How do you like to cook hot dogs?

We have done the 'roll' at camp and roasted them over the camp fire. I am picky too not only beef hot dog but on the brand. Hate the generic brand of hot dogs. If I don't buy them so I know what I have, I don't eat them!!! Try baking them in the aluminumn foil in the oven. They have that 'grilled' flavor, or should I say 'roasted' flavor to them. Have a great day. thanks for the response!

I have to tell you I had the hardest time choosing between your answer and #34! I wish I could choose two!!!!! I choose hers cause I thought it was creative to use a rack over a pan of water, dumb blonde here,,,would never think of that. Thanks for your response.

I knew there was a reason why I am very picky about where I buy meats. I worked in a bakery and we were right next to the meat department and I know for a fact that kind of stuff did not happen there. Our inspectors would come in and throw our stuff away if they weren't happy with it. They were very strick with us on dated stuff. I also can understand some of the employees, we were pushed so hard for production, not quality! Oh they wanted the quality but more they wanted the production and even more then that they wanted the time watched we could NOT go over 391/2...ABSOLUTLY not!!!! But I know there are other places that the kind of things you are talking about happen.

I have heard that before. And I think they have gotten a worse taste over the years. Sure not as good as I remember. I use to only eat Eckrich brand. Now I won't touch them. I don't eat any of them very often. Thanks for your reply.

I think if you took a tour through one of these packing houses you would probably not eat them at all or become vegan. Ive worked at a couple of them and they really make you lose the desire for meat. Anyway Im sure if they knew a tour was coming through they would make it all look good. So here it is from the inside looking out. One place i worked at this guy scooped ground beef off the floor and put it back on the table. I just looked at him. He said Mary, the inspector said he could do that. I told him im gonna become vegan. I asked Mary about it when i saw her. She told me she said he could scoop the part up that didnt touch the floor. Well he scooped even the part that touched the floor. Ive seen steaks being picked up off the floor and put back up on the tables. They are not supposted to do this but they do. They are suppossed to shut down and clean the line when this happens. Ive seen condensation dripping from the ceilings onto the tables. They are supposed to shut the line down and clean everything when this happens but the inspector has to see it. If you see it and tell the inspector you will get fired. Because you are holding up production. Anyway inspectors and supervisors cannot be everywhere all the time so stuff happens. Employees do this cause is hard work and they just wanna get done quick. This is only a few examples. Sometimes employees that are bored actually play with the meats.

Did you read all the comments on here? Some have great ideas on different ways to serve them. Seems boiling them is the #1 way. Thanks so much for your reply.

I agree there really are some great idea. We dont eat hot dogs very much but great ideas!

We don't have hot dogs very often either. I have this diet for high cholestrol and they are on my page of what not to eat! I also have some hot dogs that I just love and I have a package of them. They are a 'summer only' item, so they have just come out in the store and I have only one store that I can get them in. So as long as I don't go their I will be ok. I just love these hot dogs!

I have never heard of adding the garlic to the water, but yes it would change the taste. I do add some garlic powder with the salt and pepper to my water when I am cooking potatoes. Thank you for your response.

This has nothing to do with the hotdogs but when I cook vegetables for stew, or noodles for something, I don't cook them in water I cook them in beef or chicken broth depending on what I am making. well, except for lasagna or spagghetti or tuna cassarole, maybe I should have reworded that. thanks.

Your welcome. Before reading about the chef doing it, I just threw in the dogs in some water and waited til they got plump. My husband adds other things to it as well. Even hot sauce for a added kick.

My last job was in a popular bakery and I am telling you there is now very little that I would buy from a bakery. But I make all my stuff homemade so the only thing I buy is croissants. (well, buns and bread sometimes, but it wasn't that kind of bakery.)

Welcome to my world! I won't light the grill. If my husband isn't home I will call my daughter or her husband to come over (they live across the road from us) to light the grill. I don't mind cooking once it is lit but I refuse to lite it and it is self-igniting. I tried once and I swear I did exactly what it said to do and all most blew the thing up!!! I don't know if it was the way my mom always cooked them or working in the restruant and them sitting in that pan all day, but I can't stand them boiled. (When I was waitressing and a customer would order one I would tell them "you really don't want that. I work here, trust me!") Thanks for your response.

Funny how working in a place makes you see things in a different light. I once worked in a deli of a grocery store. Now I'm very picky about the deli meats I will buy.

Thank you for your response. That is a neat way to steam them. The nice things about a hot dog is there is so many different ways to cook them but so many different ways to dress them, up or down!!! Thanks for sharing!!

your welcome!

Thanks for your affirmation. Also, thanks for introducing the discussion. It is one not often thought of by many, like hamburgers.

My kids like microwaved. I never used a microwave until I went to work. I was a food demonstrater for about 3 months and they had to teach me how to use it!!!!! I only use it to melt chocolate and butter!!!!!! I do the hot dogs in teh oven a lot, if I cannot grill them!!!! Thank you so much for your response!!!!

I don't do a lot of "cooking" in the microwave, but it sure is handy for some things!

I know what you mean, there are some hotdogs I can not stand the taste of. Thank you for your response.

I forgot all about fried until I started this discussion! Thank you for your response!

Hi mflower, Thank you for your response. I am just like you, I have a certain brand I like. I am not buying them anymore since they are on my 'do not eat' page of the diet the Dr gave me, but when I do I only buy certain ones and only know of 1 store that caries them so that removes the temptation!!! I have not heard of Lykes but have seen the BarS in stores.

Hi! I love grilled hot dogs. That was why I started doing them in the oven when the weather is bad. Anything but boiled. I have cut them up before in pork and beans, also mac & cheese. There is so much you can do with them, to bad they aren't healthy!!! Thank you so much for your comment.

Yeah, I don't like them 'chared' either. Nicely roasted is good. Thanks for your response!

I never freeze hot dogs or eat one that has been frozen if I know it. Of course I do think they come into the store frozen but I don't know it. I really am very picky about what I eat and buy. Thank you for your response.

Thank you for your comment. Fried I could handle. Just not that setting in water. Last summer we went to this museum and they had a hot dog stand and the hot dogs were all sitting in water and they would take them out and add different toppings........I didn't eat!!!

OOooh.. I can just imagine that. Well people have different taste but I can't imagine me eating like that... ^^

Thank you for your response. I don't think I have had them steamed. But yes for that outdoor fire!

We call my daughter "the microwave queen". I am not much for the microwave, melt chocolate and butter. thanks for your response.

I enjoy the grilled ones or the ones roasted over the fire but when we do that we have lots of company or are camping and that is part of the fun too. Thanks for your response.

Thank you for your response. I have never tried them with oil.

I have never been a microwave person, that was why I came up with putting them in the oven and baking them, wrapped, loosly, in the foil. Then I can take it out get my 'dogs' and throw the foil away, no dishes to wash!! thanks for your response.

When I do them in the oven with out foil they get brown and crispy. I like grilled, just no way boiled. Thanks for your response.