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?

  • ClocksOP
    61·
    4 hours ago

    Why wouldn’t it cook a non-bread?

    Surely the metal prongs inside are enough to stabilize the dog?

    • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 hours ago

      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.

    • DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.works
      31·
      2 hours ago

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      https://sh.itjust.works/c/allthingsfoodandcooking

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      • can@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        2 hours ago

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    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      4 hours ago

      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.

    • over_clox@lemmy.world
      13·
      4 hours ago

      You don’t want the juices dripping down into an electric appliance do you? That risks burning the toaster up, or even getting electrocuted.

    • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      4 hours ago

      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.

      • ClocksOP
        2·
        4 hours ago
        • 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.

          • ClocksOP
            8·
            4 hours ago

            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.

            • proudblond@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              2 hours ago

              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.

            • Fondots@lemmy.world
              2·
              2 hours ago

              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.

            • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
              5·
              4 hours ago

              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.