> * *So, now I'm looking for a replacement hot dog. *We don't particularly
> care for Hebrew National, too small, too sour, too ConAgra. *We've only
> been able to get Nathan's a few times, and they were so salty it burned
> our tongues, not salty the way hot dogs are, but way, way more. *We are
> sometimes able to get Boar's Head beef hot dogs, though I don't think
> they are actually kosher. *
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits


I tried Nathan's once, but the skin was so tough I hated them.

N.

On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:45:14 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:

> > * *So, now I'm looking for a replacement hot dog. *We don't particularly
> > care for Hebrew National, too small, too sour, too ConAgra. *We've only
> > been able to get Nathan's a few times, and they were so salty it burned
> > our tongues, not salty the way hot dogs are, but way, way more. *We are
> > sometimes able to get Boar's Head beef hot dogs, though I don't think
> > they are actually kosher. *
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ranee @ Arabian Knits
>
>
> I tried Nathan's once, but the skin was so tough I hated them.
>

Back when I was buying hot dogs, I liked dogs that were in natural
casings and bought them by the case. Nice snap when you bit into
them.


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On 2/16/2010 7:49 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:45:14 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> > wrote:
>
>>> So, now I'm looking for a replacement hot dog. We don't particularly
>>> care for Hebrew National, too small, too sour, too ConAgra. We've only
>>> been able to get Nathan's a few times, and they were so salty it burned
>>> our tongues, not salty the way hot dogs are, but way, way more. We are
>>> sometimes able to get Boar's Head beef hot dogs, though I don't think
>>> they are actually kosher.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ranee @ Arabian Knits
>>
>>
>> I tried Nathan's once, but the skin was so tough I hated them.
>>
>
> Back when I was buying hot dogs, I liked dogs that were in natural
> casings and bought them by the case. Nice snap when you bit into
> them.
>

Natural casing hot dogs are great but they're getting tough to find.
Costco should sell a natural casing dog of a more normal girth. In this
case, bigger and fatter is not better. That would probably cause riots
and deaths at the food court. :-) The power of the buck-fifty hot dog is
strong but in the end, it's all just a high sodium, high fat, tube o' meat.

> * *So, now I'm looking for a replacement hot dog. *We don't particularly
> care for Hebrew National, too small, too sour, too ConAgra. *We've only
> been able to get Nathan's a few times, and they were so salty it burned
> our tongues, not salty the way hot dogs are, but way, way more. *We are
> sometimes able to get Boar's Head beef hot dogs, though I don't think
> they are actually kosher. *

We benchmarked hot dog brands many years ago. Hebrew National has more
garlic flavor so it was easy to tell. Other kosher brands Best and
Shofar compared well. Among the non-kosher brands Nathans and Boar's
Head scored with the kosher ones. Most of the other brands were found
lacking.

When I tried to summarize the results I concluded that buying kosher
brands yields good dogs while buying non-kosher dogs requires careful
checking of the brands. Except for making chili dogs I switched to
whatever kosher brand happens to be available at the local stores.

I don't keep Kosher. I think nothing of having pepperoni with lunch. I
buy kosher dogs because it's a simple and effective strategy to select
good quality hot dogs.

Since you don't like Hebrew National and Bests is no longer available
I'd go with whatever kosher brand is available. The differences are
small within the list of brands.

dsi1 wrote:

> Natural casing hot dogs are great but they're getting tough to find.
> Costco should sell a natural casing dog of a more normal girth. In
> this case, bigger and fatter is not better. That would probably cause
> riots and deaths at the food court. :-) The power of the buck-fifty
> hot dog is strong but in the end, it's all just a high sodium, high
> fat, tube o' meat.

Johnsonville makes a good natural-casing wiener, but it's pork-based
rather than beef. That's good for me because I prefer that type.

<http://www.johnsonville.com/home/pro...shop-style-wie
ners.html>

They're fairly small in size.



Brian

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On 2/16/2010 11:28 AM, Default User wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> Natural casing hot dogs are great but they're getting tough to find.
>> Costco should sell a natural casing dog of a more normal girth. In
>> this case, bigger and fatter is not better. That would probably cause
>> riots and deaths at the food court. :-) The power of the buck-fifty
>> hot dog is strong but in the end, it's all just a high sodium, high
>> fat, tube o' meat.
>
> Johnsonville makes a good natural-casing wiener, but it's pork-based
> rather than beef. That's good for me because I prefer that type.
>
> <http://www.johnsonville.com/home/pro...shop-style-wie
> ners.html>
>
> They're fairly small in size.

Sounds great. Pork is fine with me but leave out the mechanically
separated poultry please. The local Safeway sells Miller's Natural
Casing Franks but it's a large 40oz size and I have trouble finishing
off a 1 lb bag.

Lately I've been making do with sausages and brats in a bun and biding
my time until something new comes up - it's a tough life. :-)


>
>
>
> Brian
>

On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:59:14 -0800, Ranée at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

> I've heard good things about Sabretts, but have never tasted
>them.

Nice snap, not much flavor., compared to Nathans. We just tried a
package last week...

-- Larry

On Feb 16, 3:28*pm, "Default User" > wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> > Natural casing hot dogs are great but they're getting tough to find.
> > Costco should sell a natural casing dog of a more normal girth. In
> > this case, bigger and fatter is not better. That would probably cause
> > riots and deaths at the food court. :-) The power of the buck-fifty
> > hot dog is strong but in the end, it's all just a high sodium, high
> > fat, tube o' meat.
>
> Johnsonville makes a good natural-casing wiener, but it's pork-based
> rather than beef. That's good for me because I prefer that type.
>
> <http://www.johnsonville.com/home/pro...shop-style-wie
> ners.html>
>
> They're fairly small in size.

If one eats pork, the Johnsonville sausages rock. Their Hot&Spicy
brats are excellent.
>
> Brian

--Bryan

On Feb 16, 2:15*pm, Doug Freyburger > wrote:
> > * *So, now I'm looking for a replacement hot dog. *We don't particularly
> > care for Hebrew National, too small, too sour, too ConAgra. *We've only
> > been able to get Nathan's a few times, and they were so salty it burned
> > our tongues, not salty the way hot dogs are, but way, way more. *We are
> > sometimes able to get Boar's Head beef hot dogs, though I don't think
> > they are actually kosher. *
>
> We benchmarked hot dog brands many years ago. *Hebrew National has more
> garlic flavor so it was easy to tell. *Other kosher brands Best and
> Shofar compared well. *Among the non-kosher brands Nathans and Boar's
> Head scored with the kosher ones. *Most of the other brands were found
> lacking.
>
> When I tried to summarize the results I concluded that buying kosher
> brands yields good dogs while buying non-kosher dogs requires careful
> checking of the brands. *Except for making chili dogs I switched to
> whatever kosher brand happens to be available at the local stores.
>
> I don't keep Kosher. *I think nothing of having pepperoni with lunch. *I
> buy kosher dogs because it's a simple and effective strategy to select
> good quality hot dogs.
>
> Since you don't like Hebrew National and Bests is no longer available
> I'd go with whatever kosher brand is available. *The differences are
> small within the list of brands.

I used to have a (secular) Jewish girlfriend. She turned me onto
Kosher foods. If you don't mind the price difference, Kosher is
nearly always higher quality. I just mentioned it in another post,
but I'll say it again, I miss those shriveled up Wilno salamis. There
is no equivalent that I know of.
John K. and I used to live right over a deli that sold them back in
1978.

--Bryan