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hug_of_war's avatar

How do I boil a hot dog?

Asked by hug_of_war (10735points) August 12th, 2009

Should I defrost them first? How long should I boil them for? How can I tell when they’re done?

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robmandu's avatar

1. Boil water.
2. Put dog/frank/weiner in. (frozen, fresh, whatever)
3. Wait a while and they plump up a bit.
4. Pull ‘em out and eat ‘em.

It’s almost simpler than toast. And they’re pre-cooked so you needn’t worry about undercooking them.

sandystrachan's avatar

They are over cooked when they burst , add salt to your water to make it boil faster .

mrentropy's avatar

Don’t boil them, deep fry them. Make yourself some ‘rippers.’

sandystrachan's avatar

Eat them frozen , dogcicles :) not to be mixed with a doggycicle the act of eating frozen K9’s in icicle form .

teh_kvlt_liberal's avatar

ugh frozen hot dogs?!!

sandystrachan's avatar

Why are they frozen , hotdogs in brine can survive a nuclear blast .
Well they last many years in the brine.

hug_of_war's avatar

They clutter the fridge and we have two freezers.

sandystrachan's avatar

I think you should thaw them before hand , just incase you don’t leave them in water long enough .

Jack79's avatar

First you have to shave the dog.

Oh wait, you meant sausages. Yeah, what robmandu said.

galileogirl's avatar

The reason they invented microwave ovens is that some people aren’t safe around boiling water or open flames.

If you put it in the microwave, you can make a chile cheese dog in 30 seconds.

ragingloli's avatar

@sandystrachan
salt makes water boil slower

Judi's avatar

when they’re hot they’re done!

sandystrachan's avatar

@ragingloli Not when i use it ,it also makes it boil faster if you cover the lid in salt .
Why this happens i don;t know it just does :)

Sueanne_Tremendous's avatar

I can see I haven’t missed much since I was last here. How to boil a hotdog? Seriously? I had such high hope for fluther…

Supacase's avatar

Boiled hot dogs taste so much better than nuked ones.

whatthefluther's avatar

Thaw hot dogs (Hebrew National all-beef are excellent). Boil in BEER! Absolutely, the best way. Try it….you can thank me later!

whatthefluther's avatar

@ragingloli….Well, you have to start with a 12 pack of beer. Drink five, use two for the dogs, drink other five waiting for the dogs to cook, and your good to go! Actually beer boiled is very good, tho I suppose you need to like beer to appreciate it.

ragingloli's avatar

well i hate beer

Ivan's avatar

Just microwave them.

sandystrachan's avatar

@whatthefluther When and why did you stop ending your posts with your little saying followed by wtf or gary aka wtf ?

whatthefluther's avatar

@sandystrachan…Thanks for asking and sorry about that. Seems I’ve not been myself for the last week or so. But, things are looking up & I am restoring my sign-off, effective immediately. See ya…..Gary aka wtf

Grisaille's avatar

Grab a package of hot dogs.

Stick ‘em in your back pocket for later.

Tear down your house. Use only masculine things like your bare hands, nearby rocks, tree limbs, chainsaws and lions.

Move all of the debris in one pile.

Walk to the nearest active volcano barefoot, scoop up fresh magma, return and set your hill of awesome ablaze.

Punch your way into a neighbors house, fill their tub with water, rip it from the wall and carry it on your back to the top of the flaming mountain and wait for it to boil.

Open the package of hot dogs with your teeth, letting out a ferocious roar whilst doing so. Throw the hot dogs into the tub and wait until they are plump.

Reach into the boiling water with your bare hands and place 5 hot dogs in between two pieces of scrap metal.

Eat triumphantly above your flaming hill. If your hand stupid enough to get in the way, fuck it. Show it who’s boss by biting it off and eating it. Yell at the top of your lungs.

For you are a man.

evelyns_pet_zebra's avatar

boiling hot dogs? Isn’t that what the recipe webpages are for? What’s next, how to trim nose hairs?

hug_of_war's avatar

@evelyns_pet_zebra I googled it first but I got confused and needed clarification

wundayatta's avatar

Whatever you do, don’t use water! Bacon grease is the best boiling medium. Unless you prefer ammonia.
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It’s a joke, it’s a joke!

mrentropy's avatar

I still say deep fry ‘em in tallow.

captainsmooth's avatar

Put them in boiled water for 7–10 minutes. Cover the pot.

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