Bruh. . .most of your oldest uploads are my absolute favorites. Specifically the canned Hamburger's, the Whole Chicken in a can, and the dollar store egg roll comparisons👍👍
PS: DEFINITELY NEVER EATING THE CANNED HOTDOGS!!! I don't think you ever tried Vegetarian Cheese in any of your uploads, I did. That was where "Vegetarian" attempts at real food for me ended. . .egg beaters is a maybe if it's in an omelette but otherwise nah✌️
Funny thing, I use the Bar S franks as fish bait. Catfish and bass love them! I usually slice them in 1 to 1 and a half inch pieces, put them in a ziploc bag, add garlic powder and cherry or strawberry flavored Jello. The juices of the hot dog absorb the Jello and garlic powder. You can leave them in the fridge for 24 hours up to a week. It can be a bit stinky, but the longer you leave them in the fridge, the better it becomes. Catfish go crazy for them.
Back in 2012, when I was absolutely dead broke, I ate a lot of Bar S hot dogs from Dollar Tree. I actually liked the taste and I couldn't beat getting 3-4 meals for $1.
2:18 - So, about 20 years ago I had the chance to tour the Plantation turkey plant. We watched the entire run of processing. The mechanically separated meat refers to one of the last steps in processing where a powered scraping like tool is taken to the turkey carcass after the major cuts like breasts, thighs, legs and wings have already been harvested. The scraper is used on the carcass to remove any remaining small pieces of meat. The meat is combined with spices and fillers and then sent off to be extruded into bologna, hotdogs and other turkey loaf products. No doubt it’s a similar process for pork, beef and chicken.
When I was a little girl my mother told me hot dogs were made from chicken lips and hog snouts, so I just could not even eat one. Oh and she ate a chili dog in front of me while telling me this 😂😂😂😂😂
Michigan used to have the highest standards on what goes into hotdogs. The federal government tried to get the state to lower the standards regarding pig snouts and stuff. This was back in the 70s. I'm not sure if the standards were lowered by the state.
If you do "All Beef" versions of the bologna and hot dogs, please do a 'blind taste test' on them so you won't know which you liked best until after you've tasted them all.
Your rating was spot on, Oscar Mayer hot dogs have been my favorite inexpensive hot dog for over 50 years. I use the Bar-S hot dogs to give my dogs their medicine.😂
My little Shithead would somehow manage to chew around a pill if it was in anything but a cheapo Bar S hotdog. Those he'd inhale without chewing, pill and all.
Same here! I think Oscar Meyer must put msg or something in their flavorings… because yum! My old digestive system wouldn’t like hot dogs often, but if ever I am craving one, it’s gonna be Oscar Meyer ✌️💕 guess I’m old school… maybe just old, ha! Anyway nice review Wolfe!
Difference of opinion. My favorites in order are Ballpark Oscar Meyer Bar S, cooked well. I do not like Gwaltney. They even leave a sticky residue in the skillet when you cook them. Never thought of cooking hot dogs with butter. I'll have to try that.
I would love to see a review of beef hot dogs! My husband prefers all-beef hot dogs (and won't eat ones with no beef at all -- although he will eat Vienna sausages!), and my daughter has trouble digesting pork, so I've been buying beef hot dogs for a long time.
Do you have an Aldi near you? Their Angus beef uncured dogs at 6 for $4 have become a favorite of mine. The beefy flavor really comes through. Almost like a sausage instead of a dog. I brought some to a family outing and only one person didn't care for them. She said they were too salty, which I really don't agree with. She got the last one on the grill and It was way overdone so that could be the reason.
@@valvenator There are Aldi stores in the county seats 20 miles N & S of me, but I'm only able to shop there on weekends, and not every weekend, either.
@@Toutab Funny, why? I do about 75 percent of my shopping there. Cheaper and a lot more convenient since I don't have to walk miles of aisles through one of those stupid supercenters to get the basics I need. Plus they have a great turnover meaning their veggies and produce are fresher and last much longer.
My brother was in a Frat. They had a big cookout and he was assisting with the next day cleanup. One cheapo hotdog was left on a grill. He said it was HUGE. It had expanded to be about 3 inches in diameter, split up the sides, and legit had the texture of spray foam.
Mom always swore by the Ball Park 'BEEF' hot dogs, but when I cleaned out her freezer, they were chicken and pork (which told me she only wanted the Cheapest she could buy). They went straight into the trash. Ball Park says 'They plump when you cook em', which always scared me.
Hey Larry, I wonder how many pounds of Floor Sweepin's us 70's kids have eaten in all these... Your videos always bring a smile and I'm glad your health is getting better. God bless ya brother!
it sucks. living in america all my life i definitely noticed how they just love putting corn syrup in absolutely everything. recently living in canada, literaly nothing has corn syrup. just sugar. and i i don’t drink soda but even the canned coke here the first two ingredients are water and sugar. sucks to see the US government won’t ban something bad for us just because it’s cheap and makes things easier for them.
The Ballpark hotdog you are thinking of is an all beef frank. I miss the Hunters HotDogs, these was the one they sold at ballparks and carnivals back in the 70 80s
My favorite is Kunzler, a brand from here in PA. They have an 8 pack of Jumbo that are nice since you get 8 buns in a bag. Their Juniata Brand Skinless Wieners are also really good especially butterflied for extra char.
Mr. Wolfe Pit those bar s hot dogs are my go to. I like me a good cheap mystery meat dog with a super mellow flavor. Especially with beans because you can kick those beans up a knotch I add spicy brown mustard bbq and ketchup to them , then put tatortots on top and bake. No tots mash on the side works too.
I pay the most attention to the carb count on these tube steaks. I was not surprised that 1 carb Oscar Meyer dog tasted the best while those higher carb dogs tasted worse. The simple rule is, the higher the carb count, the more junk is stuffed into it.
Gwaltneys were a life saver as a baked growing teenager with three brothers. Two packs for $1.65, a bottle of ketchup and some white bread....I still throw a couple packs on the grill to fill it out whenever i'm making something else. My boys aren't getting baked but they still tear those up for a few days during the summer. Good dog treat too lol
OMG, I don’t normally get cheap hot dogs, and always get beef, but I got the Oscar Mayer cheap ones because of this video and you were right, they were pretty good! 😊
Around 10 years ago when I was in between jobs and had so little money that I almost became homeless (doing much better now) I ate whatever I could. My local grocery store had a deal on BarS hot dogs 10 packs for $10. So I bought 20 packs for that month. Within 2 weeks I had a job and around 5 packs of hot dogs left. I chose to eat a paste that consisted of flour and water. After I got paid, I swore off BatS for life.
In the UK we would call these "Hot Dogs" mechanically seperated meat, but most would cook by placing them in a pan of simmering water for 5 mins normally served on buns with onions/ketchup/mustard. We only have two or three different options. A sausage (aka Banger) is choice cuts of normally pork meat (chicked/beef also available) little filler, which would be either fried or cooked in the oven. We have a huge choice of sausages and all can be eaten either like a hotdog or very often they are served with mash, peas and gravy! Confusingly if you go to a food stall in the UK (fare/market/roadside etc) and ask for a "hotdog" you will inevitably get a sausage in a hotdog bun!
I love me a good ball park frank! Thank you for your continued work throughout the years you’ve educated me in so many ways; your recipes ain’t half bad either ;D
I have been blessed in my later years with being able to splurge on food and get my favorites (unlike my early years when I was pretty hard up for $$) and having tried all the gourmet dogs out there I still only buy Oscar Mayer. My wife prefers Nathan’s and we keep some around for her, but OM is the only one I like. Same with their bologna, it’s my favorite over all the others, especially fried. Great video Larry, keep ‘em coming! 👍
@@meauxjeaux431 take a pack of smokies and 2 tubes of butter flavored crescent rolls, cut the smokies in half, roll them up, follow the instructions on the crescent rolls, then flip the product over and bake for a few more minutes. You'll end up with the best pigs in blankets hands down!!! They're quick and easy, and great with a little cheddar rolled into them as well.
I usually get Hebrew National or Nathan's depending which is on sale. Would love to see an all beef comparison. I am going to try Oscar Meyer Uncured wieners after your testing.
I rather save up my money splurge on Boars Head or Hebrew National as a once in a Blue Moon treat. Seved with sauerkraut a brown mustard like Guldens. In a pinch Nathan's are okay.
Too many comments to read through but was wondering if anyone caught the ingredient list for Gwaltney Great Dogs @7:49 doesn't list pork as an ingredient even though the package advertises it in the ingredients @7:39?
Worked for Tyson making hot dogs. Beef can be beef hearts. We make several brands, and they all have different receipes. A ingredient list excludes quantity.
The internet doesn't seem to agree but I'm with you on this one. Oscar Mayer makes the best. Especially grilled or fried. Great bologna for frying too.
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When I was a kid we use to laugh at Corn King hotdogs that were 99 cents a pack. That was in the late 70s/early 80s. Now someone is selling a pack for $1.49 in 2023. I would not want to eat that.
acctually I used to haul meat trimmings from slaughter houses to the factories that made these and the cuts of beef pork and chicken looked like you could make a decent meal out of them.
I've eaten a fair share of Gwaltney's and even tried the Bar S brand once. I do remember really liking the Gwaltney's and you described Bar S brand perfectly.
Thanks for this info! After experimentation with other brands, Oscar Mayer Is my favorite. I have been nuking them but you have convinced me that frying them in butter (Kerrygold) is THE way to the best taste.
MR Wolfe, I too had experiences with flavors in a hot dog that should not be there, like your Ballpark dog. About 20 years ago, I bought some tofu dogs, I was just being adventurous, and noticed they had a Vick's vapo rub flavor to them! That was my end of dabbling in fake meat!
My personal favorite hot dogs are Koegel's hot dogs, but those are pricey, but I have to agree for cheap hot dogs Oscar Mayer is dang good I like the bun length ones. But lately compared in calories I have been buying Johnsonville Turkey Cheddar smoked brats, they aren't bad in price they have less calories than the bun length hot dogs and they really taste great.
I agree with your assessment. Personally I won't normally eat the cheap mystery meat hot dogs (I prefer Hebrew National). I haven't tried all the options you covered but consider the Oscar Mayer franks the best of the bunch.
When I was a child in the 1970s..Bar S hotdogs had offal in the ingredients. My mom never bought them but my best friend's mom did. To be honest they tasted great as a Jr. High school student. She fried them in tortillas with cheese..Yum! I forget what she called them but they were really good. PS..You can't do much to Ballpark turkey dogs...Put chili on them and they are pretty good.
You havent lived until youve tried Koegels brand, specifcally the viennas. I don't know if they're available in your area but every grocer here in MI has them.
I remember when hot dogs where made from pork, chicken and beef, in that order. My dad got older, only one he could eat w/o "repeating" was bar s. As for myself, nathins or Hebrew national, unless I can get conns
I did a little research and found out that cherry powder in hotdogs is an antioxidant and it helps to speed up the curing reaction between nitrate and meat
The Hoffy Hollywood dogs are where its at. My wife's grandfather owned a famous hotdog stand in Los Angeles call Tail O The Pup. He introduced me to natural case hotdogs. The best with the snap when you bit into them.
I do wonder about kosher all-beef hotdogs. My favorite is Hebrew National knockwurst, and occasionally those are sold buy-one-get-one-free (that’s 12-ounce packages) so they’re not as insanely expensive as usual. But I wonder what part of the kosher cow carcass they come from…
As pointed out, they likely are the same cuts of meat, just... Kosher. The whole point of sausages like hotdogs are to make use of otherwise discarded pieces. Eat the quality steak for dinner tonight, have sausages available to last you for awhile longer after the good cuts are consumed.
I agree with your ranking thoroughly! Oscar Mayer uncured hot dogs are my favorite. Bar S, however, I wouldn't feed to a stray dog. On a side note, I grew up in the 1960s and became a young adult in the early '70s. When I started living on my own, I couldn't understand why the hot dogs were different from the ones I remembered eating growing up. It wasn't until I purchased Schwan's hot dogs in the casings years later that I realized what I was missing: the natural casings! Of course, now you can get them in the casings, at whatever premium price. But for a good basic hot dog, Oscar Mayer wins for me.
This made me remember watching a documentary on how sausages are made. Watched it with my dad and he couldn't eat hot dogs for months after learning the ingredients.
Hot Dog Story Time: A while ago Oscar Mayer came out with "Big And Juicy" hot dogs. They were big. I bought some, cooked according to the directions (normally I wouldn't bother with the directions but I wanted to give them their best shot), and ... Holy of holies ... the snap when you bit into them was top notch and they were the juiciest hot dogs I've ever had! I don't buy hot dogs often so it was a while before I bought them again. I prepared them accordingly and .... blah. Just hot dogs. Where'd the snap go? Why weren't they juicy like last time? I dunno, but I believe they stopped selling them so they probably knew what bait and switch they had pulled.
I go with the cheap dogs as well- if I spend money on food it's usually something better than not dogs- but my wife prefers the Wimmer's natural casing coarse grind and I can definitely appreciate that it's a MUCH higher quality dog.
Sometimes my mom would put them in baked beans, sort of an upgrade to Beenie weenies, I guess! And as a kid I would dunk a cold hot dog in my Sugar Pops cereal haven't had that in 50 years and the thought makes me a little queasy!
speaking of Chinese food, a lot of chinese families, for like a using up leftovers dish, we grab some cheap hot dogs, dice them up, and mix them with leftovers, soy sauce, sesame oil, and some vinegar, and then add old rice, for a fridge cleaning fried rice
I know that "mechanically separated" can create emotional reactions, which are valid given the way it's done. But I feel that if we're going to kill the animal, then show it respect by using every bit of usable material possible. Mechanical separation, in part, does this.
I'm guessing that Gwaltney's is a regional brand. For me, depending on price point, it's Casper's (Eastern San Francisco Bay area) or Miller's (Lodi, CA). In my area of Cali, depending on timing and location, both Casper's and Miller's are available at Costco.
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Bruh. . .most of your oldest uploads are my absolute favorites. Specifically the canned Hamburger's, the Whole Chicken in a can, and the dollar store egg roll comparisons👍👍
PS: DEFINITELY NEVER EATING THE CANNED HOTDOGS!!! I don't think you ever tried Vegetarian Cheese in any of your uploads, I did. That was where "Vegetarian" attempts at real food for me ended. . .egg beaters is a maybe if it's in an omelette but otherwise nah✌️
Funny thing, I use the Bar S franks as fish bait. Catfish and bass love them! I usually slice them in 1 to 1 and a half inch pieces, put them in a ziploc bag, add garlic powder and cherry or strawberry flavored Jello. The juices of the hot dog absorb the Jello and garlic powder. You can leave them in the fridge for 24 hours up to a week. It can be a bit stinky, but the longer you leave them in the fridge, the better it becomes. Catfish go crazy for them.
Same
Good to know
Screenshotting this one chief
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@MarkMeadows90 yeah luke is definitely one of the ones that put it on the map
"We are going to try each cold straight from the package..." You Sir, are a very brave man.
hI IS a Monster !!!
I know! Yuck!
Skill issue.
It's not hard.
Did you ever notice that hot dogs are the same exact thing as bologna, but different size?
@@jamesconroy7030 yea usually they have different seasonings tho
Back in 2012, when I was absolutely dead broke, I ate a lot of Bar S hot dogs from Dollar Tree. I actually liked the taste and I couldn't beat getting 3-4 meals for $1.
I've been there too. It makes you appreciate the good times and prepare for the next time.
2:18 - So, about 20 years ago I had the chance to tour the Plantation turkey plant. We watched the entire run of processing. The mechanically separated meat refers to one of the last steps in processing where a powered scraping like tool is taken to the turkey carcass after the major cuts like breasts, thighs, legs and wings have already been harvested. The scraper is used on the carcass to remove any remaining small pieces of meat. The meat is combined with spices and fillers and then sent off to be extruded into bologna, hotdogs and other turkey loaf products. No doubt it’s a similar process for pork, beef and chicken.
When I was a little girl my mother told me hot dogs were made from chicken lips and hog snouts, so I just could not even eat one. Oh and she ate a chili dog in front of me while telling me this 😂😂😂😂😂
They're made of human flesh too.
@@GhandiBurnin and dog meat too
chicken lips 🤣🤣 Your mom must be someone with a creative mind😂
Michigan used to have the highest standards on what goes into hotdogs. The federal government tried to get the state to lower the standards regarding pig snouts and stuff. This was back in the 70s. I'm not sure if the standards were lowered by the state.
Slightly different quote from the UK here: "They make them out of eyeholes, earholes and ****holes!" Fill in the blank yourself!
If you do "All Beef" versions of the bologna and hot dogs, please do a 'blind taste test' on them so you won't know which you liked best until after you've tasted them all.
Your rating was spot on, Oscar Mayer hot dogs have been my favorite inexpensive hot dog for over 50 years. I use the Bar-S hot dogs to give my dogs their medicine.😂
My little Shithead would somehow manage to chew around a pill if it was in anything but a cheapo Bar S hotdog. Those he'd inhale without chewing, pill and all.
Lol .thats what my husband uses it for, too.
Same here! I think Oscar Meyer must put msg or something in their flavorings… because yum! My old digestive system wouldn’t like hot dogs often, but if ever I am craving one, it’s gonna be Oscar Meyer ✌️💕 guess I’m old school… maybe just old, ha! Anyway nice review Wolfe!
Bow- Wow!
lol maybe if the dog wasn't eating Bar-S hotdogs he wouldn't need the medicine.
"Into the ol' pie hole and down the gullet it went"
That never gets old 🤣
I appreciate your warped sense of humor!
Difference of opinion.
My favorites in order are
Ballpark
Oscar Meyer
Bar S, cooked well.
I do not like Gwaltney. They even leave a sticky residue in the skillet when you cook them.
Never thought of cooking hot dogs with butter. I'll have to try that.
Where do you buy Gwaltney products? I'm from Erie, PA. and have never seen or heard of this brand.
I would love to see a review of beef hot dogs! My husband prefers all-beef hot dogs (and won't eat ones with no beef at all -- although he will eat Vienna sausages!), and my daughter has trouble digesting pork, so I've been buying beef hot dogs for a long time.
Do you have an Aldi near you? Their Angus beef uncured dogs at 6 for $4 have become a favorite of mine. The beefy flavor really comes through. Almost like a sausage instead of a dog. I brought some to a family outing and only one person didn't care for them. She said they were too salty, which I really don't agree with. She got the last one on the grill and It was way overdone so that could be the reason.
@@valvenator There are Aldi stores in the county seats 20 miles N & S of me, but I'm only able to shop there on weekends, and not every weekend, either.
@@Toutab Funny, why? I do about 75 percent of my shopping there. Cheaper and a lot more convenient since I don't have to walk miles of aisles through one of those stupid supercenters to get the basics I need. Plus they have a great turnover meaning their veggies and produce are fresher and last much longer.
all "beef" is not what you think.
made from beef anus , testicles , brain, eyeballs .
its breeding ground for CJD - Creutzfield- Jacob disease.
My brother was in a Frat. They had a big cookout and he was assisting with the next day cleanup. One cheapo hotdog was left on a grill. He said it was HUGE. It had expanded to be about 3 inches in diameter, split up the sides, and legit had the texture of spray foam.
Larry's nails never disappoint and are always on pointe! That's a brave man indeed, eating chicken sausages raw.
He does it for us, the People.
He's a true hero.
Hotdogs aren't raw, they're pre cooked and highly preserved.
Time for a fill.
Hot dogs just like bologna are pre-cooked so it's not raw. 😄
There is no such thing as a raw hotdog.
Bar S has kept me through broke times, they keep it cheap.
With baked beans!
Bar S is my go-to as well.
Same, ended up buying the 3 pound packs of jumbo jumbos because they were only $5. Oscar Mayer and Ballpark are like the expensive ones.
Nice review. The fact you tried them all cold is pure proof you indeed do it for you, the people. Would love it if you did a review of beef dogs
"beef" hod dogs , just as bad as Mixed Meat Hot Dog.
I only eat Berkshire pork Sausages, 100% Berkshire pork in Natural casings .
Mom always swore by the Ball Park 'BEEF' hot dogs, but when I cleaned out her freezer, they were chicken and pork (which told me she only wanted the Cheapest she could buy). They went straight into the trash. Ball Park says 'They plump when you cook em', which always scared me.
Yay!A new video!! And yes please on the all beef hotdogs sir and thanks!
Hot dogs are a good budget food......as long as you can eat it without thinking about what it's made of
Or as long as you can eat it without having anxiety after.
It honors the animals we eat to use every part.
@@thrasherx2k1I’m a very anxious person, but that seems excessive😅
@@Chooch4mvp hot dogs are shown to cause anxiety, look it up
Skill issue
You aren't even a hot dog fan. The sacrifices you make for US,...the People...is amazing.
Hey Larry, I wonder how many pounds of Floor Sweepin's us 70's kids have eaten in all these... Your videos always bring a smile and I'm glad your health is getting better. God bless ya brother!
Man, they really do put corn syrup in everything don't they?
That was what I was thinking... Probably they will taste disgusting to the rest of the people on the world 🤢
*responds in American Eagle*
The term in food science is bliss point. The maximum amount of sugar and salt to hide the low quality.
@@Deveak interesting. I didn't know that. Thank you
it sucks. living in america all my life i definitely noticed how they just love putting corn syrup in absolutely everything. recently living in canada, literaly nothing has corn syrup. just sugar. and i i don’t drink soda but even the canned coke here the first two ingredients are water and sugar. sucks to see the US government won’t ban something bad for us just because it’s cheap and makes things easier for them.
The Ballpark hotdog you are thinking of is an all beef frank. I miss the Hunters HotDogs, these was the one they sold at ballparks and carnivals back in the 70 80s
My favorite is Kunzler, a brand from here in PA. They have an 8 pack of Jumbo that are nice since you get 8 buns in a bag. Their Juniata Brand Skinless Wieners are also really good especially butterflied for extra char.
Kunzler is good. Especially like their Grill Franks.
Mr. Wolfe Pit those bar s hot dogs are my go to. I like me a good cheap mystery meat dog with a super mellow flavor. Especially with beans because you can kick those beans up a knotch I add spicy brown mustard bbq and ketchup to them , then put tatortots on top and bake. No tots mash on the side works too.
I pay the most attention to the carb count on these tube steaks. I was not surprised that 1 carb Oscar Meyer dog tasted the best while those higher carb dogs tasted worse. The simple rule is, the higher the carb count, the more junk is stuffed into it.
Me to, carb count is at the top of my list. I prefer ball park beef franks.
Yeah Oscar Meyer is up there. Do you have kogel Vienna dogs by you. Maybe it's a local thing here in Michigan. Kinda expensive
Gwaltneys were a life saver as a baked growing teenager with three brothers. Two packs for $1.65, a bottle of ketchup and some white bread....I still throw a couple packs on the grill to fill it out whenever i'm making something else. My boys aren't getting baked but they still tear those up for a few days during the summer. Good dog treat too lol
They probably snorting estrogen
Bonus points go to Oscar Meyer for the individual packaging. Rarely do I want an open 8-pack of hot dogs in the fridge.
Do a review of Johnsonville products please. Just had the smoked bratwurst and was pretty good.
how do they compare to Purnell?
Eating one right now. Can’t go wrong with Johnsonville.
Best 😊
I eat the Bar S but i boil them with sauerkraut and put them in rolls with the kraut and other toppings. taste just fine that way.
OMG, I don’t normally get cheap hot dogs, and always get beef, but I got the Oscar Mayer cheap ones because of this video and you were right, they were pretty good! 😊
I usually see them for around $5-$6 a pack but they can be on sale 2 for 1.
I can remember eating cheap hot dogs as a kid that turned the bread red and Mom saying that they cost 79 cents a pack....
Around 10 years ago when I was in between jobs and had so little money that I almost became homeless (doing much better now)
I ate whatever I could. My local grocery store had a deal on BarS hot dogs 10 packs for $10. So I bought 20 packs for that month. Within 2 weeks I had a job and around 5 packs of hot dogs left. I chose to eat a paste that consisted of flour and water. After I got paid, I swore off BatS for life.
Knowing how they are cold is great for survival or camping situations. Thanks!
In the UK we would call these "Hot Dogs" mechanically seperated meat, but most would cook by placing them in a pan of simmering water for 5 mins normally served on buns with onions/ketchup/mustard.
We only have two or three different options.
A sausage (aka Banger) is choice cuts of normally pork meat (chicked/beef also available) little filler, which would be either fried or cooked in the oven.
We have a huge choice of sausages and all can be eaten either like a hotdog or very often they are served with mash, peas and gravy!
Confusingly if you go to a food stall in the UK (fare/market/roadside etc) and ask for a "hotdog" you will inevitably get a sausage in a hotdog bun!
Personally I'd love to see you rate the best of the best: Nathan's and any Angus beef ones
I love me a good ball park frank! Thank you for your continued work throughout the years you’ve educated me in so many ways; your recipes ain’t half bad either ;D
Oscar Meyer "Smokies", on a stick, are fantastic over a camp fire.
Indeed, and they make for the best chili dogs and pigs in a blanket
Carolina bright leaf hotdogs, in the all pork variety, are my favorite
I have been blessed in my later years with being able to splurge on food and get my favorites (unlike my early years when I was pretty hard up for $$) and having tried all the gourmet dogs out there I still only buy Oscar Mayer. My wife prefers Nathan’s and we keep some around for her, but OM is the only one I like. Same with their bologna, it’s my favorite over all the others, especially fried.
Great video Larry, keep ‘em coming! 👍
NEXT TIME, TRY THE OM SMOKIES IF YOU HAVEN'T YET.
@@meauxjeaux431 take a pack of smokies and 2 tubes of butter flavored crescent rolls, cut the smokies in half, roll them up, follow the instructions on the crescent rolls, then flip the product over and bake for a few more minutes. You'll end up with the best pigs in blankets hands down!!! They're quick and easy, and great with a little cheddar rolled into them as well.
@@lastotallyawesomebleach204 OH YEAH, NOW THAT SOUNDS VERY GOOD !
I noticed that the Gwaltney Chicken and Pork dogs / the last one done, had no pork listed in the ingredients... just mechanically separated chicken
Oscar Mayers will ALWAYS and forever be the SUPERIOR hot dog next to Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs.
Oscar Mayer bologna and hot dogs have always been my faves.
I usually get Hebrew National or Nathan's depending which is on sale. Would love to see an all beef comparison. I am going to try Oscar Meyer Uncured wieners after your testing.
I cannot get Hebrew National where I live, wish I could!
I rather save up my money splurge on Boars Head or Hebrew National as a once in a Blue Moon treat. Seved with sauerkraut a brown mustard like Guldens. In a pinch Nathan's are okay.
I don't buy hotdogs often, usually when I'm craving a chilidog. Hebrew National is my preferred frank.
Nathaniel hot dogs are my favorite hot d ogs
Too many comments to read through but was wondering if anyone caught the ingredient list for Gwaltney Great Dogs @7:49 doesn't list pork as an ingredient even though the package advertises it in the ingredients @7:39?
I agree, we need an all beef high end hot dog challenge 😊
May I submit for consideration Dietz & Watson natural casing franks...
Worked for Tyson making hot dogs. Beef can be beef hearts. We make several brands, and they all have different receipes. A ingredient list excludes quantity.
We the People thank you.
Always great to see your vids. I hope your health is going well!
I use cherry powder in my pork rub, its very expensive and really sets the pork off nicely.
The internet doesn't seem to agree but I'm with you on this one. Oscar Mayer makes the best. Especially grilled or fried. Great bologna for frying too.
I love cutting up ball park Frank's and cooking them with eggs and ham. Makes a delicious breakfast burrito.
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When I was a kid we use to laugh at Corn King hotdogs that were 99 cents a pack. That was in the late 70s/early 80s. Now someone is selling a pack for $1.49 in 2023. I would not want to eat that.
I never saw those but my parents used to buy corn king bacon, which tasted awesome.
Great video! I like Fisher Hot Dogs. Great flavor. I boil them first then place the under the broiler to brown them.
acctually I used to haul meat trimmings from slaughter houses to the factories that made these and the cuts of beef pork and chicken looked like you could make a decent meal out of them.
I've eaten a fair share of Gwaltney's and even tried the Bar S brand once. I do remember really liking the Gwaltney's and you described Bar S brand perfectly.
It should be illegal to add corn syrup to anything that isn't a dessert.
Thanks for this info! After experimentation with other brands, Oscar Mayer Is my favorite.
I have been nuking them but you have convinced me that frying them in butter (Kerrygold) is THE way to the best taste.
This is a must have video
definitely need to do beef franks next.
my dog (half German rottwieler half lab) loves those Bar-s hot dogs , and they cost less than most dog treats.
MR Wolfe, I too had experiences with flavors in a hot dog that should not be there, like your Ballpark dog. About 20 years ago, I bought some tofu dogs, I was just being adventurous, and noticed they had a Vick's vapo rub flavor to them! That was my end of dabbling in fake meat!
I still go with the head-canon that you do up your nails for the videos, haha. Good stuff, buddy.
My personal favorite hot dogs are Koegel's hot dogs, but those are pricey, but I have to agree for cheap hot dogs Oscar Mayer is dang good I like the bun length ones. But lately compared in calories I have been buying Johnsonville Turkey Cheddar smoked brats, they aren't bad in price they have less calories than the bun length hot dogs and they really taste great.
I use Nathan's All Beef! 💖 🤗 You could review those?
I agree with your assessment. Personally I won't normally eat the cheap mystery meat hot dogs (I prefer Hebrew National). I haven't tried all the options you covered but consider the Oscar Mayer franks the best of the bunch.
Love your reviews, and would like to see an all-beef review, but Gwalney's? Going to their website they are not available anywhere near me. 😞
I always get Bar S because they are always only a dollar at the store. Put em on a cheap bun with some hotsauce and mustard and they do the job.
wow i thought they were only used as dog treats
Gross.
Nah s bar is trash once you’ve tasted others
I ALWAYS buy the Oscar Meyer Cheese Dogs. I can't seem to get enough of them.
Does that go with the carnivore diet? LOL Great job and thank you for testing them so WE THE PEOPLE don't have to ;)
They go with carnivore if you eat them by themselves, no bun.
Nice I like your work. I would like to see a beef hot dog comparison.
You should try Better Cheddar smoked hot dogs, fried crispy. Best hotdog I've had. Pricey but worth it.
Only hot dog my oldest daughter would eat growing up
When I was a child in the 1970s..Bar S hotdogs had offal in the ingredients. My mom never bought them but my best friend's mom did. To be honest they tasted great as a Jr. High school student. She fried them in tortillas with cheese..Yum! I forget what she called them but they were really good. PS..You can't do much to Ballpark turkey dogs...Put chili on them and they are pretty good.
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You havent lived until youve tried Koegels brand, specifcally the viennas. I don't know if they're available in your area but every grocer here in MI has them.
Yes , but they cost more than a buck and a half . They are premium hot dogs .
And I love em !
I remember when hot dogs where made from pork, chicken and beef, in that order. My dad got older, only one he could eat w/o "repeating" was bar s. As for myself, nathins or Hebrew national, unless I can get conns
I'm from Michigan. We have koegel hot dogs here. There's no comparison to any of these. Once you eat koegels you won't eat any other hot dog.
Got that right Laura Lee !
For us the People so we won't have to.
Thank you for your sacrifice 😎
I did a little research and found out that cherry powder in hotdogs is an antioxidant and it helps to speed up the curing reaction between nitrate and meat
Try the Oscar Mayer Smokies if you haven’t all ready. Maybe after the Beef Hot dog video, you can do Smoked Sausage hot dogs 😊
YES, THEY ARE AWESOME ! THERE MIGHT BE BETTER, BUT I HAVEN'T EATEN A BETTER HOT DOG THAN THE SMOKIES.
@@meauxjeaux431 I agree. 😊
Those are the best for making chili dogs and pigs in a blanket.
The Hoffy Hollywood dogs are where its at. My wife's grandfather owned a famous hotdog stand in Los Angeles call Tail O The Pup. He introduced me to natural case hotdogs. The best with the snap when you bit into them.
I do wonder about kosher all-beef hotdogs. My favorite is Hebrew National knockwurst, and occasionally those are sold buy-one-get-one-free (that’s 12-ounce packages) so they’re not as insanely expensive as usual. But I wonder what part of the kosher cow carcass they come from…
Probably scraps off the bone like most hotdogs are made. As long as a rabbi has declared the cows kosher then it's fine.
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@@CarsandCats ? That's literally how it works.
As pointed out, they likely are the same cuts of meat, just... Kosher. The whole point of sausages like hotdogs are to make use of otherwise discarded pieces. Eat the quality steak for dinner tonight, have sausages available to last you for awhile longer after the good cuts are consumed.
The cherry powder and celery extract act as a curative instead of sodium nitrite. The Oscar Meyers have no artificial curing additives.
Dig in boys
Bon Appetit
I eat them all an their delicious
I’m eating some Libby canned corned beef while watching this. Best cooking and food review show for the average joe on RUclips.
I agree with your ranking thoroughly! Oscar Mayer uncured hot dogs are my favorite. Bar S, however, I wouldn't feed to a stray dog. On a side note, I grew up in the 1960s and became a young adult in the early '70s. When I started living on my own, I couldn't understand why the hot dogs were different from the ones I remembered eating growing up. It wasn't until I purchased Schwan's hot dogs in the casings years later that I realized what I was missing: the natural casings! Of course, now you can get them in the casings, at whatever premium price. But for a good basic hot dog, Oscar Mayer wins for me.
"I wish I was an Oscar Myer weiner...." Tasty, cheap, filling, easy to prepare, and if you're tired enough they only have to be thawed.
This made me remember watching a documentary on how sausages are made. Watched it with my dad and he couldn't eat hot dogs for months after learning the ingredients.
Beef! Where's the Beef? Ha! Yes, please! :) Thanks, Wolfe Pit! PS your nails look great! :)
You know you’re getting quality when you pay $1.49 for 8 hotdogs … just sayin 😂
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Good review, thanks for sharing, God bless !
Hot Dog Story Time: A while ago Oscar Mayer came out with "Big And Juicy" hot dogs. They were big. I bought some, cooked according to the directions (normally I wouldn't bother with the directions but I wanted to give them their best shot), and ... Holy of holies ... the snap when you bit into them was top notch and they were the juiciest hot dogs I've ever had! I don't buy hot dogs often so it was a while before I bought them again. I prepared them accordingly and .... blah. Just hot dogs. Where'd the snap go? Why weren't they juicy like last time? I dunno, but I believe they stopped selling them so they probably knew what bait and switch they had pulled.
I love cheap hotdogs, grew up eating them 3-5 nights per week and still enjoy them; something about the taste and texture that's just right.
I go with the cheap dogs as well- if I spend money on food it's usually something better than not dogs- but my wife prefers the Wimmer's natural casing coarse grind and I can definitely appreciate that it's a MUCH higher quality dog.
I’m a Boomer and I grew up eating Oscar Mayer Wieners like you, cold right out the package and the way my mom made em, boiled. 😋
Sometimes my mom would put them in baked beans, sort of an upgrade to Beenie weenies, I guess! And as a kid I would dunk a cold hot dog in my Sugar Pops cereal haven't had that in 50 years and the thought makes me a little queasy!
I've recently learned the joy of boiled hot dogs and sausages after years of bbqing and microwaving - night and day, i only like them boiled now.
speaking of Chinese food, a lot of chinese families, for like a using up leftovers dish, we grab some cheap hot dogs, dice them up, and mix them with leftovers, soy sauce, sesame oil, and some vinegar, and then add old rice, for a fridge cleaning fried rice
I know that "mechanically separated" can create emotional reactions, which are valid given the way it's done. But I feel that if we're going to kill the animal, then show it respect by using every bit of usable material possible. Mechanical separation, in part, does this.
Not only are they made of mechanically separated mystery meat they are ALSO made of mechanically combined mystery meat.
I'm guessing that Gwaltney's is a regional brand.
For me, depending on price point, it's Casper's (Eastern San Francisco Bay area) or Miller's (Lodi, CA).
In my area of Cali, depending on timing and location, both Casper's and Miller's are available at Costco.
I prefer when servicing sizes are per unit and not by weight. Who eats 1 and a half or 1 and 3/4ths of hot dogs?