Your favorite hot dog?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

[MissMillie]

1. natural casing, either Kayem Old Time, or Jordans (n/t)

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[Gormy Cuss]

29. Jordan's red snappers

at least back when I used to eat them with some regularity.

[TZ]

2. Hebrew National

Kosher standards are actually pretty strict. They taste good too.

[Paper Roses]

16. I'm curious, what do those standards encompass?

I like hot dogs but don't buy them because of the parts they are made of. Does Kosher give us real meat or just Rabbi blessed parts and pieces?

Why can't someone make a hot dog from cuts of meat, not those parts that are normally destined for the rubbish. No lips and other parts for me.

I used to buy Oscar Meyer because they advertised that they used real cuts of beef. Someone told me that was baloney...that is another story.

[TZ]

25. Real meat

Kosher standards also encompass humane animal treatment (supposedly).
But here is what the company has to say about their kosher standards..
http://www.hebrewnational.com/kosher-difference/what-is-kosher.jsp

[sakabatou]

30. Real meat from the front half of the carcass

No fillers either (lips, tongue, etc.). How the animal is killed must be humane: single, non-painful cut.

[tammywammy]

41. +1 on Hebrew National

[stlsaxman]

45. Big Nathan's fan here- haven't tried HN... how do they compare taste-wise?

[sakabatou]

52. I don't know. Never had a Nathan's

[AngryAmish]

3. Vienna Beef

[rurallib]

14. as dressed in the finest Chicago style!

[GoCubsGo]

56. Yup!!!

Drag it through the garden! NO ketchup, please.

Vienna Beef hot dogs are difficult to come by in the South--except for when Aldi has a "special buy." Hebrew Nationals make a fine substitute. Even the "fat free" ones are good.

[Seneca]

4. Ball Park ANGUS

Seriously. Their new Angus dogs are amazingly good. Far, far better than their regular brand, and even better than Hebrew National, my previous favorite.

[OhioChick]

5. I haven't tried those yet...

But I heard they were good. :)

[Seneca]

17. I was pleasantly surprised

I am not a huge fan of their regular dogs, although they are okay. But I figured "Angus? Why not?" and was blown away. Everyone else who has tried them had the same reaction. :-)

[TommyO]

32. Better than Hebrew National? Do they answer to a higher authority like HN?

[Seneca]

35. They answer to my taste buds

Those outrank rabbis any day. :-)

[geardaddy]

6. Other

Peter's Wieners or Schweigert hot dogs.

[blogslut]

7. Bratwurst

Preferably with sauerkraut but I'll take em with cheese, onions and chili or even mustard and relish.

[geardaddy]

8. Well, yeah, but he asked for favorite hot dog.

Bratwurst, first boiled in beer and onions, then grilled and NO ketchup.

[blogslut]

10. What kind of heathen puts ketchup on bratwurst?

For shame!

[geardaddy]

11. I know!

My 100% German-American girlfriend does. :shrug:
It's gotta be kraut, onions, and any mustard that isn't day-glo yellow!

[blogslut]

13. Your German-American girlfriend is lying about her heritage

That's all I have to say about that.

[geardaddy]

15. I know. lol

But she loves kraut and beer. It's just that one little idiosyncrasy

[Dr Morbius]

9. Vienna and Hebrew National dogs sure do taste great, but cost too much

for my tastes. I can spend less and get real meat! We like Ball Park; they taste good without costing too much.

[LynneSin]

12. I cannot stand hotdogs unless I happen to be at the ballpark

Then for some bizarro reason I need to have one.

[Lilith Velkor]

18. This one.

[Heidi]

19. Chet's Hot Dog Stand,

Muskogee, Oklahoma.

[MiddleFingerMom]

20. I get Hebrew Nationals on sale...

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[HopeHoops]

21. Morning Star Farms veggie dogs. Unfortunately, they seem to have stopped making them.

The Smart Dogs are at least close. Neither is ANYTHING like those "tofu pup" things. :puke:

[jobycom]

23. Yeah, why? There are a million veggie burgers, but no decent dogs?

MS was the best. Yves aren't bad. Maybe Tofurkey will start making them.

[jobycom]

24. Oh yeah, and there's also the Worthington brand

They're harder to find, but pretty good. http://www.worthingtonfoods.com/

[rrneck]

22. Ugly.

If it ain't disgusting to look at it ain't worth eating.

[whistler162]

26. There is but one hot dog and Hofmann is it name.....

[yankeepants]

59. You are correct

Double dog with mustard and a chocolate milk from Heid's of liverpool!

Howdy neighbor, Yankeepants

[whistler162]

27. There is but one hot dog and Hofmann is it name.....

http://www.hofmannsausage.com/home/

[Moondog]

28. A goy vote for Hebrew National. They make a great dog. n/t

[Quantess]

31. Meatless

Smart Dogs are better than the real thing.

[Arugula Latte]

49. That's what I eat -- Smart Dogs

Other meatless hot dogs I've tried are, well, not so tasty ...

[TommyO]

33. Hebrew National and Thumann's

For the Hebrew Nationals, either the quarter pounders (Costco, naturally) or the 3-oz dogs when they're on sale locally.

For the Thumanns, I forget the variety, but it's the bulk package (Costco naturally) in the blue and white packaging. You can also find smaller packages at many grocery stores here in the northeast and mid-Atlantic areas.

[Old Troop]

34. Maple Leaf Natural Casing

[TK421]

36. Most of these choices suck...Dietz and Watson has the best hot dogs anywhere

http://www.dietzandwatson.com/

[necso]

37. These days,

I find most hot dogs inedible, even formerly good specialty brands, and even when buried in condiments.

There is one widely-available brand that I find passable (and that still "plumps" nicely), but the beef version is like $2.50/pound on sale, so I can't recommend it. (I buy the "meat" version on sale for $.99 sometimes, but it's only barely-passable even in small quantities.)

As opposed to hot dogs I buy pork sausage from Henry's (naw) when it's on sale (usually for $3.00/pound, but I've bought it at $2.00). (I find most brands of sausage unpalatable these days, with bone chips, gristle, and unidentifiable lumps of crap being all-too-common*, in addition to being tasteless or badly spiced to cloak this; so I quit buying them entirely. If you don't use the power of your dollars (and votes) wisely, there'll be no limits to the depredations of corporations.)

*: When they moved, I got the leftovers from my buddies' freezer (and it). They'd bought some sausage at $3.99 for a half-pound: bone chips in every bite (I didn't take many, but I sampled most pieces... I hated throwing it out).

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Lest I convey the wrong impression, on my last shopping trip I bought roughly 8 pounds of meat (most of which will be frozen and rationed out over months), and roughly 50 pounds of fruit and vegetables (most of which will be long gone in a month). I also bought 6 pounds of bread and 2 pounds of cheese; and I have perhaps 4 pounds of beef and 10 pounds of corn tortillas (which freeze well) frozen. In all cases, I wrap individual servings (dry servings, very important) in (inexpensive) printer-paper and store them in large plastic bags, which "live" in the freezer. (The corn tortillas' own bag works fine for this purpose, and they seem to stay good for a long time. Moreover, they're cheap, versatile (burritos, tacos, enchiladas, tostadas, chips, "croutons") and filling (enchilada sauce will substitute for salsa or taco sauce in a pinch) -- and maybe full of geney, GMO goodness.)

On a related note, let's be clear -- the poor (and otherwise disadvantaged) often have fewer choices than their better off, more affluent "counterparts" (but which doesn't always keep these "counterparts" from looking down their noses at the poor, ill, etc). Necessity is a grim master.

[TK421]

38. yeah, check out the last post #36

[necso]

40. On a related note:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe7WX9fy-1M

[BlueDissenter]

39. Hempler's

They're a local meat company in WA that make the best hot dogs every. The other brands taste awful compared to them.

[proteus_lives]

42. The kind with cheese in them.

Right off the grill. Yum!

[baldguy]

43. Sahlen's

[nickinSTL]

44. my preference would be some form of non-meat hot dog

meaning tofu/soy or whatever veggie dogs are made from

usually, though, I get the super-cheap hot dogs, either Hunter brand or the hot dogs they carry at Aldi.

Because I'm too cheap to pay for the veggie dogs.

[Cash U Nutt]

46. Hebrew National, fixed stripped down Chicago style

Mustard, relish, chopped onions.

Would prefer Vienna Beef if I could get em in my town, but HN will have to do.

[Mr. Ected]

47. Hot Dogs? Armour Hot Dogs!

What kind of kids love Ar-mour HOT DOGS?
Big kids, lit-tle kids, kids who climb on rocks
fat kids, skin-ny kids, ev-en kids with chicken pox
love HOT DOGS, Ar-mour HOT DOGS
The dogs kids love to bite!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dVcjaR6TRqo/SgdNoauBKsI/AAAAAAAACU8/Iw74fhOzP08/s400/Armour+Hot+Dogs.jpg

[old mark]

48. Other - Deitz & Watson - It's an East Coast thing, but they are very good.

Got some in the fridge right now. Hebrew Nats are great, too, but in a different way - more ethnic, like Nathans (Which are best from a stand with root beer.)

A good Hot Dog is one of the best things there is in life.

mark

[gvstn]

50. Hebrew National Knockwurst.

Same good flavor as their hot dog but larger and stands up to broiling.

[Sebastian Doyle]

51. Whatever the Hell kind they sell at Costco

I don't think they're Hebrew Nationals, but if I remember correctly, they are Kosher.

[sakabatou]

53. Yes, they are kosher.

[elana i am]

54. i chose other

for me i'm way more particular about the way i eat the hot dog as opposed to what brand they are. first, no veggie/soy substitutes. substitute soy product vs. mystery meat paste is really not a good choice either way. they must be either cooked over a fire or a charcoal grill to get rid of the yucky boiled meat paste flavor. they must be served on a white hot dog bun, no other bread substitute. to enhance the flavor they must be smothered in mustard, ketchup and sweet pickle relish. but no processed cheese food product necessary.

i would only eat a hot dog in the first place if there was no other menu choices. and if it's packed in a natural casing, i won't touch it period.

[MorningGlow]

55. Other: Zweigle's (local brand)

Red and white hots. NOBODY eats any other sort in western NY. Anyone who lived here and moved now has them shipped. Nothing compares.

http://www.zweigles.com/

[Digit]

57. Hebrew National on Martin's Potato Roll

Yummy good!

http://www.potatoroll.com/

[gvstn]

60. Martin's Potato Rolls

are the only store bread product I like right out of the bag. They definitely have the recipe down pat. I tried a few other potato rolls on sale and no comparison to Martin's.

[Kablooie]

58. My dog Kira. Male dogs seem to find her pretty hot.

[Zavulon]

61. Esskay, sold at Oriloes games. (NT)