Hotdogalopnik

"zipfuel" (zipfuel) 01/11/2020 at 18:28 • Filed to: hot dog, appliances

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Spotted this passing through Giant Tiger in search of Frozen II merch last weekend (ya gotta pay the mouse)

It raises many questions: who eats enough hot dogs to justify a dedicated appliance? It’s not geared for mass production like a hot dog roller/steamer machine.

I guess it could work for a dorm room or studio apartment where you don’t have the appliances to cook hot dogs normally, but how much would you hate yourself and hot dogs if this was your primary source of nourishment?

Funnily enough when I showed it to one of my colleagues he mentioned his uncle used to have a device called the Hot-diggity-dog which was brought out around the Christmas holidays and everyone had hot dogs.

However that looks like it was a steamer and bun warmer, not toaster based.

F $30 Canadian would you have bought it?

lone_liberal > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 18:41

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I saw the same thing on a deal on Amazon or Woot recently. Maybe someone that had a home theater room would have one? Like one of those big popcorn machines? That’s the only thing I could think of.

facw > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 18:43

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Not even set up to toast New England-style rolls, lame. In any event, single-use kitchen gadgets tend to be a pretty bad idea.

ranwhenparked > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 18:46

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Supposedly, these only work if you like lukewarm hotdogs and burned buns, so I'd say you made a good call.

Sovande > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 18:46

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Not me, but I make my own hot dog cookers.

I call the last one Hotdogtopus.

zipfuel > lone_liberal 01/11/2020 at 18:48

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This still comes a distant third behind the popcorn machine and a nacho cheese p ump...

lone_liberal > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 18:52

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A very  distant third.

Boxer_4 > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 18:53

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We have one in the break room at work. I’ve never seen anybody use it...

jimz > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 18:58

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if you buy a shameless uni-tasker like that, this guy will come to your house and slap you.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 19:04

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Back in high school a few of us would go over to Dave’s house almost every day for hot dogs at lunch. We had some weird U-shaped bun thingies and just ketchup and mustard. These days I can’t stand hot dogs; I’ll eat other types of sausage, but not hot dogs; maybe a gourmet hot dog place, but not even at Costco (why did they have to discontinue the bratwurst and Polish sausage???) About the only exception I’ll make is if I’m visiting in SoCal, I’ll stop by an old favorite chain and have a few, although my standards have changed and the last time I didn’t find the food to be all that good. Nostalgic, sure, but not that appetizing.

Watching Alton Brown on Good Eats for years I’ve adopted his mentality and for the most part stay away from single-purpose devices like this. I have a few small gadgets that fit this category , usually picked up at the Goodwill Outlet, but will not buy anything large that just has one function . The only thing I can think of that I have right now is a slicer for hard boiled eggs. It didn’t cost much, maybe a quarter, but I haven’t been able to adequately slice anything else with it; I think the last thing I tried was olives.

zipfuel > Sovande 01/11/2020 at 19:13

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Those are amaze balls! Se ems like you should invest in higher quality mystery meat for that level of presentation

Tapas > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 19:15

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Grilled hotdogs are far superior.

I dont know why anyone bothers with steaming at all

facw > jimz 01/11/2020 at 19:16

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I think the only single use thing I have is an ice cream maker, but I’ll claim that it’s actually multi-purpose:

Ice cream maker

Sorbet maker

Frozen custard

Freezer temperature stabilizer

Chuckles > facw 01/11/2020 at 19:23

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I never understood NE style rolls. The last time I bought hot dog buns, I accidentally got NE style. At least for hot dogs, I'm not a fan.

facw > Chuckles 01/11/2020 at 19:27

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Buttered and toasted they are good!

zipfuel > Tapas 01/11/2020 at 19:52

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Concur, my mum used to boil them and it wasn't great. Took me a good street meat dog to convince me there was hope for them

Chuckles > facw 01/11/2020 at 20:04

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I am sure they are, I just don’t see why they’re sliced on the top.

Give me some quality potato rolls any day.

interstate366, now In The Industry > zipfuel 01/11/2020 at 20:05

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I stopped eating hot dogs entirely after working at 7-Eleven in college. I had to clean the grills every night and the smell put me off of them forever.

zipfuel > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/11/2020 at 20:09

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I’d give the egg slicer a pass as a specialty utensil: there’s no way I’d be able to cut those nice neat rings with yolk in the middle like my grandma used to do with a knife (note to self buy egg slicer)

Similarly I own a waffle maker but I don’t have any way to make those without it.

Also tell Dave's mom I say heyyy

zipfuel > ranwhenparked 01/11/2020 at 20:15

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Yeah, one of those things is not like the other. I feel like you’d have to double cycle the hot dogs, then adjust the timing and add the buns.

zipfuel > Boxer_4 01/11/2020 at 20:17

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For science you need to try it and report back! If it goes poorly have your executors report back.

Kiltedpadre > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 01/11/2020 at 22:12

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I’ve used an egg slicer for those balls of fresh mozzarella and mushrooms. Even without that it cuts eggs so well I’d keep it even if it were a unitasker.

jimz > Chuckles 01/12/2020 at 03:50

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easier to butter and toast for lobster rolls. but for hot dogs? they can GTFO.

jimz > lone_liberal 01/12/2020 at 03:51

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why wouldn’t you just simmer the tube steaks in a pan and steam the buns over it? 

i86hotdogs > zipfuel 01/13/2020 at 12:04

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This bothers me so much. I’m a Chicago dog guy: steamed vienna beef, steamed poppy bun. I prefer the chicago style toppings, but I am not one of those “ketchup does not belong on hot dogs” crusader.

Toasting the bun, and...toasting the weiner, will lead to a dry product. Ever see those gas station dogs on the rollers? They look like a finger of your eldest relative. Plus, that is a steep opening angle for those buns. You’ll likely end up ripping those buns in half. I’d much prefer that hot Diggity Dog maker.

zipfuel > i86hotdogs 01/13/2020 at 15:01

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