(How) Can I cook a hotdog in a bread toaster?
(How) Can I cook a hotdog in a bread toaster?
I don't want to go grill it outside because it is cloudy today.
And boiling it makes it kinda flobby.
Has anyone grilled a hotdog in a bread toaster before? any hints?
Edit 1:
Pan fried following this advice!
I had a delicious meal!!!
Thank you @tokookah@discuss.tchncs.de!
The hotdog fits in my frying pan!
Completed dog
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If you are talking about the vertical style bread toaster, don't cook anything that isn't bread in those. If you are talking about a toaster oven, you can wrap it in foil and bake it.
A solid alternative, and what makes a hotdog's flavor really pop, is cutting it up into about 10 pieces and pan frying it.
Why wouldn't it cook a non-bread?
Surely the metal prongs inside are enough to stabilize the dog?
Grease from the hot dog could short the heating elements and cause a fire.
If you really want a grilled dog, your best bet is to stick it under the broiler for a few minutes.
You don't want the juices dripping down into an electric appliance do you? That risks burning the toaster up, or even getting electrocuted.
Please don't experiment with cooking anything but bread in the toaster. They're extremely dangerous to fuck around with. Please also keep anything conductive out of a toaster when it's plugged in (even when it's not plunged down) if you use some soft metal like tinfoil there's a chance some gets stuck in the toaster and bridges a section of the heating element.
As for using a fork to fish it out that's generally not actually a problem - just unplug it first and make sure you're not scraping the element in any way (I occasionally toast home made irregular bread so I often use a knife, carefully, to extract it).
Toasters, especially old ones, oftentimes don't have an integrated fuse so you can really fuck shit up with one.
Why wouldn’t it cook a non-bread?
- You will almost certainly have to stick a fork down into the vertical style bread toaster to retrieve the hotdog, which is hella unsafe.
- It's also almost impossible to clean the vertical style ones, which isn't a problem for bread since the extra bits just burn off, but it is a problem for other foods like meats, as bits can easily rot in there.
- Meats can also drip grease onto the elements, which will cause a fire.
I'm not sure what cookware you have, but it sounds like you may be pretty limited on choices/space. I would highly recommend swapping the vertical toaster for a toaster oven. As they are basically little ovens that you can cook almost anything in, including toast and hotdogs.
- I suppose I could turn it off then use the fork.
- Would tinfoil be an acceptable alternative? the tin would transfer the heat to the hotdog as to prevent the juices from staining the inside. this would also subtract the issue of the hotdog needing a fork.
- Do vegan dogs change this situations?
I do have to consider a toaster oven, they are far more convenient compared to my full sized oven.
Wait. You can boil water, can you just skillet it? Pan fry it. Maybe a little oil, but not much at all
WAIT-
I didn't think about this!
I'll totally experiment with that method.
I don't have a big enough pan, but a pot should do.
You can always slice the hotdog up if your pan isn't large enough - unlike sausage the casing on a hotdog is more for appearance than to keep all the bits inside (hotdogs are basically solid tubes of stuff) so if you slice it in half to reduce its length you probably won't notice when eating it.
Oki doki!
You need to do yourself a favor and go get yourself a proper frying pan/skillet. It doesn't need to be an expensive or nice one, but if you don't have one that can fit a few hot dogs, your kitchen is way under equipped.
I pan fry hotdogs all the time. I put a little water in the pan to help the hotdogs heat all the way through and then let it burn off and fry them a bit to get them slightly crispy.
Anything will do, if they are non-stick, you'll definitely want oil or water, to help distribute the heat.
That's similar to the way my mom usually cooks hotdogs and sausages.
- In a frying pan or skillet, put a little bit of water just enough to submerge the pan in like a couple of millimeters.
- Put the hotdogs (or sausages) and cook over a low fire.
- When the water has all boiled off, there should be some fat that remains, and that could be enough for a bit of frying. If not, add some bit of oil. The oil should just be enough to cover the frying pan in a thin film.
- Fry to the level of desired doneness/crispiness.
My method, however, since I'm lazy, is to:
- Microwave the hotdogs (or sausages) for a couple of minutes (I usually do two minutes in high)
- Remove the hotdogs (or sausages) and pat dry them with a paper towel.
- Collect the fat drippings (if any).
- Pour the collected fat drippings (if any) or some cooking oil into a frying pan. Again, there should just be enough oil to coat the pan's surface in a thin layer.
- Add the dried hotdogs (or sausages) and fry to the desired level of doneness or crispness.
It's usually the same result, but in less time and less worrying that the water has already boiled off and I'm already starting to burn the hotdogs (or sausages).
If this post is serious and not trolling, then you are more than welcome to post in my community for cooking discussions: \
https://sh.itjust.works/c/allthingsfoodandcooking
You sound like you maybe have very little culinary experience, and I would be happy to assist, as this is one of my hobbies (and I have worked in kitchens professionally as well). And my community could sure use more content! 😅
Thank you for the link! I have more appliances at my disposal than OP but I still feel I'm under utilizing them.
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I am not "struggling", and to try and assert that based on some cursory readings feels extremely presumptuous.
In other words, don't assume things and enjoy silly and fun subjects like these a bit more.
death of the internet search because of ai.
Dramatic much? Yes. I’m sure it’s simply impossible now to find out how to reheat a hotdog using a search engine or the AI that has consumed all of that data.
IMPOSSIBLE!
Yes, well, what if I want to melt an egg?