The Shoutbox
Originally Posted by Sedai
Happy 4th! Time to watch Jaws...
Rewatching John Adams miniseries here (again).
Originally Posted by Yoda
Slight distinction: there's length-of-bun, which is just longer (and definitely better), and then there's another kind entirely that's also much thicker (maybe close to twice as thick as a normal hot dog). The former is good, but there's still too much bun in each bite. Jumbo dogs are a revelation.

They also just look amazing when you make them. Like something right out of a commercial.
Your grandparents like quarter-pound hot dogs. I like a little room in the bun for condiments.
Happy 4th! Time to watch Jaws...
Slight distinction: there's length-of-bun, which is just longer (and definitely better), and then there's another kind entirely that's also much thicker (maybe close to twice as thick as a normal hot dog). The former is good, but there's still too much bun in each bite. Jumbo dogs are a revelation.

They also just look amazing when you make them. Like something right out of a commercial.
Originally Posted by Yoda
I liked hot dogs a lot as a kid, then got sick of them, as many adults do I think. Figured okay, more discerning, don't like them any more...

...then I tried all-beef hot dogs and realized what I'd grown out of is the pork/chicken hybrid hot dogs that were just cheap and ubiquitous.
YES. I've mostly switched to Ball Park beef bun-sized franks here. Hebrew Nationals are also pretty terrific.

Of course, nothing beats Jimmy's Hot Dogs from my hometown. They still taste the same as when I was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s.
I do like some hot dogs though. I like the ones at the movie theater. Shopsy's brand is my favourite brand of hot dogs.
Cheeseburgers for me!
New topic: Do you all prefer hot dogs or cheeseburgers?

My vote goes to hot dogs.
Got a few packs of jumbo (perfect size relative to the bun) Hebrew Nationals downstairs.
I liked hot dogs a lot as a kid, then got sick of them, as many adults do I think. Figured okay, more discerning, don't like them any more...

...then I tried all-beef hot dogs and realized what I'd grown out of is the pork/chicken hybrid hot dogs that were just cheap and ubiquitous.
Yeah, I imagine. It's still pretty crazy to watch though.

Coincidentally, I also had a hot dog today.