Thread: one of the finest things in life HOTDOGS!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by icedog

That's perfect! I find Hebrew National to be unpalatable garbage. A friend broght them to my house once and I threw them in the pond for the snapping turtles.

I am guessing if you think Hebrew National are good, you probably haven't had many different dogs. Have you ever had any natural casing dogs? I don't know if they ship but here in CT we love Hummel Bros natural casing. If you can get them, I think you'd thank me:
http://www.hummelbros.com/

Another great local manufacturer is in Hartford. Again, try to get their natural casing dogs:
http://www.groteandweigel.com/products.html
I find these when grilled taste like they are wrapped in bacon!

Oh, gosh. Natural casing is the ONLY way to go for a wiener. Who can resist or deny the pure pleasure of the *pop!* you experience biting through the casing and the flood of juicy goodness from a great natural casing dog.

I don't know if we're unique in Minnesota, but we have quite a few smaller meat lockers that make their own sausages, hot dogs, weiners, etc. Some have won national awards and are awesome. The most flavorful dogs/wieners I've had. Actually, Greg's Meats less than five miles north of Mike Blue's place on Highway 52 in Cannon Falls, MN has outstanding natural casing wieners.

Quick story: I bought about 7 pounds of natural casing beauties from Greg's Meats last year. I ended up eating them all myself for every meal of the day over a period of less than a week. I ate them traditionally in a bun, chopped and fried with eggs and with sauerkraut slow cooked. At the age of 39, I got gout. It was almost worth it. Now I have to keep cured meats on the "once in awhile" list.

Chris L

I am not a big hot dog person normally. But when i'm at a baseball or football game, they are heaven.

Originally Posted by ChrisL

Oh, gosh. Natural casing is the ONLY way to go for a wiener. Who can resist or deny the pure pleasure of the *pop!* you experience biting through the casing and the flood of juicy goodness from a great natural casing dog.

I don't know if we're unique in Minnesota, but we have quite a few smaller meat lockers that make their own sausages, hot dogs, weiners, etc. Some have won national awards and are awesome. The most flavorful dogs/wieners I've had. Actually, Greg's Meats less than five miles north of Mike Blue's place on Highway 52 in Cannon Falls, MN has outstanding natural casing wieners.

Quick story: I bought about 7 pounds of natural casing beauties from Greg's Meats last year. I ended up eating them all myself for every meal of the day over a period of less than a week. I ate them traditionally in a bun, chopped and fried with eggs and with sauerkraut slow cooked. At the age of 39, I got gout. It was almost worth it. Now I have to keep cured meats on the "once in awhile" list.

Chris L

As far as I'm concerned, Minnesota is the absolute best place to find summer sausage. Around Le Sueur there are so many fantastic lockers that make the best summer sausage I've ever had in my life. I can knock out a roll roll by myself easily.

Originally Posted by Quick Orange

As far as I'm concerned, Minnesota is the absolute best place to find summer sausage. Around Le Sueur there are so many fantastic lockers that make the best summer sausage I've ever had in my life. I can knock out a roll roll by myself easily.

Mmmmmmm summer sausage and venison sausage. Garlicky and good.

Chris L

We don't have much choice here. If you don't want a bright red Carolina Mystery Weenie, it's either Hebrew, Boar's Head, or Sabrett's. Of those I, and the local stands prefer Sabrett's. They're my favorite after-the-pub food on these approaching cold nights.

WELCOME TO OTTO'S SAUSAGE KITCHEN | Otto's Sausage Kitchen & Meat Market

They run a grill outside the front door almost 365 days a year. Rain,snow or shine. Was actually there on Sun with my sister and brother-in-law. GREAT dogs/sausages etc.

Chris....you ate 7# of hot dogs in a week, eating them every meal of every day. This led to gout, which you say was almost worth it.






I salute you, sir. As we used to say in college, Good Desire!

Originally Posted by Bill S

Chris....you ate 7# of hot dogs in a week, eating them every meal of every day. This led to gout, which you say was almost worth it.






I salute you, sir. As we used to say in college, Good Desire!

Ha ha, Bill. I couldn't help it. After all, I had the following against me from the get go:

1. It was meat.
2. It was juicy rich and fatty cured meat.
3. They were natural casing coarse ground wieners that *pop*
4. I'm the only one in my house that would eat them.
5. I agree with Doc, that a perfect hot dog is exquisite.

My Dad had originally asked me to pick up that kind of quantity since he knew I was driving by the place and he's about a three hour drive away. He wanted to serve them at some function. Then, schedules changed and I couldn't get them to him. What else was a guy to do but start eating!

Chris L

Wish I had been along to help out man!!!!!

Originally Posted by Doc

Wish I had been along to help out man!!!!!

Here's one right back at ya, my friend.

I hate to admit it, but when I was kid say between the ages of 10-14 burning more calories than a hummingbird, I would boil an entire package of hot dogs (8 or 10?), stick them in buns, stack them into a pyramid on a single plate, and eat em all with yellow mustard, then run outside and play another five hours until dinner. Voracious.

Chris L