Ideal size for a hot dog

[Chefrat]

Do corndogs count?

[Fat Guy]

I just tried microwave followed by griddle. Excellent results similar to or better than pre-cooking in water.

[John]

How long did you microwave? Did you wrap the dog in a napkin? I'm assuming this was a Black Bear. Have you tasted it side by side with another brand?

[Fat Guy]

This was a single 1/4-pound Black Bear microwaved for one minute, but the thing with microwave ovens is that times don't translate well from one oven to another. It is, however, amazing how quickly a hot dog cooks in the microwave. I figured two minutes, and I completely ruined a hot dog. I had to throw it out (translation, feed pieces of it to the dog throughout the day) because it had split open in several places and was irreperably singed. One minute was ideal, though -- got it up to a nice hot internal temperature without adversely affecting the casing. I should have used a paper towel when I left it in for two minutes, because it splattered juices over the microwave's interior. But at one minute no towel was necessary.

I haven't done any side-by-side tasting yet. I wouldn't do that without you, John.

[Double 0]

Anybody seen Herew National all natural casing hot dogs around any more. I grew up with these but haven't seen them since they moved out of New York. As far as boiled dogs go, I think only all beef natural casing knockwurst can stand up to the boiling water. They seem to not get all watery like regular dogs

Forget my question I just saw the answer on the supermarket hotdog thread,