I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and putting
them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around something
and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the grill.
So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the bacon
was crispy.

Phyllis Stone said...

> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut
> a slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the
> whole thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min,
> and putting them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus
> the cheese all dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon
> around something and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a
> pepper on the grill. So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its
> cheese intact and the bacon was crispy.


Phylilis Stone,

I understand the need for comfort food, but... ya can't start out with raw
bacon!!!

Ya gotta nuke (pan fry, etc.) it first, at least halfway cooked, then
proceed.

Take shrimp lijon, for example. The shrimp would be so overdone by the time
the bacon came to a crisp!

Is there common sense in cooking these days or are we all doomed???

Andy
--
Eat first, talk later.

P.S. I've bacon'd & cheese'd hot dogs before. Great stuff! Beats the heck out
of corn dogs, imho!!! --A

Phyllis Stone wrote:
> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
> slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around
> the whole thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30
> min, and putting them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't
> crispy plus the cheese all dripped out. This is the second time I
> have wrapped bacon around something and it doesn't cook well. I think
> the other thing was a pepper on the grill. So what am I doing wrong?
> The one on tv had its cheese intact and the bacon was crispy.

That's a recipe from the Weber BBQ cookbook but they recommend Emental
cheese.
I found the trick when barbequing is to do the side that is split first then
the base after. If you do it base first the cheese has time to get runny and
all falls out when you turn it over. But if you give the split side a blast
first it does not have time to get runny and then when you turn it the
cheese stays inside.
The trick it to blast them - slow cooking won't work.
It' an excellent snack to start a BBQ with when the coals are very hot,
giving folk something to eat while the rest is slow cooking.

Slatts

In article >,
"Phyllis Stone" > wrote:

> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
> slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
> thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and putting
> them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
> dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around something
> and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the grill.
> So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the bacon
> was crispy.

I used to make "Texas Tommy's" all the time when I was a kid. I just
made the bacon by cooking it in a fry pan flat until it was crispy, then
I would cook the hot dog in the bacon fat, then I would put the hot dog
on a bun, put the bacon on top of the hot dog, then lay a slice of
cheese on top of that and pop it in the toaster oven for a few seconds
to allow the cheese to melt. The bacon turned out crispy every time.

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> P.S. I've bacon'd & cheese'd hot dogs before. Great stuff! Beats the heck
> out
> of corn dogs, imho!!! --A

If there is a next time I will do some nuking beforehand. But the guy on tv
just wrapped raw bacon around the hot-dog, in fact he said it was thick cut
and mine was thin cut. They came out crisp, mine didn't.

On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:33:07 -0500, "Phyllis Stone" >
wrote:

>I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
>slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and putting
>them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
>dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around something
>and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the grill.
>So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the bacon
>was crispy.
>

Canadian Bacon

Phyllis Stone said...

>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> P.S. I've bacon'd & cheese'd hot dogs before. Great stuff! Beats the
>> heck out
>> of corn dogs, imho!!! --A
>
> If there is a next time I will do some nuking beforehand. But the guy on
> tv just wrapped raw bacon around the hot-dog, in fact he said it was
> thick cut and mine was thin cut. They came out crisp, mine didn't.


Phyllis,

Ahhh... the miracle of TV!

Best,

Andy
--
Eat first, talk later.

On 2009-04-17, Phyllis Stone > wrote:
> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
> slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
> thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and putting
> them under the broiler.

A 50s classic! One my mom made regularly. Pre-fry the bacon, forget the
oven and cut right to the broiler, and use a good cheddar, non-of that
velveeta crap.

nb

"Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Phyllis Stone" > wrote:
>
>> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut
>> a
>> slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>> thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and
>> putting
>> them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
>> dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around
>> something
>> and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the
>> grill.
>> So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the
>> bacon
>> was crispy.
>
> I used to make "Texas Tommy's" all the time when I was a kid. I just
> made the bacon by cooking it in a fry pan flat until it was crispy, then
> I would cook the hot dog in the bacon fat, then I would put the hot dog
> on a bun, put the bacon on top of the hot dog, then lay a slice of
> cheese on top of that and pop it in the toaster oven for a few seconds
> to allow the cheese to melt. The bacon turned out crispy every time.

This NOT our Stan... no Heinz!

Andy wrote:
> P.S. I've bacon'd & cheese'd hot dogs before. Great stuff! Beats the heck out
> of corn dogs, imho!!! --A
>

Southern people love corn dogs. My husband tried his first corn dog two
years ago, but he only took one bite. That means there is more for me!
:-P There is a franchise called Corn Dog 7, where they make your corn
dog after you place your order, they also make fresh lemonade, fries.
They are in small stands in parking lots.


Someone makes corn dog earrings.
http://inediblejewelry.com/custom_earrings.html


Becca


Becca

"Phyllis Stone" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> P.S. I've bacon'd & cheese'd hot dogs before. Great stuff! Beats the heck
>> out
>> of corn dogs, imho!!! --A
>
> If there is a next time I will do some nuking beforehand. But the guy on
> tv just wrapped raw bacon around the hot-dog, in fact he said it was thick
> cut and mine was thin cut. They came out crisp, mine didn't.

That's a Texas Tommy, and they are usually deep-fried.

Phyllis Stone wrote:
> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
> slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
> thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and putting
> them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
> dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around something
> and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the grill.
> So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the bacon
> was crispy.

What you have made is a Texas Tommy - sort of. There used
to be a great place called The Cup in Pottstown, PA. They
were originally an ice cream place but added a small dining
room in later years. They served Texas Tommies - a hotdog
stuffed with cheese, wrapped in bacon and deep-fried. I think
the problem with yours was the baking, rather than deep-frying.
The deep-frying will cook the bacon nicely and it puts a little
crust on the cheese so that it is contained and does not run
out. Boy, I sure miss Texas Tommies. ;-(

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

In article >,
"Phyllis Stone" > wrote:

> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
> slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
> thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and putting
> them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
> dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around something
> and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the grill.
> So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the bacon
> was crispy.

This was a favorite of my childhood, and I still make them sometimes. I
don't know what you saw on tv, but that won't work for me (at least the
way you described it).

I'm assuming you are using "regular" US bacon. I've never tried the
"wrap" method, but I'm skeptical. It's already a "heart attack on a
plate", so I cut the bacon in half, so as to lay a half of piece on top.
For standard hot dogs, that's a pretty good fit, in my experience. If
you use the bacon raw, it will be limp. I don't like it that way. As
you saw, if you attempt to cook raw bacon until it's crisp, while it's
on the hot dog, the cheese will all run out, and maybe the hot dog will
be overcooked. So cook the bacon first. I cook it until the fat is
somewhat translucent, but the slice is still limp. Lately I've been
cooking the bacon in the microwave. Cut pockets in the hot dogs. If
you cut all the way to the ends, that lets the cheese run out. Insert a
stick of cheese, lay the bacon slice on top, and secure the bacon with
toothpicks. The toothpicks keep the bacon from falling off, as it
sometimes twists as it cooks. Cook in a hot oven for a few minutes.
Ten sounds OK to me. If the bacon isn't as crisp as you like, next time
cook it more before assembly, but for now, a couple of minutes under the
broiler should do it. I use toothpicks broken in half. It doesn't
matter for the oven, but should you need to use the broiler, whole
toothpicks may burn on the part closest to the broiler, depending on how
talented you are.

I always used to plop a big mound of cheap horseradish mustard on the
plate, but I haven't seen that lately, so I've been forced to use more
expensive mustard which is a waste. Don't put any mustard on the plates
for Tammy and my wife, since they hate mustard. More for me!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"Dan Abel = Duplicitous NetKKKop [WAS: DK StinKin' MOTHER****ER]"
(subject of post on rec.food.cooking dated April 15, 2009}

"Phyllis Stone" > wrote in message
...
>I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
>slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and
>putting them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the
>cheese all dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around
>something and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on
>the grill. So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact
>and the bacon was crispy.


Your bacon was too good a quality and probably too think.

Next time make sure to stretch or press out the strips and make them as thin
as possible first.

Dimitri

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> "Phyllis Stone" > wrote:
>>
>>> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut
>>> a
>>> slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>>> thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and
>>> putting
>>> them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese
>>> all
>>> dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around
>>> something
>>> and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the
>>> grill.
>>> So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the
>>> bacon
>>> was crispy.
>>
>> I used to make "Texas Tommy's" all the time when I was a kid. I just
>> made the bacon by cooking it in a fry pan flat until it was crispy, then
>> I would cook the hot dog in the bacon fat, then I would put the hot dog
>> on a bun, put the bacon on top of the hot dog, then lay a slice of
>> cheese on top of that and pop it in the toaster oven for a few seconds
>> to allow the cheese to melt. The bacon turned out crispy every time.
>
> This NOT our Stan... no Heinz!
LOL

Maybe he's sick...........

Dimitri

> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:33:07 -0500, "Phyllis Stone" >
> wrote:
>
>>I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
>>slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>>thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and
>>putting
>>them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
>>dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around something
>>and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the
>>grill.
>>So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the
>>bacon
>>was crispy.
>>
>
> Canadian Bacon


Did you even see the show she's referencing?! (I didn't.) But you can't
wrap "Canadian" bacon around a hot dog. Okay, I suppose you could, but in
the U.S. Canadian bacon is akin to a slice of ham. She didn't say "ham
wrapped hot dogs". Totally different idea.

Jill

Phyllis Stone wrote:
> I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
> slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
> thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and putting
> them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
> dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around something
> and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the grill.
> So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the bacon
> was crispy.

I have no idea what you did wrong, except to make the thing. I've read
all the way through this thread and it made me want to barf!

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:33:07 -0500, "Phyllis Stone" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut
>>>a
>>>slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>>>thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and
>>>putting
>>>them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
>>>dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around
>>>something
>>>and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the
>>>grill.
>>>So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the
>>>bacon
>>>was crispy.
>>>
>>
>> Canadian Bacon
>
>
> Did you even see the show she's referencing?! (I didn't.) But you can't
> wrap "Canadian" bacon around a hot dog. Okay, I suppose you could, but in
> the U.S. Canadian bacon is akin to a slice of ham. She didn't say "ham
> wrapped hot dogs". Totally different idea.
>
> Jill


Makes sense to me - Canadian Bacon -well maybe if it's sliced paper thin.
What's the point?

Dimitri

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:36:19 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

> wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:33:07 -0500, "Phyllis Stone" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut a
>>>slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>>>thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and
>>>putting
>>>them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
>>>dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around something
>>>and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the
>>>grill.
>>>So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the
>>>bacon
>>>was crispy.
>>>
>>
>> Canadian Bacon
>
>
>Did you even see the show she's referencing?! (I didn't.) But you can't
>wrap "Canadian" bacon around a hot dog. Okay, I suppose you could, but in
>the U.S. Canadian bacon is akin to a slice of ham. She didn't say "ham
>wrapped hot dogs". Totally different idea.
>
>Jill
>

Don't knock it till you tried it, wrap it around the dog and pin it
with a tooth pick.. imagination is a wonderful thing when cooking.

> wrote in message
news
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:36:19 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
> wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:33:07 -0500, "Phyllis Stone" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut
>>>>a
>>>>slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>>>>thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and
>>>>putting
>>>>them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese
>>>>all
>>>>dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around
>>>>something
>>>>and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the
>>>>grill.
>>>>So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the
>>>>bacon
>>>>was crispy.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Canadian Bacon
>>
>>
>>Did you even see the show she's referencing?! (I didn't.) But you can't
>>wrap "Canadian" bacon around a hot dog. Okay, I suppose you could, but in
>>the U.S. Canadian bacon is akin to a slice of ham. She didn't say "ham
>>wrapped hot dogs". Totally different idea.
>>
>>Jill
>>
>
> Don't knock it till you tried it, wrap it around the dog and pin it
> with a tooth pick.. imagination is a wonderful thing when cooking.



Sorry, but that's just a tad too "imaginative".

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:51:16 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:33:07 -0500, "Phyllis Stone" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I followed a recipe on tv.Mine did not turn out like the tv recipe. Cut
>>>>a
>>>>slit in a hot-dog, insert strips of cheese, wrap bacon around the whole
>>>>thing and bake at 425 for ten min. I ended up baking for 30 min, and
>>>>putting
>>>>them under the broiler. The bacon still wasn't crispy plus the cheese all
>>>>dripped out. This is the second time I have wrapped bacon around
>>>>something
>>>>and it doesn't cook well. I think the other thing was a pepper on the
>>>>grill.
>>>>So what am I doing wrong? The one on tv had its cheese intact and the
>>>>bacon
>>>>was crispy.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Canadian Bacon
>>
>>
>> Did you even see the show she's referencing?! (I didn't.) But you can't
>> wrap "Canadian" bacon around a hot dog. Okay, I suppose you could, but in
>> the U.S. Canadian bacon is akin to a slice of ham. She didn't say "ham
>> wrapped hot dogs". Totally different idea.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
>Makes sense to me - Canadian Bacon -well maybe if it's sliced paper thin.
>What's the point?
>
>Dimitri


I use edam (my choice) sliced thin, Canadian bacon comes about six
inches wide and thin... finish with just a pinch of smoky paprica just
before rolling.