The Biggest Mistakes People Make When Grilling Hot Dogs

What makes you think of summer? Trips to the beach? Baseball? How about grilling hot dogs at the park or by the pool? When done right, a grilled hot dog is hard to beat. But when they're done wrong? Not so great. And a lot can go wrong: Hot dogs can be overcooked, undercooked, encased in a subpar bun, topped poorly, or just plain low in quality.
So what can you do to make sure your hot dogs come out top-notch every time? Some of it comes before you ever crack your grill open. What you do at the grocery store or how you store them in the fridge plays a role, too. And please, get the heat right. Here are the biggest mistakes people make when grilling hot dogs.
#HotDogs #Grill #Mistakes
Buying the wrong hot dogs | 0:00
Not paying attention to the 'skin' | 0:57
Freezing them | 1:44
Not cleaning the grill | 2:26
Leaving the grill | 3:05
Letting the casing burst | 4:02
Cooking at a low heat | 4:45
Cooking over direct heat | 5:31
Grilling on the same heat | 6:16
Not rotating your hot dogs | 7:01
Not grilling your bun | 7:39
Not paying attention to condiments | 8:27
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[@MashedFood]

How do you like to make your hot dogs?

[@dkracingfan2503]

Grilled

[@robleonard6424]

Split in half with Chile.

[@YolandaisYolandaCooks]

Chicago style please

[@funkyflashman]

Deep fried

[@Blitzkrieg1976]

Boiled, with banana pepper , mustard, NO KETCHUP! pickles, onions, relish and celery salt. Sometimes tomatoes. Yum.

[@BrianPhillipsSKS]

I feel like this person has never grilled a hotdog before

[@muzaaaaak]

I wonder how her vibrator review would go. As much detail?

[@tommyalsobrook5898]

Nooooooooo

[@SchardtCinematic]

I agree. Never grilled anything in her life probably except grilling her husband or boyfriend on where they were last night. Lol

[@johnc7512]

They havent!!

[@StanCook1]

Exactly!

[@stankardas500]

Its a hot dog. Don't over think it.

[@edharris1408]

Simple technique - drop in boiling water for 5 mins (they're cooked internally), then put on grill to quickly crisp up skin.

[@danielguzman5257]

@3:00 she says use a non stick spray but the picture is a can of "OVEN CLEANER".....YEAH that makes a tasty hotdog.

[@gregoryhalpin3440]

Imagine the lawsuits when some dumb KZbinr uses that tip....

[@warpath6666]

And a side of Tide Pods to go with it 😄🤣

[@gone2dmtns]

Nice catch!

[@davidwesley2525]

@@warpath6666 and a nice tall glass of Lysol. Mmmmmmmm TASTY. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@warpath6666]

@@davidwesley2525 LOL!!! Yup, cleans you right out. Bye Bye Covid 😄😝

[@t_c5266]

people really make mistakes grilling hot dogs? just dont burn them and BAM, youve got a perfectly grilled hotdog

[@olmec2012]

I love that little tip for testing the heat just hold your hand 🤚3 inches above your grill for 4 seconds . Yea when you smell your skin and hair singe the heat is roughly 400-450 .

[@fclefjefff4041]

I would never have occurred to be that someone could make a "mistake" while grilling a hot dog 😄

[@seamac7564]

This video should be renamed: How to make your hot dog purchase incredibly complicated.

[@macdenife4033]

It's just a damn hot dog. Grill it, char it, eat it.

[@ChaseMcCain81]

I like nuking mine.

[@michaelshepherd7572]

@@ChaseMcCain81 you’re a heathen.

[@ogr8bearded175]

@David Erickson Beef and pork combos are also fine (such as Oscar Meyer's Smokies) unless you belong to a religion that prohibits eating swine.

[@michaelshepherd7572]

Nathan’s hotdogs FTW.

[@joebaxley1503]

Not quite. All beef hot dogs are waaaaay better than cheap chicken franks.Nathans, Hebrew National, and Ball Park Frank's are my top three favs. And they have to be grilled, NEVER BOILED....EVER!!!

[@C2CigarsTCDB]

Stop saying you're cooking the hot dogs. You're not cooking them, you're heating them. They come in the package already FULLY COOKED.

[@TNskinny]

Hotdogs, yes. Sausages, not so much.

[@twocentproductions5326]

The hot dogs r cooking u!!

[@fclefjefff4041]

It's weird that you're so flustered about this 😄

[@cjack121]

Not true, not all hot dogs are fully cooked

[@hunterhill4373]

If the dawg ain’t been spinning in a gas station for 3 hours I don’t want it

[@rogermccaslin5963]

Mmm, roller dogs. It's always good to get a thorough cleaning of your guts once in a while.

[@shellc3509]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Shawn666Hellion]

Don't forget all the flies that land on them throughout the day

[@vectorhold6489]

Pro-Tip: Boil your hot dogs in water then hit them on the grill get some nice marks on them. So good and retains all the juiciness.

[@jdawg1835]

I was expecting to see this on the video. I had heard that this is what Pink's does and started doing it too. Total game changer.

[@vectorhold6489]

@@jdawg1835 Absolutely! The bigger the dog, brat, link, sausage the better. Dunno if your local store carries Miller Polish Dogs, but they're out of this world. Cheers man!

[@pbrady696]

@@vectorhold6489 How long do you boil them for?

[@vectorhold6489]

@@pbrady696 get a good high boil in a pot for a good 4 minutes with either filtered water or beer. I prefer half a German lager beer and water.

[@whatweather]

If you oil the grill while it’s cool, it’ll burn off by the time the grill is hot enough to cook on. That’s why you do it right before. They showed oven cleaner for no stick spray.

[@hypnotistraywilliams]

I thought I saw that too.

[@Sue_V]

Yummy! Oven cleaner chemicals FTW 😂😂

[@AzraelThanatos]

Grilled buns is something that doesn't really impress me and always seems to ruin them. A nice steamed bun is wonderful, getting you the combo of a nice, soft, and fluffy bun with a crisp hot dog...

[@rogermccaslin5963]

The real mistake would be oiling up your grill with over cleaner like shown in the video

[@TheNuclearBolton]

😂

[@jeanporter2406]

Lol

[@konglee7284]

I radder make Burgers 🍔...

[@alixir.r]

radder 😜

[@333rdAlchemist]

@@alixir.r radder 🤤

[@dartanzalw]

Ok don’t eat it then But if I catch you eating the glizzy IM taking a picture at the premium moment You know when your mouth is wide open preparing for impact 😂

[@temeriando22]

I Radder Make Tacos 🌮…

[@konglee7284]

@@temeriando22 I radder make tacoz two

[@james_the_darklord]

Wrong! You can cook the hotdogs straight from the freezer by starting with low heat to defrost it.

[@jackrowe5571]

James T. Mar... l take them from the freezer to the skillet with a little water. They steam as they thaw, then brown or blacken when the water is gone.

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

Good heavens, it's just a hot dog, not a porterhouse or filet mignon. Just stand by the grill for six minutes and turn them when needed.

[@hirolla74]

Those dark charred hot dogs give me good memories from back in the day. We didn't care how it looked ; just wanted that 'char' on it. We'd just peel it off and eat it.

[@tawpgk]

I shouldn't be watching this at 3am. It's driving crazy for a frankfurter from the German deli.

[@brianmoody2549]

A good cooked hotdog needs a good sap and a good bun, and it’s up to you how you want it to look and taste.

[@robstamp9224]

Don't tell me that I want the natural casing and snap. I hate that.

[@johnjordan1357]

I love hot dogs! I agree natural casing dogs are the best but only available in the summer months where I live, Nebraska Panhandle. Personally I like the dogs made from a mixture of beef, pork, chicken lips and duck assholes. I really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.

[@jamesleason4004]

I find a hotdog with TOO much of a snap is not only hard to eat but kind of gross. A little pop is fine but I've had some Kayem's that were like trying to eat beef jerky because the damned casing was too thick.

[@rogerhuber3133]

Lots of good info. WHY did they stop making those U-shaped buns? They were great as the dogs nestled down inside and left lots of room for condiments. The "normal" buns aren't even cut right. Usually 1/3 and 2/3 where they break apart and don't support the dogs. They just suck! bring back the U-buns!!

[@randomstuff8986]

When grilling a hot dog BURN IT if the hot dog don’t have burnt on it ion want it

[@RBLong0928]

I love burnt HD!

[@rippn6124]

@@RBLong0928 Yes! Split too! A level you have to achieve to understand! Iove" junk meat dogs!, grew up on'm. Those 7$ a pack dogs are sometimes... wierd! THANKS STUFF! ... gonna go burna dog now!😁

[@RBLong0928]

@@rippn6124 hilarious

[@nathanmyles3785]

Yuck, can't stand charred up burned hot dogs. I grill mine on high heat and rotate constantly for a perfect sear lines and a crispy skin.

[@RBLong0928]

@@nathanmyles3785 lol I'll take that too. 😁

[@phox1515]

I use my pellet smoker for grilling just about everything. I can control the temperature and I get the added smoke flavor bonus. That reminds me, I need to buy more pellets. Just used last of my competition blend on the 4th.

[@Charles53412]

You apply the oil to the grill grate while it's hot just after you brush it. It seals a coat around the bars of the grilling surface. If you do it before turning on the heat you'll never form that seal and season the grill.

[@ectoplasmicentity]

Sometimes for breakfast I like to grill a Hotdog then chop it up and scramble them with eggs. Place in between 2 breads and enjoy.

[@drcowan3468]

Food of the gods.

[@jeffkramer9511]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Ketchup on hot dogs! Mustard, onions, and kraut please!😆🌭

[@porkbelly0713]

correct, however I like spicy mustard and salsa or a medium hot chili paste

[@shadvan9494]

Agreed, only an animal would put ketchup on a hot dog. Chicago style minus the sport peppers for me, or a really good Cincinnati style chili, cheese and onion.

[@biancalawrence3178]

Cannot imagine grilling them. A good quality sausage, lightly steamed on a fresh white roll with homemade ketchup. Nothing more.

[@annecollins1741]

Do you recommend cured or uncured hotdogs for grilling?

[@npaladin2000]

I don't toast my buns but I do like to warm them, handy if you're re-tasking some of those cheese slices from burgers to dogs :)

[@RBLong0928]

Grease em and fry or grill em. He he😏

[@EagleScout2019]

I’ve never grilled before. About to for the first time tomorrow. I’m so glad this video was here so I can read the comments. These comments are really helpful.

[@tristanchriesmon1056]

Thank you...now I want a hot dog Chicago style

[@jeredalmeida1880]

Sport peppers and blue relish. Mmmmm

[@muzaaaaak]

Nathan’s hotdogs FTW!

[@ChaseMcCain81]

Yeah

[@papah7398]

I don't believe I saw a single dog with chili...health conspiracy?...LOL...I'll have mine with chili, mustard and onions and a side of fries and a Coke...summertime is here!!!

[@johnthreefifteen]

Ketchup on hot dogs is a sin. Never put chili made with beans on a hot dog.

[@francoisroberge5882]

For a top slice buns use mayo instead of butter. It spreads easily and will turn golden brown toast. Do the same for a grill cheese. After all mayo is mostly oil.

[@ogr8bearded175]

I use mayo to make pancakes. The mayo subs for the oil/butter and egg because.....it is oil and egg. 1/2 Cup ea SR flour and milk, Tbsp mayo, Tbsp sugar and 1/4 tsp cinnamon (opt) is enough for a short stack (3)

[@1958Gpa]

The real mistake is putting ketchup on a hotdog

[@Garth2011]

The best dogs will be the ones in the natural casings. Although, there are some brands like Hebrew National Beef that are skinless and taste great. Those Costco hot dogs are another great tasting brand but the ultimate experience is those that are in a natural casing.

[@smileyface870]

LOL! Good Grief. I really, Really, REALLY don't worry about hot dog grilling mistakes.

[@wolfgangholtzclaw2637]

My favorite are knackwursts... but i used to buy pepperidge farms but now can't find them anywhere...darn!!!!

[@SimRacingVeteran]

Cold, tough and lack lustre bun is the army way to BBQ.

[@ShinobiShowdown]

Nathan's hotdogs are very good.

[@smokindave3889]

You never use a grill brush! Use a grill stone, or even an onion. And you are supposed to heat the grate before cleaning. The gunk will come off easier.

[@froggie6608]

Especially a brush with metal bristles, very dangerous. Read up on it folks, Smokin' Dave knows of what he speaks!

[@hellhound1389]

Vienna beef or nothing. Top it with mustard onions relish but no ketchup, ketchup is sacrilege

[@dkracingfan2503]

Love my hotdogs!

[@megastick9324]

If not on the grill or stick over the camp fire, Air fryer, 400 for 3min, put it in the bun, put back in for 1 more min.

[@SchardtCinematic]

I cook over charcoal and I cook at least 9ne side to a nice dark to black crispy outer shell and then roll them to the other side for a few minutes of cooking and then they are perfect.

[@JoelAAK]

Never dis Ted’s Red Hots in Buffalo. You implied that they cook from frozen; they don’t. They cook them over charcoal, and stab them to get that lovely smoke into the interior, and provide that char crunch. High heat, quick sear. No dirty water dogs or griddled in our town!

[@jamessnee7171]

Agreed. They use Sahlen's Hot Dogs and they know how to cook them. Been doing it for decades too. Sahlen's (as in Sahlen Field where the Blue Jays currently play) is the best dog I've ever had. I have a sensitive stomach and it digests so well with no indigestion that it has to be made of decent meats. I consider it health food.

[@susanpeters1628]

Koegel’s viennas made in Flint, MI! Yummmm!!!!!!

[@eihpossharpei]

The mixed meat ones are so much yummier than the beef ones to me 😂

[@eihpossharpei]

Granted I like the cheap Bar S ones 😂

[@jircitano524]

You recommend high quality dogs, then you endorse Oscar Mayer's condiments recommendations? Mixed messages.

[@bobcrandall7749]

I do all my grill cooking with tree wood on the grill. how I cook my dogs on foil how I tell when the grill is ready the hand heat test. I put 5or 6 small cuts going down the side of the dog And i only eat Zweigle's. condiments i like a hamburger hot sauce or bill Gray's with chop onions and mustard

[@makeminefreedom]

I got this tip from Shotgun Red's channel. To get a plump juicy hot dog start with a pan of cold water and bring the hot dogs to a boil for exactly 7 minutes then remove them from the heat.

[@ericrainey7143]

Best hot dog is from a toaster oven, 12 minutes at 350, mmmmmmmm

[@form54baez]

I’ve been eating my hot dogs on tortillas since birth! And on buns lol

[@royurick]

Lost me at "all beef". "Pieces and parts" dogs for the win. LOL I know, I'm a Neanderthal.

[@aaronsondag8347]

I agree with you. I find all beef hotdogs just taste terrible

[@chev39rsh]

I dont like Beef dogs. I like pork and beef combo, natural casing and lower salt. Slightly smokey flavor. Boil in beer . Hoffman snappies (the white ones) are delicious but quite salty.

[@125southernnh2]

The biggest 'nutritional' mistake was buying these obnoxious grease missiles in the first place.

[@joevisman7490]

2:58 - "use this oil so your dogs don't stick" "Don't know what temperature your grill is? Stick your hand in it!" Going to just continue to use the dirty microwave as there are too many instructions for this.

[@goldleaf889]

🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮 Hot dogs in the microwave sounds hideous. Steam em at least jeez

[@TNskinny]

The worst mistake involving any food is ketchup! Go to any place famous for hot dogs and ask for ketchup. They will probably throw you out. Between Ketchup, Ranch and A1, I don't know if anyone knows the actual flavors of food.

[@ogr8bearded175]

I always enjoy a few fries with my ketchup.

[@TNskinny]

@@ogr8bearded175 why use any fries then? Cut out the middle man. Just turn that bottle up and down it.

[@ogr8bearded175]

@@TNskinny 'cuz I like to eat my ketchup, not drink it :p

[@clubmogambo3214]

I love a good ol' fashioned hot dog as much as anybody, but let's be honest, the phrase 'quality hot dog' is itself an oxymoron.

[@jonkresge2249]

Remember People this is her/their opinion, not fact.

[@KDoyle4]

The best hot dogs I've ever had are pork, or a blend of pork and beef, with a natural casing. All beef hotdogs don't even come close.

[@joereyna614]

The dogs have like a 2 month expiration date at the grocery store. but the FDA says they last 2 weeks unopened? what?

[@emeraldkimble7602]

I put mine inI roll put in pop up toaster slot easy no cleanup

[@jeffdeboer1679]

Never buy Bar-S hot dogs. Gross.

[@jamesfrantz6085]

I used to work at a Turkey plant outside of town.I know what goes into those barr s hotdogs it's all Turkey scraps and ground up bones and such.

[@mikekeltner4291]

The absolute most disgusting.

[@teferi456]

I had a customer ask at the store I work at if we had them because he wanted to feed them to his dog. My coworker told him that she respected her dog too much to feed it that garbage.

[@dionnegriffin2229]

👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾😂🤣😭

[@nahuilegorreta6572]

Steam with beer and onion or sauerkraut and mustard and finish on a grill or flat top.

[@chucklemagne]

Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong.

[@dyates6380]

Sahlen's's hotdogs. The BEST in the world, and you're welcome. You saw a glimpse of them for a quick two second with the Tonawanda, New York shot. 2:10.

[@big_lebowskee2695]

I want to go grill some hot dogs now

[@annawimpey5307]

Wrapped in bacon

[@dalea1691]

How can you go wrong cooking a hotdog?

[@StationaryTransient]

But really… haven’t you ever had a bad hot dog? Burned, gritty, dry, small, ripped open, etc.? Alternately, I’ve had cold-center hot dogs before because people froze them.

[@StationaryTransient]

@@heythere9707 How’zabout… Don’t watch it? 🤡

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

Nothing is foolproof in the hands of a fool, but even I can heat up a hot dog on a grill. My challenge is chicken.

[@whammersbach]

i actually like bar-S hotdogs ,thats that cheap .79 to 1.29 hot dogs,i go fancy on the bread and mustard

[@djredshow]

These people have never grilled.

[@michellelogreco3351]

Agree

[@albertweis7669]

I. Like. Them. When. Splits

[@pumpkinheadzj-o437]

Moral of the video: NOT ALL HOT DOGS ARE BORN THE SAME.

[@PAPATexas]

SNAP!

[@diaryofagrievernamedjohnwe1433]

What about cooking hotdogs indoor?

[@megastick9324]

Air fryer.

[@porkbelly0713]

I use a saute pan and crank it up on medium high with just a few drops of oil, keep turning them until they get some brown color but not burned

[@twocentproductions5326]

Growing up nobosy nkew how to cook, so we ate them cold.

[@wwlittlejOfficial]

U do NOT need to oil a grill before grilling hot dogs. A hot dog does not stick to the grill.

[@palecelery]

9:33 for this? lol

[@J_Braz_]

I bake them in a oven at around 300 degrees for 30 minutes then finish them in a skillet with evoo. Moving them Constantly till perfectly charred.

[@bobbacon1068]

Boil it like the ball park!

[@bloozedaddy]

They grilled the outside of the bun 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rayadouno7811]

OMG! Science for grilling a HOT DOG 🌭 🤣😂😅

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

What about Weiner water soup?

[@pwrplnt1975]

So, why do people RAVE about ballpark hotdogs? And by that, I mean bought at an actual baseball game. I would think they'd buy the cheapest of the cheapest hotdogs...

[@anthonyvitali7057]

Ummm that’s not cooking spray…. I love oven cleaner on my food too!

[@jernigan007]

I like them charred

[@l4ylowjoe]

In the winter I steam them. Also the wrong way to eat a hot dog is with ketchup

[@iNsTaNtpUdDiNhEaD]

Do NOT spray your grill grate with oven cleaner!

[@ilsunnylo3562]

The biggest mistake, you drop your common sense.

[@petegregory517]

If I grilled my wife’s bun, I’d end up with it (complete with dog) in closest uncovered orifice, probably ear.

[@goldleaf889]

3-6 minutes on the grill? I despise idiots who do that. Use a gas grill preheat then set to low heat all burners. Turn 60 seconds the first few times then let em cook turning every 2-3 minutes. I can cook a full pack of hot dogs done to my liking with the casing popping id say 30, 35 minutes

[@floridian2023]

W.O.W.

[@g.choppa4448]

If you cant grill a hotdog, stay away from the grill. You will never be a grillmaster, don't even think about pitmaster.