It was kinda magical. After a week of stir fried veggies it hit the spot.

I should get TV trays.

It turns the absolutely cheapest hotdog into crispy skinned tasties. It is now my default method of all tube meats.

Boiling is the worst way to prepare hot dogs. Even a microwave can produce better results. Boiling causes juices to leach out and the texture is no better than when it was taken out of the package.

Notice how boiling is not listed on this page: https://nathansfranks.sfdbrands.com/en-us/articles/hot-dog-blog/how-to-cook-the-perfect-hot-dog/

You can cook them in a regular oven or fry them in a pan. Anything is better than boiled.

I used to drive to the local Home Depot just to get the hotdogs they sold out front, then I learned they were so good because they were boiled and I just started doing it at home.

Anyway, my point is, boiled hot dogs are the best hot dogs!

Boiling is really only best for Sabretts.

I didn't know people willfully boiled their hotdogs. Just pan fry it.

I identify as broke. I look forward to getting my gas service turned back on.

American here, @FauxPseudo@lemmy.world. Don't listen to this.

That shit looks great. Looks like a sourdough bun from Jack in the Box. I don't eat a lot of food like this, maybe once or twice a year, but that there looks killer. Good job!

This isn't meant to represent any particular American dish. It's just a vibe of things American. I can't think of another country that could even offer something like this.

Literally $2.40 of food.

I'm in Lesser Carolina. Just 40 minutes south of Charlotte. Maybe you would prefer Carolina Bird Dogs?

I am my own unlicensed doctor.

It's not a particular dish but a general American vibe. And as an American living in The South And having traveled around the world I can tell you this is the only place something like it could exist. Most countries don't even offer the ingredients necessary to make it.

This is like someone in their 30s doing a YouTube about "having McDonald's for the first time in my life"

.... I have, this stuff isn't uncommon

Ever been to the Carolinas? This is breakfast. Lunch is the same thing with ranch dressing.

And fatty, making it extra delicious.

Replace that hot dog with some breakfast sausage and you have a slice of heaven right there.

Minimal salt on the fries.

People that have buns to use, hotdogs in the freezer and zero money.

What part of America do you live in? Ever visited The South?

Kosher salt

It's what's adding flavor. Think of it is adding the tang that mustard to ketchup would offer on a hot dog.

Use a deep pot. Fill it no more than 1/3 with oil. It makes maintaining 350f harder but it minimizes cleanup and fire risk.

This is why splatter guards exist.

Fine, hot dog melts.

Grilled dog cheese

If you make a banana split, sit it on the counter, take a picture, say, "yep, that's a banana split". Then for whatever deranged reason you lay a fried hot dog on top, that's a banana split with hot dog.

This is a grilled cheese with hot dog.

njm1314@lemmy.world Did you want to see the phrase "hotdog melt" today? Because I didn't. But you had to be a pedant about things.

These were done in the air fryer. I have found that creates the best snap out of even the cheapest dogs.

They start with raw potatoes and cook them once. Let cool. Cook again before serving.

A lot of fast food fries are cooked twice but are very different. They start with a potato stick, coat it in crispy making stuff, fry it, flash freeze it and then ship it to the restaurants for cooking again.

But Give Guys doesn't want a thin crispy fry. They want a fat fry.

Those are two different preparations. We'd call them homefries, or potato-wedges.