So let me get this straight...hot dogs come in packs of ten, buns come in packs of eight and the Hot Dogger cooks six hot dogs at a time. No wonder Americans have a hard time with math. FWIW, we had one of these back in the 70s...totally engrossing watching the dogs get electrocuted.
Wow! It goes to show what America had to do before the invention of the Microwave! That appliance has a cool feature that let's you see the hot dog cooking in action.
Yes, we do have bananas I see. I had seen people carbonizing food with electricity on youtube before, but never though such a method would be commercially available as a kitchen item. looks like it turned out fine.
I was fascinated with these things when I was a kid, and built my own with screws and washers. The hotdogs tasted good from what I remember, and they probably cook faster and a little more efficiently than they would in a microwave. But I wondered how much of the aluminum or pot metal in those spikes got into the meat; I'd like to assume they had the sense to make it lead-free, but it was 1960. On the bright side,120VAC is much less prone to moving ions than DC would be. I also wonder if any of these were sold in 230V countries.
I didn't know they were introduced in 1960, I always thought they were a appliance of the 1970's. My family had one of these, but we had the later model with the tray that holds the hot dogs and slides into a clear plastic chamber. ruclips.net/video/G8ka5UjXkDc/видео.html I also remember the ends of the cooked hot dog had a strange metallic taste to them, so you'd have to cut them off before eating.
Ebay pricing, anywhere between $9.98, and $79.00 for complete units. (admittedly, the more expensive unit boasts:"vintage IN BOX MODEL 01 PRESTO HOT DOGGER ORIGINAL BOX PAMPHLETS FREE SHIPPING!" I may just have to purchase one!!
+databits 3:40 " Oh NOOO! Mr BILL!~~~ " 3:49 "OHH NOOO!" my folks had one of these back in the 60's, the hot dogs had a very strong metal taste after Electrocuting err. . "cooking" them this way though.
We had one of these when I was kid. It seemed okay when we first got it, but then the hot dogs started having a horrible metallic taste, and the Presto got thrown out.
+George Moore It didn't really need a switch, since it only ran with the case closed and they probably didn't want to encourage people to leave hot dogs sitting around in it. Aside from the contamination issue, it's probably not that unsafe; I'll bet the hotdog would dry out and stop cooking before it caught fire.
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So let me get this straight...hot dogs come in packs of ten, buns come in packs of eight and the Hot Dogger cooks six hot dogs at a time. No wonder Americans have a hard time with math. FWIW, we had one of these back in the 70s...totally engrossing watching the dogs get electrocuted.
I remember those. I do remember the ends of the hot dogs tasting a little bit like it was electrified but they still tasted good.
7:43 It's as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced
You'd better get back to your training exercises.
That was awesome! Hahahaha! 😁
Wow! It goes to show what America had to do before the invention of the Microwave!
That appliance has a cool feature that let's you see the hot dog cooking in action.
I have one that is 55 yo . Belonged to my mother , she was always scared of it. Still works great. Have executed many wieners.
Haha...good story!
RIP in peace, hotdog.
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you made me cry with the execution...
Electro-weenies!!!! I gotta track down one of these Hot Doggers myself.... :)
***** Enjoyed lunch today with the hot dogger!
Yes, we do have bananas I see.
I had seen people carbonizing food with electricity on youtube before, but never though such a method would be commercially available as a kitchen item.
looks like it turned out fine.
I was fascinated with these things when I was a kid, and built my own with screws and washers. The hotdogs tasted good from what I remember, and they probably cook faster and a little more efficiently than they would in a microwave. But I wondered how much of the aluminum or pot metal in those spikes got into the meat; I'd like to assume they had the sense to make it lead-free, but it was 1960. On the bright side,120VAC is much less prone to moving ions than DC would be. I also wonder if any of these were sold in 230V countries.
+No Name - in 230V countries, 30 seconds cooking time?
They have commercial machines that cook hamburgers like this. I never noticed a different taste though.
We just got one-a those. FRY DOGGIES, FRY! Surprisingly tasty - was expecting to taste 'electrode'...
4:24 I lost it
I didn't know they were introduced in 1960, I always thought they were a appliance of the 1970's. My family had one of these, but we had the later model with the tray that holds the hot dogs and slides into a clear plastic chamber. ruclips.net/video/G8ka5UjXkDc/видео.html I also remember the ends of the cooked hot dog had a strange metallic taste to them, so you'd have to cut them off before eating.
Ebay pricing, anywhere between $9.98, and $79.00 for complete units. (admittedly, the more expensive unit boasts:"vintage IN BOX MODEL 01 PRESTO HOT DOGGER ORIGINAL BOX PAMPHLETS FREE SHIPPING!"
I may just have to purchase one!!
***** 9.98 would be very acceptable.
I wonder if Hot Wheels was influenced by the Hot Dogger font? They look strikingly similar.
Dan O'Connor Quite possible
I just got one like this today. Red like yours. How old is it? I might steal your bit with the drawn face.
It's from the 1970s, not sure of the exact year.
why do you keep making me hungry D:
They had microwaves as early as the late 40s, they were just not very common and they were quite expensive. My family had one in the early 70s.
pulverized? they turn into powder?
Yes, I enjoy powdered hotdogs and powdered milk.
The Presto Hot Dogger Cooking Appliance
+databits 3:40 " Oh NOOO! Mr BILL!~~~ " 3:49 "OHH NOOO!"
my folks had one of these back in the 60's, the hot dogs had a very strong metal taste after Electrocuting err. . "cooking" them this way though.
Just make sure you unplug it before you load the hotdogs ;)
simtitan1 It's impossible to load the dogs with it plugged in. :)
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We had one of these when I was kid. It seemed okay when we first got it, but then the hot dogs started having a horrible metallic taste, and the Presto got thrown out.
This asks for more than 120 volts :)
turbo dogs @ 300 volts ac ready in 10 seconds............
I think you might bigclivedotcom's new video... not 300, but 240, in the UK :D
such a strange product. no on/off switch or safety circuits or even crystals
George Moore Very true.
+George Moore It didn't really need a switch, since it only ran with the case closed and they probably didn't want to encourage people to leave hot dogs sitting around in it. Aside from the contamination issue, it's probably not that unsafe; I'll bet the hotdog would dry out and stop cooking before it caught fire.
The taste was so unbearable on the edges.
Can you feel the taste of Cl2 and oxydes since it s salted using NaCl? Lol
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