The Perfect Hot Dog

Just ketchup and I tear the ends off the bun. Why do the buns have to be two inches longer than the hot dog, no one likes bun that much!

Oh my. I love a great chili hot dog. I make toast, place hot dogs on top, cover with a mountain of chili and a pile of cheese and eat with a fork. YUM.

When I'm not in a chili mood, I like sweet pickles and mustard on my dog.

I prefer all beef hot dogs because they taste a lot better, but I'll sometimes buy Jennie-O because I know how bad hot dogs are for you and sometimes I feel guilty feeding them hot dogs (which is rare, anyhow.)

Brand? I like Nathan's hot dogs best (they are GF.)

(However...my most memorable hot dog was the one my husband was holding in his hand, loaded down with everything under the sun, at midnight the night my water broke with my youngest. He actually said, "You're not serious" and looked at his beautiful hot dog like he wanted to cry. Yes, he ate it before we left for the hospital...while I got my things together.) :)

I mix it up ~ depends what I am in the mood for.

Sometimes just mayo and ketchup or spicy mustard and red onion or smothered in chili, cheese and yellow onion.

The hot dog itself is best when bbq'd and a little black and crunchy!

First, you need to be cooking and eating it outside.

Now, it has to fall off the stick, into a pile of mesquite ash.

Next, fish it out carefully with the stick, and scorch your fingers ever so slightly while trying to brush of the ash, and dropping it into the bun.

One stripe of mustard down the side.

Next, a layer of shredded sharp cheddar.

Wolf brand chili; smother that little darlin'.

Top with diced yellow onions.

Serve on a paper plate.

THAT is the perfect hot dog.

(Although, in a pinch, you can boil it, snuggle it into the bun with mustard and sweet relish, sprinkle with diced cheddar, and still call it a decent dog!)

as a grownup - i can only eat Kosher dogs. Hebrew National or the like. I want it cooked on a charcoal grill and topped with grilled onions. Or chili and too much cheese - I slice the dog in the middle to make room for more cheese and chili!

I also like dogs made at Rangers stadium. They have some masterful combintaions. As seen on food network

Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs, Texas Hot Dogs (jumbo hot dog topped with jalapeno-cheddar sauce and seasoned ground beef), Signature Hot Dogs (jumbo hot dog topped with baked beans, mustard and corn chips), Sausage Sundaes (cracked black smoked sausage split and filled with chopped brisket, macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes), BYOHD (build your own hot dog), Frito-dogs, Philly dogs, Nolan Ryan “Hot” Dogs (with hot sweet relish), Chicago Dogs, Chili-Cheese Footlongs, Veggie Dogs (located only in Center Field Market), Corndogs, Frankfurters, Mini Hot Dog Sliders and even regular ole plain hot dogs.

MMMM... okay so I am blessed enough to live in Chicago and my perfect dog on any given day is a Nana's - warmed bun, Vienna Dog, mustard, relish, celery salt, fries on top - DONE. Now, I am allergic to onions before anyone goes all Chicago nuts on me.

I am with your husband every once in a while - Chili is WONDERFUL on a dog add mustard and cheese and I am a happy girl too, but my #1 is the afore mentiond dog!

*Katsup does not belong on a dog - do not order it that way here!

Chicago style with a Nathan's hot dog. There is nothing better.

I like the big hot dogs that come out of the bun at least an inch on both ends.
ketchup
mustard
relish
a light sprinkling of onions

Mmmmm bacon wrapped from the street carts right outside the Staples Center after a Laker game. Best EVA.

Brazilian hot dogs for me! My (of course) gorgeous Brazilian friend showed me how - it's maybe morphed a bit over the years.

Hot dog in bun, then add chopped raw onion, chilli salsa, corn, then smother the whole lot in mashed potato, then sprinkle with crushed potato chips. Yum.

Toasted bun (outside like thin crystal, inside warm and melting in my mouth), large beef weiner, one stripe of mustard, chili, cheese (not the liquid kind, either).

James Coney Island - Texas Dog with Chicago bun.

I love the Fuddrucker's dogs.

Chili, cheese, mustard, onion, and coleslaw!!! Yummy!!!!!

Mine would be black from the grill in a bun with lots of mustard and relish. Preferably dill relish but sweet will do if I don't have it.

I love my dogs all kinds of ways, depending on what my mood is. We prefer Nathan's or Hebrew National. We actually set up a "bar" of all kinds of condiments most of the time, so people can do whatever their little hearts desire. The buns need to be warm, Jeremy even wants them toasted in the broiler for a few minutes, though I like mine warm but still soft, so we have to keep an eye on them while they're cooking. Sometimes it's a grilled onion, spicy brown mustard, saurkraut kind of day, other times it's just Plain Jane with a line of yellow mustard, some ketchup (MUST be Heinz), sharp cheddar, some relish and chopped raw onion, other times we'll do a little mustard relish, celery salt, and peppers. My FAVORITE though? After I make my special, delicious homemade chili and we don't have enough for everyone to have another bowl, we will have hotdogs on the grill or over a campfire. Darkened from the fire, topped with my homemade chili, and sharp cheddar cheese. Onions if you feel like it. That last one: PERFECTION. :)

Mmmmm I've been wanting a bbq hot dog for a while now. I like mine with BBQ sauce and cut up onion mmm I can taste it lol.

I love chili cheese dogs too, but feel gross eating them while my face gets covered in chili :)

Not many people I know like mayo on their dog, but I love it.
My recipe is just about the same as yours. I dont do ketchup tho, just mayo and mustard and little glob of relish.
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My husband likes the works on his, either chili or sauerkraut... and he calls hotdogs "dog-dick sandwiches".... Lord help me.

Dont forget the cream cheese!

My favorite is drowned in Chili... but I will also have with ketchup if there is no chili...
My husband loves the classic NY Sabretts dirty water dog with lots of onions(in sauce) and mustard

Love mine plain. I know ... weird for an adult, but that's how it is. Favorite ones are the Alpine Meats SF Giants hot dogs.

I grew up in Chicago, and in the 70's one of our favorite restaurants was a Chicago hot dog place. Being a kid, I alway wanted mine plain--I didn't go for all that Chicago stuff. But plain at this place was mustard spread on the bun, and then sprinkled with celery seeds. To this day I must have celery seeds and mustard on my hot dogs. I now like all the Chicago fixings, but still, a hot dog isn't a hot dog without mustard and celery seeds only. I usually bypass everything else -- the memories that the taste of the celery seeds bring back are too precious.

The last hot dog I ate was in 1988 at Dodger Stadium!! I was selling microbiology products to the Farmer John company. Enough said.

Enjoy though!!

I'm the minority in my family: Casing dog with ketchup and relish. :)

Hubs & son: Mustard, onion, relish or pickles and banana pepper rings!

I like vegetarian ones, with vegetarian chili, pickle relish and sharp cheddar on top

I also like them with sour kraut and grilled onions and hot mustard

Ketchup and mustards acceptable too

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I like mine with just mustard and onions. All I need :)

skinny strip of mustard, skinny strip of ketchup, diced onions and hot peppers yummmm making this same thing tonight

I am with you... except for the mayo. Mayo goes on burgers, not hotdogs.
And I prefer either Nathan's or Hebrew National. I don't really enjoy any of the other brands.
And please, do NOT boil a hotdog! Eww.. microwaving it is better than boiled. But the best is right off the grill (split before grilling) with a slightly crispy on the inside bun.

If I can plan it ahead of time, I like cooking them for a few hours in the slow cooker with beer, then just small amounts of ketchup, mustard and pickle relish. Sometimes I like them with chili, onions and cheese.

I just like ketchup and mustard on mine, but it HAS to be a Nathan's brand hot dog. Oh, they are so good! Best grilled, of course.

same thing we are having for supper. my perfect dog is just a line of ketchup and a good handful of raw onion on a bun and i'm ready to go. my son on the other hand likes just a plain dog with nothing on it and no bun!!

Smashburger's hotdogs are yummo! Just a little ketchup and mustard is all I need, but I may have to try both you and your husband's versions. They sound really good! Can you tell I am getting hungry! lol
A.

When I was a little girl, it was hot dog with mustard. I didn't like anything else on my hot dog. When I was older, chili worked and I liked that with the mustard. I finally tried slaw and relish. Now I like all of them together.

Still don't like ketchup, onions or heaven forbid, sour kraut on a hot dog. I don't see that changing anytime soon!

Dawn

I like mine with cream cheese! We have awesome little hot dog carts in downtown Seattle that serve them that way. They used to be the best thing in the world at 2am after a night Out before I was married with kids :)

Oh man and my friend posted a hot dog on fb tonight with peanut butter and bacon! Sounds weird but I would totally try it and probably love it!

Love a grilled All Beef dog. Yellow mustard, ketchup on inside of the bun with relish on top. YUMMY!

I hate hotdogs and so do my kids.

I like eating mine with Nathan's Hot Dogs on Potato Bun with Best Foods mayo, ketsup, and mustard. My husband like his almost the same but he takes out the mustard and adds relish.

Just mustard and sweet pickle relish. My husband likes chili, onions, etc. on his, but will eat it with only ketchup if we're at home and he's in a hurry.