Crock Pot dogs are the best dogs!
Posted Dec 17, 2019, 3:40 PM UTC
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Try putting a half can of beer in next time!
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Great idea- thanks!
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Now we're slow cooking hot dogs?! Why?
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Have you ever had a Johnsonville (or similar, whatever, I'm brand agnostic) style brat? There is a definite difference between getting one up to heat in a hurry (either by flame or by microwave) versus letting it slowly cook and render and develop flavor. Considering the fat content of an average hot dog, I could see it making a difference. Doesn't have to be in a crock pot or even in water necessarily.
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Johnsonville are precooked. You're not making any significant changes to the meat that couldn't be achieved in a slow simmer on the stove top for 10m. I'm not a hot dog expert, obviously but I can't imagine way over cooking meat adds anything to the flavor.
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Hopefully the formatting comes out right...if not I'll fix it, I just didn't feel like swordfighting with imgr for a quick communications fix.
You're thinking of these. https://www.albertsons.com/shop/product-details.960050332.html
I'm talking about these. https://www.johnsonville.com/.imaging/mte/johnsonville-retail/640-wide/dam/johnsonville/product-images/original-bratwurst/jcr:content/original-bratwurst.png
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Not to be that person, but OP is talking about hot dogs, not brats. Also, while you might impart some flavor into the brat via slow cooking, you could get the same flavor by marinating them. And 3 hours on high is definitely over cooking the meat. But I'm going to a party with all my industry friends this weekend. I'll see if they're willing to do a taste test and report back. Hot dogs boiled in water for 3 hours or beer brats simmered for a few minutes..
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3 hours in the crockpot cooks the dog less than a few minutes on a stove top rolling boil; preserving the crispy skin without getting the inside mealey is the ideal for me.
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3 hours on high cannot be less then the stove top, but to each their own.
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I cook them on high for about 3 hours and they come out as the perfect "dirty water dog"
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If I had to wait 3 hours to eat a shitty hot dog I'd be pissed.
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You should probably buy better hot dogs; good ones cooked right are worth waiting for.
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Only reason why I eat lips and asshole is because it’s quick and easy.
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BBQ dogs are infinitely better.
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I'm a big charcoal griller and believe almost everything is best cooked over a flame, but this is my preferred method for dogs.
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🤢 🤮
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Over a fire on a stick is best.
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I do love campfire dogs, too.
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Caveman bbq lol
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You honestly expect me to spend 3 hours cooking a god damned hot dog? Put it in the microwave, push the button for 30 seconds, done. There is no world in which a 3 hour, slow cooked hot dog is that much better than a 30 second nuked one. It’s a hot dog.
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You'll be amazed there are not only worlds where the slow-cooked dog is superior; those worlds are inhabited by people who would never want to visit a place where nuking dogs is even sorta OK.
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You’re talking to a guy who ate a cold, dry English muffin this morning because he was too lazy to cut and butter it. Nonetheless, I respect the traditions of your people and hope our tribes can maintain peace throughout the years to come.
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Why does this anger you?
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It’s more tongue in cheek. Spending this much time on a $0.15 meat tube seems like a bit much lol.
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mmmm meat tube
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Time for the meat tube, bury the meat tube, take out the meat tube time! Whooaaa electrocutes my brain!!
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i wouldnt eat a .15 cent hot dog lol
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Homie, did you really just advise putting a hot dog in a got dang microwave over slowcooking?
That's like saying you'd rather microwave Alaskan salmon instead of smoking it.
I feel like you guys only know of bottom shelf cheap 'meat' hot dogs, do not eat those.
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I love how unique this is! I never considered doing this but now I’ll definitely try it out sometime
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As a life-long NYer, I feel there is no better way to enjoy a dog than it being pulled from warm, not boiling, water. It's how it's done on the sidewalks of the city and it's the same at roadside stands deep in the mountains of the Catskills. Kraut and mustard are my preferred toppings, but I'm open to just about anything other than ketchup. Quality matters, too; I go for Nathan's or Sabrett's and I, ironically, like a New England style bun.
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Ayyy 315 here, warm not boiled is the way to go.
Smoked and broiled are other great ways to enjoy a good frank.
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Grain mustard and onion. However there is new frontier on the ketchup front if you like sriracha sauce. There is a sriracha ketchup out there that is amazing!
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You don't even need the water. I've never done it myself, but there are plenty of recipes online where people just toss them in for 1-2 hours on high or 2-4 on low.
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I love how a simple hot dog can be so damn controversial among people
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Not everything needs time
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Never thought about this, what a great idea!
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Are they, though?
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Hot dogs are even better than dogs in general.
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Imagining the smell just made me want to vom. The once annual hot dog for me stays on the grill until it's blackened enough that I forget it's a tube steak.
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You could crock one hell of a chili dog sauce and just boil the dogs for a couple mins on a stove
Boiling the dogs breaks the skin; the slow cooker heats them just like a hot dog cart. Great idea on the sauce; I own multiple crocks and might do dogs and a batch next time.
I’d probably make a badass chili sauce, throw some hotdogs in for the last couple hours. Shit I’ll probably do that tomorrow.