A Sea Of Red

In the spirit of Memorial Day and cookouts, what is your favorite way to prepare a hot dog?

Cooking
Fried?
Boiled?
Grilled--charcoal or gas?

Condiments
Onions?
Chilli?
Mustard (yellow or spicy brown)?
Relish (yellow or pickle)?
Cole Slaw?
or regional condiments like krawt, baked beans, tomatoes, etc.?

Bread
regular buns
New England-style that looks like a roll
white bread (poor man's version)

And do you have a favorite type or brand name of hot dog? (fill in the blank)

Grilled...doesn't matter...or "rolled" like at a convenience store.

Mayo, Chili, and Cheese. On a NE-Style roll.

At ball parks...a good ballpark frank needs no condiments...will eat them plain with a bun.

Ballpark franks...bun length.

Grilled.

NE style or regular bun.

HAVE to be bun length though.

Cheese and ketchup are perfect condiments for me.

I agree with FR about a good ballpark dog not needing anything.

Mayo on a dog? I've never heard of that in my life!

My favorite is a charcoal grilled (almost burned) dog with onions, chilli, spicy brown mustard, yellow relish, & cole slaw on a NE-style bun.

Grilled or Rolled

Chilli
Cheese
Mustard
Slaw
Bacon

Cider Jim wrote:Mayo on a dog? I've never heard of that in my life!

Only if I have chili. Otherwise, Catsup and Mustard. On the grill...border-lined burned...with crispy outside.

Lynchburg Hillcats hotdogs (except the ones for Tuesday night) are the best.
As far as condiments, normally what I do (when my mom or dad cooks them) is:
Chili, slaw, mayo, ketchup, mustard, onions, relish

And just normal hot dog buns work for me

Grilled, charcol, chilli, onions, on a potato bun

Oh...and Hoffman Hotdogs!

ehh... no mayo for me.

grilled on charcoal (the ONLY way), ketchup, mustard, slaw, chili, CHEESE. mmm.

i havent tried it, but i think maybe some grilled onions would add a nice heartburn kick.

I like them almost everyway. If I am buying them to cook at home, usually I buy the expensive stuff, because there is a big difference in taste. Either Nathan's, or Hebrew National.

grilled with ketchup and chili. besides that i'm not picky, and as long as it has ketchup i'll eat it

Give me a regular ballpark dog and some mustard, baby.

1/4 Big Bite from the "sev" or WAWA

Heinz sweet relish

that is all

charcoal grilled, w/ ketchup and mustard, ballpark dogs all the way!

There was a countdown on the history channel this morning, of the best places to get a dog. Number one was Nathan's on Coney Island.

My favorite hot dog?

Free.

I'll take grilled with Chili or fried, split and between two slices of honey wheat bread (a favorite way to prepare them in this house)

Brandwise, I like Hebrew National or Oscar Mayer

I had my favorites tonight (at least the best I can do in Texas) as I enjoyed some classic Skyline Chili cheese coneys (albeit chili from a can).

For those not privy to the wondrous creations that emanate from the Queen City, cheese coneys are hot dogs on a standard bun with glorious Cincinnati chili (if you've ever tried it, you know what I am referring to) with a squirt of mustard and piles of very finely shredded cheddar cheese. Some folks prefer onions but personally I think they taint lunch perfection.

For coneys I actually prefer boiled to grilled, otherwise I love my dogs over a fire.

Sly Fox wrote: For those not privy to the wondrous creations that emanate from the Queen City,

Charlotte makes food? I thought all they had were UNCC STD's and banks.



Please pick up the sarcasm. Please pick up the sarcasm. Please pick up the sarcasm.

Libertine wrote:My favorite hot dog?

Free.

you got a verbal "amen" on that one.

Oh, I forgot that the Carolinas claimed a Queen City as well. I was referring to the Queen City of the West.

Ours came first.


I honestly didn't know anyone else claimed to be the Queen City.

From a national reputation, Cincinnati has branded themselves the Queen City for over a century and has that reputation. Most folks outside the Carolinas aren't familiar with the designation for Charlotte. But both do refer to themselves in that matter.

Sly Fox wrote:From a national reputation, Cincinnati has branded themselves the Queen City for over a century and has that reputation. Most folks outside the Carolinas aren't familiar with the designation for Charlotte. But both do refer to themselves in that matter.

Actually...

Wikipedia wrote:Nicknamed The Queen City (which it shares with Cincinnati, Ohio and Buffalo, NY), Charlotte (as well as the county containing it) was named in honor of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg, wife of King George III of the United Kingdom. After being driven out by the opposition of the city's citizens to British occupation during the American Revolution, General Cornwallis wrote Charlotte was "a hornet's nest of rebellion", leading to another city nickname: The Hornet's Nest.

You lost me on the actually reference.

Sly Fox wrote:You lost me on the actually reference.

Just b/c you say Cincinatti has the more effectively branded itself as the city of queens doesn't make it so.