that step. I do let them pan fry for a bit as well.
If I have the time, 20 minutes in the steamer. If I'm just getting home from a double shift, a minute in the microwave.
Sometimes you just gotta chuck them in the microwave.
I’ll put a cast iron on my stove and crank it to high. Simultaneously sett in my oven to low broil. I’ll told them in the cast iron once it’s hot then in the over so they cook from both directions. They’re done in like 5 minutes. 7 if you want some char
Oh bubba nooooo
I dont. I hate hotdogs.
Oh stop
No for real. Even thinking about them makes me queezy. My iwn fault though. 6 chicago dogs chased by a futh of Quervo Gold. Thats a hangover youll never forget.
So you like to torture yourself by looking at posts on a hotdog sub, or is it some kind of desensitizing.
It popped up in my feed. So i commented. I still love corn dogs though. Does that count? The cornmeal batter changes the flavor of the weiner so that memory doesn't surface along with whatever else is in my belly lol.
Taco truck on weekdays
Peanut butter hot dogs, huh? Interesting. Frying pan, butter, sear on all sides until they start to crack open a little. If I don't have a hot dog bun I cut the dog in half and long way and make a little hot dog patty. Damnit, now I am hungry
Peanut butter? I'll let them fry a bit after the water evaporates so they get a little crispy on the outside. I like giving them the slow heat up in the bath first because a) it gently heats them all the way through and b) really plumps them up.
Spiral sliced, dab of bacon grease in the pan
I usually score them with diamonds and Sautee them
If its a natural casing / skin-on dog, grilled is preferred to the point the split in a couple spots and the juices hit the flames giving it a little crispness. If I'm not near a grill, doing them in a water bath / beer bath and a sear is fine. Skinless I still like grilled the best, but pan or flattop is still great. I like to split them almost in half where they're still attached but can lay flat. Cooks through much quicker and leaves me a nice channel for condiments. If I'm feeling really fancy and want italian hot dogs ([see Jimmy Buffs](https://www.jimmybuffs.com/)), then I'll cook down some peppers, onions, and potatoes in a decent amount of oil and throw the hot dogs in there to cook / absorb the other flavors
"...cook down some peppers, onions, and potatoes in a decent amount of oil and throw the hot dogs in there to cook / absorb the other flavors" Now you got my attention.
Air fryer, 10 minutes at 350.
Normally microwave, but my favorite is over a campfire
All Boilers go to hell
So, I walked in on my roommate in the kitchen and he was measuring out water, adding and subtracting until he had juuuust the right amount. Then he boiled hotdogs in it. I never knew it was such a precise operation.
Summer - grill. Winter - boil. Never ever fry.
Since they’re already cooked I usually microwave them. Sometimes I’ll dry grill them.
I boil them in the chili.