@mbilden I shop there twice a day for everything. I won't go anywhere else unless I absolutely have to. I'm crazily loyal. Never tried their hotdogs though, haha. But I don't eat hot dogs.
that dood (Pat LaFrieda) supplies more meat to restaurants around NYC than anyone else. he probably know more about meat than anyone else in the world.
same. except it was Bar-S and another locally made cheap hotdog. when i moved out and was buying food myself, i got some nathan's on sale and rarely get anything other than nathan's now.
This is such a fantastic series. This set of chefs really knew their hotdogs and were able to explain all of the different aspects so incredibly well. This was great.
It's funny though how obvious their "chef" biases come into play. They panned some of the cheaper brands for containing nitrites for example. Of course, the Kirkland ones also use Nitrite as a curing agent. Those also include paprika as a color enhancer and sodium erythorbate which is meant to keep meat looking pink. They raved about the "color" and juiciness as if those hot dogs have that color by accident. Convenient how they didn't go over the ingredients in that one though.
@ThomasMackay-i8h I'm with you 100%. My point was just that taste is such a subjective thing. The chefs biases were very clear to the point where things they pointed out as being "bad" didn't seem to matter with the Kirkland brand because they liked them just as an example.
Exactly. Just... you know, use "the scraps" in ways that make the most of it. Don't put it in my hamburger patties. Cheap hot dogs? On the fence there - but if the product is cheap enough, then sure.
We lived in Brooklyn in the late 50’s and our favorite treat was our Dad taking us to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone then have hot dogs at Nathan’s. Still my favorite to this day
Also grew up in Brooklyn 1950s ,60s remember the hot dogs at the original Nathan's of Coney Island, nothing like them. They said it was the ancient grill that gave them that crispy flavorful taste.
i cant believe you actually fell for that XD you seriously don't realize they're acting? they obviously get told what the brand is so they look like experts, they get told what to say, you think all the chefs randomly know ALL the brands of hotdog and all the hotdog lore and everything there is to know about the food in all of these videos?
@Zeohi yes, i would like to assume so. they are professionals. if anything i would like to think they are just given a list of brand names they are tasting.
@jntc1211 this is literally an ad, nobody knows every single hotdog by taste, the girl couldnt even name the brands properly yet somehow you think she pinpoint knew each hotdog in a blind cook-off? be reasonable
@bootsmith8016 who cares, even if that's true we're talking about blind tasting hotdogs, not to mention its a recurring theme on the channel where the chefs always happen to guess the brand. you REALLY think the michelin star chefs are memorizing how EVERY SINGLE brand of ramen, hotdog, etc tastes? be reasonable, especially in a blind taste test, most people can't even tell apart soda etc the better question is, what reason do you believe to have that it ISNT scripted? why wouldnt it be? it makes for a better video, it makes the chefs seem more respectable, etc. but its hollywood, stop thinking its reality
For Memorial Day, my wife and I decided to get a pack of Nathan’s hotdogs to add to our grilling meats. We’ve never had it before. We were looking for any brand that was listed as gluten free, which Nathan’s does list this on the packaging. I ate it with Bunny Buns and she had gluten free hotdog buns. It was the best hotdogs that either of us ever had. Grade A+
Nathan’s, Costco, snake river for people that don’t wanna watch the whole thing, with boars head being an honorable mention. impossible dog being the worst.
Same and I’m a 20+ year veg*n. I think these were the most knowledgeable that I’ve seen. Maybe because I’m less familiar with the subject, but I feel like there was a lot of interesting food science here.
I keep wanting to quit watching, but I’m learning mad stuff. I’m the type to read ingredients, so I can know what I’m tasting. Honestly, I don’t hate any hotdog…I appreciate all their oddities… I kinda like when the hot dog is shorter than the bun. I can load more toppings on and pinch the end of the bun to hold the toppings in.
@tommj4365 🙄 That would not be an accurate or very helpful way to judge food, when color is an important factor. You might as well ask them to block their noses so they can't smell it.
@sharimeline3077 there have been plenty of blind taste tests that have proven how visuals introduce bias in people's opinions. you are talking about the overall experience of eating food, and I agree with you that visuals are important there.
Celery powder doesn't have the same regulations as Nitrates and Nitrites which can result in a much higher quantity of Nitrates and Nitrites in the end product without listing them on the ingredients. Oscar Meyer uncured hotdogs at one point had 10x the amount of Nitrates allowed by the USDA because they were using Celery Powder to skirt those regulations all whilst acting like they were better for you.
As a regular person with no knowledge, I'd just assume it was a flavoring. I have celery salt in my cupboard, I would think it was similar. Glad to know better now.
Thanks for this! Was desperately wanting them to let her finish her thought about how celery powder was so incredibly controversial! So many times she started a thought that I wanted to hear fully explained!
Just adding: The costco hotdog that you buy in the food court for $1.50 is actually a Kirkland dinner frank, not the hot dog. It's bigger, and more filling than the regular dog.
I worked a summer @ an Oscar Meyer plant that made hot dogs. I cleaned the smoke room after a production run. I didn’t eat hot dogs for over a decade after that summer
Many years ago read a purity test of several different brands of hot dogs. I remember only the one that scored highest for cleanliness-- Oscar Meyer. I gotta say, if the taste test includes preference for a natural casing, which is tasteless, that is a bias.
Thanks guys, I learned a lot. I was raised on Oscar Mayer, and I tried to branch out with a Hebrew National once but was underwhelmed. Sounds like I have some research to do!
I definitely did not expect this level of "expert" when talking about hot dogs. It was nice that even when they clearly disliked one of the brands, they still found something positive to say about it. This video will definitely influence my next hot dog purchase.
@mikz1987 And I guess in your magical world every self-proclaimed expert on the internet is legitimate, and clickbait titles and news articles don't exist. Try not get so butthurt and take things so personal, Boomer.
I'm glad they understand the issue with celery powder. The scary part is, it's an unregulated nitrate so there is no maximum safe amount as there is with sodium nitrate
@QQ-wl6yt anytime you see a cured meat product claiming to be uncured. It will be in the label. Applegate natural uncured. The cherry powder helps the celery powder break down as intended while cooking to cure the meat. This process is less reliable to control the end result - hence Tony mentioning the point it isn't regulated and may be in fact worse for you than a regular cured product. They charge more money for it too!
Ok, I rolled my eyes when they introduced them as "hotdog experts," but holy tube steak, Batman! Identifying several of the dogs in a blind tasting... I mean, i could pick out the brand that I use, but they nailed a lot of them. Eye roll retracted.
There are literally experts in every field and every niche. Processed meats is a multi-billion industry. Why would you think there wouldn't be experts in hot dogs?
This! Showing their coast bias. I've had hotdogs all over the states and even in a few countries. I dearly love hotdogs and consider myself somewhat of an aficionado. Whenever I look to find a new favorite, it always comes back to Vienna. They are far and away better than even the goods ones like Nathan's.
Thanks, I have poor vision and that was really hard for me to see. It wasn't super vital information I guess, but it's still not accessible to people like me.
Not just that putting text at opposite corners did not help either, I'm now cross-eyed , especially when you have to read it so fast before it disappears or you need to constantly go back and pause the vid.
Extremely impressed at how many the lady knew. She’s clearly not lip servicing being an expert, and her breakdown in knowledge of all the procedures was awesome too.
@ 9:30 I worked in a restaurant for several years. For a few years the boss tried a lunch buffet. To save money he fell for the Bar -S pitch. They fell apart during cooking.. We ended up throwing the whole trial case into the dumpster.
I love the professional chef, taste test series! You know these guys know hot dogs when they can usually tell you what they taste tested, in a blind taste test! Thank You!
I've gotten Bar S here on the west coast for $0.79 per pack. I love cheap hot dogs, I just don't compare them to high quality hot dogs, just like how I love Jack-in-the-Box tacos not despite but rather because they're not comparable to real Mexican tacos dorados. There's more than enough room with my taste buds for everything.
I'm saddened that you couldn't get your hands on Ambassador or Schweigert hotdogs some of the best around. I didn't realize that you couldn't get them nationally, they really are a next level dog.
"I've never heard of Bar-S" was one of the most shocking things I've ever heard. Until I was a teenager, I didn't know there were other hot dogs other than Bar-S.
I grew up poor, but also grew up next to an Oscar Meyer plant, so that was the "cheap as dirt" brand, because it was 20 cents for a pack when everything else was $1+ because the packaging was misprinted or nearing expiration.
It's regional to the southern peninsula of Michigan, but y'all HAVE to try Kogel brand dogs, specifically their Vienna style. Boiled, grilled, or fried it is THE BEST dog, hands down.
I came straight to the comments to see if *anyone* would mention Koegel's. Glad to see it! I've had most of the options they tried (not all), and Koegel's beat them handily. I'm pretty sure they have made it into the Chicago scene, as well.
The reason that Sabrett tastes saltier is because they are "Dirty Water Dogs", which means that they are low temperature "boiled". They lose some flavor when boiled so they would taste stronger and saltier if you didn't boil them before eating them. Also, it is near impossible to find the natural casing Sabrett dogs in the grocery store. They are mostly skinless, which just is not the same. You would probably have to order them online.
I like how "I love Trader Joe's! I don't love your _______" is a recurring thing in these videos
People shop at Trader Joe’s often for only a few items, but they really love those items. For me, it’s the almond croissant.
@VioletStone100Coffee in my case.
@VioletStone100 Exactly. I never do my whole week/month of shopping there. I only go there for a handful of special items.
@whutzat You have described the main problem with TJ's. Can't really use it as a full line grocery.
@mbilden I shop there twice a day for everything. I won't go anywhere else unless I absolutely have to. I'm crazily loyal. Never tried their hotdogs though, haha. But I don't eat hot dogs.
Bar-S no longer being $0.99 is truly a sign of a declining world.
When Arizona tea is no longer 99cents we are at the end of days
The bologna, as well. It's a travesty.
One the price of chicken lips and chicken rectums went up, it was inevitable.
They're a dollar still wym?
@mhfrosty You must live in timbucktoo America
You know he's serious about the dogs when you get to the cheaper glizzys and he bluntly says "we have deviated in some capacity"
that dood (Pat LaFrieda) supplies more meat to restaurants around NYC than anyone else. he probably know more about meat than anyone else in the world.
Confectionary echinoderm and the Glizzy Tea...
“I’ve had to talk to the USDA a lot about celery powder.” I’m loving this I wanna know more
@skapunker21 That's not exactly an endorsement. Get me someone who provides meat to Memphis and then we'll talk.
@Furluge Yeah, there's almost 8% as many restaurants there!
Grew up on Bar-S dogs and never tried anything until a friend recommended Nathan's. Never turned back. Life changing experience. lol
I especially like the larger diameter Nathan's. The are linger too so they fill the bun nicely. I think I have lunch tomorrow all sorted!
Try Miller's or Hebrew national
NIGHT AND DAY. lmfao. i tried Bar S for first time....wtf
same. except it was Bar-S and another locally made cheap hotdog. when i moved out and was buying food myself, i got some nathan's on sale and rarely get anything other than nathan's now.
I'm surprised you admitted that you grew up on the absolute worst hot dogs on the planet😂😂😂
Honestly, regarding natural casing dogs, you honestly cannot ignore Vienna Hot Dogs, a Chicago Institution!!!
This is such a fantastic series. This set of chefs really knew their hotdogs and were able to explain all of the different aspects so incredibly well. This was great.
It's funny though how obvious their "chef" biases come into play. They panned some of the cheaper brands for containing nitrites for example. Of course, the Kirkland ones also use Nitrite as a curing agent. Those also include paprika as a color enhancer and sodium erythorbate which is meant to keep meat looking pink. They raved about the "color" and juiciness as if those hot dogs have that color by accident. Convenient how they didn't go over the ingredients in that one though.
@pirtatejoe They didn't pan the nitrites though, they only explained why they are there.
It was enjoyable and it was about my favorite subject, food.
@pirtatejoe Kirkland is still a quality brand. Most of their products are a great value.
@ThomasMackay-i8h I'm with you 100%. My point was just that taste is such a subjective thing. The chefs biases were very clear to the point where things they pointed out as being "bad" didn't seem to matter with the Kirkland brand because they liked them just as an example.
“Im a sucker for the long ones”, “this one is shorter than the last one I had” 😢
Sometimes it's not even trying to go there but then it just does. I can't help it😆🤣
😞
Thank you, that cracked me up.
That's what she said!
"i'm scared of this one"
I really appreaciate Cara's outlook on using as much of the animal as you can. I can accept mechanically separated chicken for that.
Exactly. Just... you know, use "the scraps" in ways that make the most of it. Don't put it in my hamburger patties. Cheap hot dogs? On the fence there - but if the product is cheap enough, then sure.
also those parts are usually very very nutrient dense.
When we eat chicken wings we do the same thing eating everything around the bones
@thebluefus Then boil the bones.
and that bit about grass fed being bad for the planet?
We lived in Brooklyn in the late 50’s and our favorite treat was our Dad taking us to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone then have hot dogs at Nathan’s. Still my favorite to this day
Also grew up in Brooklyn 1950s ,60s remember the hot dogs at the original Nathan's of Coney Island, nothing like them. They said it was the ancient grill that gave them that crispy flavorful taste.
I've loved hotdogs my whole life and these guys have taught me more about them in less than 2 minutes.
Hey some of those "little" ones were perfectly average sized ma'am!
Some might say even pretty big!
we can all agree that girth is a fair and better trade-off for shortness
gotta fill the buns!
One had kinda wrinkly skin and was a bit flaccid.
@GodLovesComics One of the hot dogs did also.
Stay on topic 😂
They really knew their brands. I’m impressed.
i cant believe you actually fell for that XD you seriously don't realize they're acting? they obviously get told what the brand is so they look like experts, they get told what to say, you think all the chefs randomly know ALL the brands of hotdog and all the hotdog lore and everything there is to know about the food in all of these videos?
@Zeohi yes, i would like to assume so. they are professionals. if anything i would like to think they are just given a list of brand names they are tasting.
@jntc1211 this is literally an ad, nobody knows every single hotdog by taste, the girl couldnt even name the brands properly yet somehow you think she pinpoint knew each hotdog in a blind cook-off? be reasonable
Cara Nicolette is a 4th generation butcher and owns her own brand developing sausages. She knows her stuff. I don’t know about the guys.
@bootsmith8016 who cares, even if that's true we're talking about blind tasting hotdogs, not to mention its a recurring theme on the channel where the chefs always happen to guess the brand. you REALLY think the michelin star chefs are memorizing how EVERY SINGLE brand of ramen, hotdog, etc tastes? be reasonable, especially in a blind taste test, most people can't even tell apart soda etc
the better question is, what reason do you believe to have that it ISNT scripted? why wouldnt it be? it makes for a better video, it makes the chefs seem more respectable, etc. but its hollywood, stop thinking its reality
For Memorial Day, my wife and I decided to get a pack of Nathan’s hotdogs to add to our grilling meats. We’ve never had it before.
We were looking for any brand that was listed as gluten free, which Nathan’s does list this on the packaging.
I ate it with Bunny Buns and she had gluten free hotdog buns.
It was the best hotdogs that either of us ever had. Grade A+
They definitely are the best, without a doubt!
The first few times I read that as you ate it with Bugs Bunny. Lol
how are the skinless ones? cause they dont have the natural casing nathans one in my grocery like ever
@BIGSANANTONIO I don't think there is a version of Nathans without a casing.
I like the gluten ones better.
I came to the same conclusion as them. Nathans never lets me down.
Here in my Kirkland shirt, clearly with no bias
???
@christinerepoff4808Kirkland(Costco brand) sells hotdogs franks and famously has the $1.50 hotdog combo at the food court
@christinerepoff4808 Kirkland is Costco’s in house brand. They make their own hot dogs cause it’s cheaper
The Costco 1.50 hot dog by Kirkland
@courtnayzincke8695 Hot dog AND soda.
12:41 Boy have I heard that before.
I’m noticing that Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods brands tend to be at the bottom of the pack in most of these blind taste test videos
Marketing is an incredible thing.
And the taster's always say normally they like trader joe's too lol
I like Trader Joe's in general, but I do think their products are either wonderful or disappointing with not much in between.
Those are grocery stores making several products competing against companies that specialize in something.
@cameron7938yep every time. trader joes constantly bottom of the barrel and the tasters are always surprised.
the guy in black makes me feel like a mlb umpire is giving his thoughts
Nathan’s, Costco, snake river for people that don’t wanna watch the whole thing, with boars head being an honorable mention. impossible dog being the worst.
Thanks
Thank goodness
Thanks
Impossible is definitely the worst, at least the other bad ones are real meat.
"we have deviated in some capacity" im using this one
Tell me you didn't grow up poor w/out saying it.
"I never heard of Bar-S"
The super cheap ones I knew growing up were the gwaltney chicken franks. That's what we used to get our family dog to get them to take pills
I've never heard of Bar-S
I said to my screen "Well someone's never had to shop at Dollar Tree." 🤣
100% bar-s is my nostalgia hotdog, ballparks too but only on special occasions
Have heard of Bar S and would simply eat something else when low on funds, back in the day
I can’t stop picturing Tim Robinson in the hot dog suit every time they show Pat😂
Chef Cara has a great sense of humor I hope she comes back to do more reviews
& she's cute 🥰😅
@fhrswathat she definitely is
I always liked Ballpark but every time I mentioned them, there would be a recall.
I just watched 26 minutes of chef-level hot dog tasting & I don't know how my life got to this point (but I think I'm OK with it). ❤
LOL
i'm a chef...hotdogs & donuts are my weaknesses.🤤
Same and I’m a 20+ year veg*n.
I think these were the most knowledgeable that I’ve seen. Maybe because I’m less familiar with the subject, but I feel like there was a lot of interesting food science here.
I keep wanting to quit watching, but I’m learning mad stuff. I’m the type to read ingredients, so I can know what I’m tasting.
Honestly, I don’t hate any hotdog…I appreciate all their oddities…
I kinda like when the hot dog is shorter than the bun. I can load more toppings on and pinch the end of the bun to hold the toppings in.
i put it on as background noise and instead wound up watching the whole thing with my full attention
Having the chefs blind taste test different brands is near the TOP of my YT favorites, thanks!!
Too bad they aren't actually blind
@tommj4365 Blind to the packaging, dumdum. They have to look at the food itself because color is important in foods.
@sharimeline3077 I prefer total blindness, that's all... no need to be mean
@tommj4365 🙄 That would not be an accurate or very helpful way to judge food, when color is an important factor. You might as well ask them to block their noses so they can't smell it.
@sharimeline3077 there have been plenty of blind taste tests that have proven how visuals introduce bias in people's opinions. you are talking about the overall experience of eating food, and I agree with you that visuals are important there.
Celery powder doesn't have the same regulations as Nitrates and Nitrites which can result in a much higher quantity of Nitrates and Nitrites in the end product without listing them on the ingredients. Oscar Meyer uncured hotdogs at one point had 10x the amount of Nitrates allowed by the USDA because they were using Celery Powder to skirt those regulations all whilst acting like they were better for you.
I hate that marketing gimmick with the "uncured" meats.
As a regular person with no knowledge, I'd just assume it was a flavoring. I have celery salt in my cupboard, I would think it was similar. Glad to know better now.
Yeesh!
Thanks for this! Was desperately wanting them to let her finish her thought about how celery powder was so incredibly controversial! So many times she started a thought that I wanted to hear fully explained!
Snake River Hot Dogs, to me, are too smokey and salty. Certainly not worth the price.
Just adding: The costco hotdog that you buy in the food court for $1.50 is actually a Kirkland dinner frank, not the hot dog. It's bigger, and more filling than the regular dog.
Thank you for sharing that before I went and bought the wrong ones 😮
Those are my favorite 🌭 hands down 🥰
0:48 IM CRYINGGGGGG😭😭😭
Why?
@RebeccaPaigebecause he’s looking for a texture that is plump and bouncy within that meat.
@RebeccaPaigelook up cam and ma$e pause compilation and you’ll get it
I was like *pause* 😂
I gotta say, these three are quite impressive. Their hot dog knowledge along with their palates are spot on.
It’s hard to put into words how much I love series.
I think you just did, with words.
@DelcoTrash well... almost. his sentence is incomplete 🤣
@WFDConnorso funny...I didn't even notice the missing word until you brought it up! 😂
I worked a summer @ an Oscar Meyer plant that made hot dogs. I cleaned the smoke room after a production run. I didn’t eat hot dogs for over a decade after that summer
The struggle
Many years ago read a purity test of several different brands of hot dogs. I remember only the one that scored highest for cleanliness-- Oscar Meyer.
I gotta say, if the taste test includes preference for a natural casing, which is tasteless, that is a bias.
wait wait spill the tea what did you see??
@redacted3610prob just breathing all that hot dog air.
😉My husband worked in the room with the yellow & white powder vats
Thanks guys, I learned a lot. I was raised on Oscar Mayer, and I tried to branch out with a Hebrew National once but was underwhelmed. Sounds like I have some research to do!
this is one of the best series, just pure educational and no weird reactions or pretentiousness
Glad you called out the celery powder thing.
Need to test vienna
Yeah! We've been downing them in Chicago for decades.
The glizzy panel
pat lafrieda has to be like the most qualified person ever to bring in for this
I’d have to agree! He’s got excellent steaks as well!
its not often you find 3 role models in one video but here i go
Love the series! Can we please do microwave popcorn? 🍿
I second this
I third this
Yessssssss
Yessss!
I definitely did not expect this level of "expert" when talking about hot dogs. It was nice that even when they clearly disliked one of the brands, they still found something positive to say about it. This video will definitely influence my next hot dog purchase.
That's literally what 'expert' means. The ignorance of people that sit on youtube every day.....
@mikz1987 I think you should help yourself...
@mikz1987Don't sound too pretentious now.
Except the Impossible meatless thing.
"That was strictly horrible."
@mikz1987 And I guess in your magical world every self-proclaimed expert on the internet is legitimate, and clickbait titles and news articles don't exist. Try not get so butthurt and take things so personal, Boomer.
I'm glad they understand the issue with celery powder. The scary part is, it's an unregulated nitrate so there is no maximum safe amount as there is with sodium nitrate
do you remember on which one did they mention celery powder?
@QQ-wl6yt7:52
@QQ-wl6yt anytime you see a cured meat product claiming to be uncured. It will be in the label. Applegate natural uncured. The cherry powder helps the celery powder break down as intended while cooking to cure the meat. This process is less reliable to control the end result - hence Tony mentioning the point it isn't regulated and may be in fact worse for you than a regular cured product. They charge more money for it too!
The "uncured" one. It's the ingredient they use for things branded as "uncured" bacon, ham, etc.
@GadBoDagtypical American FDA bs
finally a video for the throat goats
I hate and love the internet at the same time. Mam, you need to be stopped
Ma'am..
May you have a balanced meat mixture packed into your casing
wyd later
diaboloical
You just CAN’T come out of the gate with Nathan’s! That’s a HIGH bar.
“We have deviated”😂🤣
Ok, I rolled my eyes when they introduced them as "hotdog experts," but holy tube steak, Batman! Identifying several of the dogs in a blind tasting... I mean, i could pick out the brand that I use, but they nailed a lot of them. Eye roll retracted.
There are literally experts in every field and every niche. Processed meats is a multi-billion industry. Why would you think there wouldn't be experts in hot dogs?
It was wild how they were able to identify so many of the brands. They must have eaten a lot of hotdogs in their lives.
Especially the lady. She must eat a LOT of glizzys!! LOL
Knew company profiles and how they they are organized 😂
They seem like they’re reading scripts. Or highly coached
15:24 “boop bop”
I was like wtf did she just say
Oh my.😂😂😂
I saw this comment at the perfect time. Lol
Nathan's for life! Sometimes I'll cut it up and add it to scrambled eggs.
I preferred Hebrew National until I went to a store that carried both. I'm cool with Nathan's.
Nathan's sucks.
Are you Dominican?
@Whole_Heartily...maybe😏
@TheJayhawker83 Who hurt you?
my blood pressure monitor went off watching this video on my Apple Watch.
"We have deviated in some capacity . . . " LOL - OMG - Too funny . . .
I expected to skip to the conclusion but wound up watching every bite. Well done!
Wow please more Cara Nicoletti!!!
Why does it say "Translate to English" under your comment?
I'm such a child, "that's what she said" bounced around in my head as I giggled like a school girl.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😂😂😂
That women really knew he hotdog brands
I have never seen a more accurate group of experts in any video ever.
You ignored the best hot dog on the market, Vienna.
This! Showing their coast bias. I've had hotdogs all over the states and even in a few countries. I dearly love hotdogs and consider myself somewhat of an aficionado.
Whenever I look to find a new favorite, it always comes back to Vienna. They are far and away better than even the goods ones like Nathan's.
I noticed that too, it was a glaring omission, plus they missed the Aldi hotdogs.
Yuk
Y'all, they can't try every hotdog made...
@videodistroincorrect answer
White text on a yellow background has almost no contrast and is unreadable. Rookie error, Epicurious.
For real. At the very least they gotta put a black border around the white text.
Thanks, I have poor vision and that was really hard for me to see. It wasn't super vital information I guess, but it's still not accessible to people like me.
Not just that putting text at opposite corners did not help either, I'm now cross-eyed , especially when you have to read it so fast before it disappears or you need to constantly go back and pause the vid.
Yeah not sure why they didn’t go with a ketchup red since this a hot dog episode.
I love this series! Please also continue the cheap vs expensive series
12:40 😂 the tiny guy especially after the last one
Anyone who don’t have a Costco membership is slacking. 😅
But they didn't test Vienna hot dogs!
Finally i found a comment mentioning it. I just sent a huge rant about it. A winner of hot dogs can not be declared without Vienna
I’m starting a hotdog cart with my brother. Do I go Nathan’s or Vienna?
Or Koegels !
Extremely impressed at how many the lady knew. She’s clearly not lip servicing being an expert, and her breakdown in knowledge of all the procedures was awesome too.
Can we talk about how she's hot too? Or no? Probably not, I guess, or you would have mentioned it. Never mind.
she is a butcher and owns a sausage company!
all ladies know their hot dogs 😂
These videos are probably as real as masterchef
She’s had many hotdogs in her mouth before.
Great episode. Very knowledgeable guests. Great way to figure out which dogs to buy now that im hungry 😂
14:20 the weird excitement and fear combo at his reaction slays me
i don’t know what i was expecting but holy heck these are some Glizziologists
Love this series! Can we please do chocolate milk?
Rutter’s chocolate milk is hard to beat.
I was about to take a nap until I saw Epicurious uploaded a video
Once you wake up you can go and get hotdogs
The expertise and eloquence of these experts are still on the money, Epicurious! Please more more!
The guys were not holding back on the Impossible hot dog 😂😂😂👏👏👏
I enjoy the education sprinkled in the reviews. Thank you🎉
I love you guys doing blind test keep it going!
@ 9:30 I worked in a restaurant for several years. For a few years the boss tried a lunch buffet. To save money he fell for the Bar -S pitch. They fell apart during cooking.. We ended up throwing the whole trial case into the dumpster.
1:03 got in my eye 🥵
This was the best expert review of any product I’ve ever seen.
They called me cheap in about 10 different languages😂😂
sahlen’s nation rise up 🙌🦬
"I'm a sucker for the long ones" MA'AM 😳
Hehehe
No Vienna????
I love the professional chef, taste test series! You know these guys know hot dogs when they can usually tell you what they taste tested, in a blind taste test! Thank You!
Brother it’s 3 am… how did I get here?
9:59 wait.... what?!?! Haha
I've gotten Bar S here on the west coast for $0.79 per pack. I love cheap hot dogs, I just don't compare them to high quality hot dogs, just like how I love Jack-in-the-Box tacos not despite but rather because they're not comparable to real Mexican tacos dorados.
There's more than enough room with my taste buds for everything.
Yuk
@WendellMcAdoo So you don't like high quality hot dogs, huh? I think that's kind of uncommon.
@WendellMcAdoo bro ur literally black
I like how the chef in the dark jacket always tears his hot dogs to shreds. 😅
I'm saddened that you couldn't get your hands on Ambassador or Schweigert hotdogs some of the best around. I didn't realize that you couldn't get them nationally, they really are a next level dog.
I also grew up on ball park franks… thanks for explaining why they taste great!
If you are gonna buy Ball Park you should buy the Angus one. Best flavor and texture of the Ball Parks.
I haven't had hotdogs in a long time, but i do prefer ball park. Thanks for the rec, gonna get some now 😊
Just bought some during my weekly grocery shopping.
@jaybling6687After I ate the Angus one…I can’t go back to the regular Ball Park.
Grew up on Ball Park dogs. Still like them, but Nathan's are super delicious.
yeah, if you absolutely have to: angus.
Where's Vienna
For real 😭 The only dawgs I wanna eat besides Nathan's
Austria
@Killem-Dafoe😂
Chicago based brand, I assume this was filmed in NYC, so I'd guess they didn't want to go any further than brands you can find in NYC.
Yeah I'm getting an "Our producers know one city" vibe here.
Nominating this for Get Smarter Saturday's. Glizzy out
Far more than I ever thought I'd want to know. All of the blind identifications were very impressive, as well.
At the very beginning I thought one of them was Tim Robinson.
I'm sad they don't have Hofmann's hotdogs. I know they're regional, but they're by far the best hotdogs I've ever had.
Hofmann's Snappy Grillers 👍🏻
"I've never heard of Bar-S" was one of the most shocking things I've ever heard. Until I was a teenager, I didn't know there were other hot dogs other than Bar-S.
I grew up poor, but also grew up next to an Oscar Meyer plant, so that was the "cheap as dirt" brand, because it was 20 cents for a pack when everything else was $1+ because the packaging was misprinted or nearing expiration.
forgettablelisatheir not acting pompous at all. It’s literally their job and they enjoy what they do.
I've never seen Bar-S until this year.
i turned 41 last month and I never heard of Bar S hotdogs. Maybe it's a regional thing idk. i live in Wisconsin.
@NonLegitNation2 Oh, yeah it could be. I'm a California native.
The impossible dog being worse than Bar-S is hilarious 🤣
And entirely understandable, it's trying to be something that it is not.
I want to know how you intend to incorporate oil sealing rings on a square piston...
Oscar Mayer: Safer than Botulism
I know yall were shiddin it seeing Babish’s video posted this weekend!! I’m still watching both, haha.
It's regional to the southern peninsula of Michigan, but y'all HAVE to try Kogel brand dogs, specifically their Vienna style. Boiled, grilled, or fried it is THE BEST dog, hands down.
You mean the Lower Peninsula? LOL
Dearborn brand natural casing!
Omg! Kogels and dearborn are delicious!!!
I came straight to the comments to see if *anyone* would mention Koegel's. Glad to see it! I've had most of the options they tried (not all), and Koegel's beat them handily.
I'm pretty sure they have made it into the Chicago scene, as well.
Yep, Kogel's is top notch!
The reason that Sabrett tastes saltier is because they are "Dirty Water Dogs", which means that they are low temperature "boiled". They lose some flavor when boiled so they would taste stronger and saltier if you didn't boil them before eating them.
Also, it is near impossible to find the natural casing Sabrett dogs in the grocery store. They are mostly skinless, which just is not the same. You would probably have to order them online.
Great info thank you sir :)
Thanks for this. I’m a Nathan’s guy but you’ve given me some more options to try.👍🏼
they had to cut the guy spitting out the impossible hot dog lol