HotDogs..Beef or Pork & Beef? grilled or.....

[upthesaukee]

Rose, no poopon my hotdogs!!!!!, but avez-vous le grey poupon?????

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Schonlands natural casing, grilled, onion, ketchup, red pepper relish or picalilli, grilled buns opening at the top....oh, hurry up spring!

[tis]

I loved the old Schonland's -never ate any other hotdog. But now i like the Kayems which as it says on the box is the OLD schonland recipe. I like honey mustard, onions, no relish. I LOVE hotdogs (well, certain hotdogs) but hate to think what they are made of.

[gravy boat]

All beef franks, steamed...from a street vendor...sauerkraut, celery salt and a little mustard on the side to dip on occasion.
Or...grilled well on the grill...spicy mustard, ketchup, relish...on a soft frankfurter roll that sticks to the roof of my mouth after I take a big bite. ;-)

[phoenix]

tough to beat a good Nathan's at an airport with mustard and relish

[CGI3]

Nathans, with chopped onions and mustard..Yum Yum!!

[Argie's Wife]

Nathan's, steams or grilled, are my fav with Bookman's mustard, ketchup, pickalilly relish, and celery salt...

I also like red hot dogs - we usually get them from Danis Market in Pittsfield...

[Jonas Pilot]

Yankee franks! Um, Ummm.

[Rose]

Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Rose, no poopon my hotdogs!!!!!, but avez-vous le grey poupon?????

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Schonlands natural casing, grilled, onion, ketchup, red pepper relish or picalilli, grilled buns opening at the top....oh, hurry up spring!

Just using ishoot308's terminology!

[john60ri]

The magnificent New York System Hot Weiner, on a steamed bun, with ground beef sauce, chopped onions, tangy yellow mustard, and a sprinkle of celery salt.

[SAMIAM]

Another vote for Schonland's.....or any other all beef natural casing ....very important because they "snap" when you bite into them....the others feel kind of soggy in your mouth.
Also....don't believe the scary stories about how they don't use ears, lips,
( . )'s or floor scrapings. All the plants are USDA inspected and use approved cuts of beef, pork and poultry........Can't believe some of the stories out there.

[robmac]

John60ri just reminded me of the dogs we used to get in Plattsburg NY,I think they called them " Michigans " with the beef sauce onion and mustard. Almost time to fire up the steamer and the popcorn cart for game time.

[sa meredith]

For anyone who might be from Souther NH or the Merrimack Valley (specifically Methuen/Lawrence) the all time best Hog Dog place...in my opinion...closed it's doors after 81 years...yes, that's right, 81 years...1929....
Lawton Hot Dogs is no more. Foot longs (only type available) deep fried, in oil. Unreal. For many years, is was my once a week lunch place...every Thursday. But no more. On the last day, the line was over 100 people long all day.
People came from 25/30 miles regularly for their dogs and fries. Not a restaurant, for anyone who might not know...but a building similar to a very small diner. No seats...just a hot dog stand. Closed for good 12/31/2010.
http://www.hotdogshops.com/images/lawtons1.jpg

[robmac]

Those were great hotdogs and Lawtons will be missed.

[gonetoolong]

I think I read an article recently that Lawtons had re-opened! I guess there were engineering concerns with their location by the river bank and I believe that it has been fixed and they are open again. My dad used to go there in the 1930's as a kid & still talked about it well into his 80's. They referred to it, tounge in cheek, as Lawton's by the Sea.

WOW, You're right, they have closed, what a shame!

[robmac]

It's true they are back open,found an article online that said repairs to the canal wall took longer than expected but Lawtons was to reopen at Thanksgiving.

[sa meredith]

Originally Posted by robmac

It's true they are back open,found an article online that said repairs to the canal wall took longer than expected but Lawtons was to reopen at Thanksgiving.

Sorry guys...but you're wrong. When you "google" things, you need to check the dates of the article.
Lawton's closed for a month this past year, because they thought the building was falling into the canal. And, they then re opened to huge lines of customers. But, they did not renew their lease which expired on 12/31/2010...and are now closed for good. Done, gone, finished. I had my last dog/fries/chicken barb on 12/29. Waited 45 minutes, but glad I did it.

[gonetoolong]

sorry to see it go...

[kauriel]

At home I enjoy a grilled market basket natural casing hot dog with a grilled bun. While out I like Papa Ginos grilled footlong hotdog. I eat them plain or with some mac & cheese on top!

[Bigstan]

Grilled till well done, with grilled onions & jalapenos, chopped pickles and wasabi mustard. Also with a little sauerkraut....if it ain't loaded it isn't a dog.

Chili is a good concept, but then things become messy....

[Pepper]

My absolute, all-time-ever favorite way to enjoy a hot dog...
Skyline style! I'll have a cheese coney and a four-way with beans, please.

http://www.skylinechili.com/signature.php

If you've ever been to Cincinnati, chances are you've been to a Skyline location at least once.

[GsChinadoll]

Nathan's or Sabrette's or Hebrew Nationals with hot dog mustard and chopped onions if you got em!

[gonetoolong]

Got their phone number & called. There was no answer but it also wasn't disconnected so that's a good sign!

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by Pepper

My absolute, all-time-ever favorite way to enjoy a hot dog...
Skyline style! I'll have a cheese coney and a four-way with beans, please.

http://www.skylinechili.com/signature.php

If you've ever been to Cincinnati, chances are you've been to a Skyline location at least once.

Used to live just outside of Cinci and never could get used to Cinci-style chili with the cinnamon in it... it was just weird. Not bad. Just. Too. Strange.

[Jonas Pilot]

... "Neight-inns"! Nathan's, Westchester NY, is the best big hotdog joint I've ever been to. It was where I first flirted with my wife almost 30 years ago. I like the Nathan's in New York City too but I think Westchester has more personality and definitely easier to get to. Savin Rock in coastal Connecticut had some good stands. There were dozens of tiny places from East Haven to Norwalk most of them ,I think, serving Sabretts. The "Greeks", I believe in Stratford, was my favorite small hotdog joint. It was amazing to watch how fast they were able to get the dogs out adding mustard relish and onions in seconds. Just watching them go was worth the price of the frank.

http://nathansfamous.com/PageFetch/

[ghfromaltonbay]

Thumann's hot dogs are natural casing dogs that really snap when you bite into them. The best place for these here in NJ is Hiram's (about 1/2 mile south of the George Washington Bridge) in Fort Lee, NJ. They deep fry the dogs until the skin splits open. This place has been around since the late 1920's -- my grandparents went there before they married in 1930! An order of "21" which translates as 2 dogs and 1 order of fries is just heaven. Some add sauerkraut, but I just add a little spicy gray mustard. Ah, it's making hungry as I'm typing this. Thumann's even broil up nicely at home in the toaster oven. Yum.............

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by Jonas Pilot

... "Neight-inns"! Nathan's, Westchester NY, is the best big hotdog joint I've ever been to. It was where I first flirted with my wife almost 30 years ago. I like the Nathan's in New York City too but I think Westchester has more personality and definitely easier to get to. Savin Rock in coastal Connecticut had some good stands. There were dozens of tiny places from East Haven to Norwalk most of them ,I think, serving Sabretts. The "Greeks", I believe in Stratford, was my favorite small hotdog joint. It was amazing to watch how fast they were able to get the dogs out adding mustard relish and onions in seconds. Just watching them go was worth the price of the frank.

http://nathansfamous.com/PageFetch/

I am casting a vote for Nathan's also, however mine is for the Original in "Coney Island" and their second location in Oceanside , LI. I worked in Coney Island for six years (went ther at least twice a week for lunch) and lived in Oceanside for over 30 so I am very biased.

For many years the Oceanside location had a small amusement park much like Coney Island as a kid we went there on Saturday afternoons and they had movies and puppet shows you would watch while eating lunch and then went on the rides outside.


2 Well Done Dogs, Large Fies and an Orange Drink. Could go for it right now.

[Happy Gourmand]

..that nobody has mentioned Sully's on Castle Island in South Boston. I used to frequent that place when I worked in town some years ago!

[SIKSUKR]

Having purchased all raw materials and formulated all Schonland products for many years, I know my hot dogs. Beef, pork, and veal made the best frankfurt in our opinion. Beef fat is not very palatable so the fat portion was mostly pork. Beef has a very good proien for emulsifying so the lean portion was from beef. There is no comparison for me as natural casing is by far the choice. We sold Schonland to Labatt Beer before it was sold to Kayam. I still worked for Kayam briefly before moving on. Kayam changed the formula of the Schonland frank and I no longer like them as much as the old. They contain communuted chicken which is lean but not a pretty sight. It looks like orange mud. Their Kayam brand dog is actually better and I now buy those. Funny thing is that the Schonland brand is priced 50 cents a pound more here in the Manchester area. Buy the Kayam. Old Neighborhood makes a pretty good Natural Casing also but I'm partial to Kayem's spices. It still comes down to a personel choice like most things. I had 2 last night.

[tis]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Having purchased all raw materials and formulated all Schonland products for many years, I know my hot dogs. Beef, pork, and veal made the best frankfurt in our opinion. Beef fat is not very palatable so the fat portion was mostly pork. Beef has a very good proien for emulsifying so the lean portion was from beef. There is no comparison for me as natural casing is by far the choice. We sold Schonland to Labatt Beer before it was sold to Kayam. I still worked for Kayam briefly before moving on. Kayam changed the formula of the Schonland frank and I no longer like them as much as the old. They contain communuted chicken which is lean but not a pretty sight. It looks like orange mud. Their Kayam brand dog is actually better and I now buy those. Funny thing is that the Schonland brand is priced 50 cents a pound more here in the Manchester area. Buy the Kayam. Old Neighborhood makes a pretty good Natural Casing also but I'm partial to Kayem's spices. It still comes down to a personel choice like most things. I had 2 last night.

Wow! So I can thank you for my favorite hot dogs! THe Kayams that you eat are the ones that say on the box, the old Schonland's formula? Those are the ones I like. Thanks for telling us all that.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Having purchased all raw materials and formulated all Schonland products for many years, I know my hot dogs. Beef, pork, and veal made the best frankfurt in our opinion. Beef fat is not very palatable so the fat portion was mostly pork. Beef has a very good proien for emulsifying so the lean portion was from beef. There is no comparison for me as natural casing is by far the choice. We sold Schonland to Labatt Beer before it was sold to Kayam. I still worked for Kayam briefly before moving on. Kayam changed the formula of the Schonland frank and I no longer like them as much as the old. They contain communuted chicken which is lean but not a pretty sight. It looks like orange mud. Their Kayam brand dog is actually better and I now buy those. Funny thing is that the Schonland brand is priced 50 cents a pound more here in the Manchester area. Buy the Kayam. Old Neighborhood makes a pretty good Natural Casing also but I'm partial to Kayem's spices. It still comes down to a personel choice like most things. I had 2 last night.

So if I buy some Kayem Natural Casing Franks with the Schonland's recipe, there will be some comminuted chicken in them?

But if I buy Kayem Old Tyme Natural Casing Franks (beef or Pork) there won’t be any comminuted chicken in them?

[ishoot308]

They sell the Kayem natural casing hot dogs at Sam's Club in the big bunch box for cheap money!!

Dan

[Argie's Wife]

Originally Posted by Rusty

So if I buy some Kayem Natural Casing Franks with the Schonland's recipe, there will be some comminuted chicken in them?

But if I buy Kayem Old Tyme Natural Casing Franks (beef or Pork) there won’t be any comminuted chicken in them?

Hey Rusty... we're a pretty laid back group here and just so you know, you may need to learn to overlook some of the errors of the posters here. People don't like having every little error pointed out to them after a while and I've seen you do posts like this one on other threads; we're here to have fun and share info, and our love for the Lakes Region, if you know what I mean.

Peace.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Hey Rusty... we're a pretty laid back group here and just so you know, you may need to learn to overlook some of the errors of the posters here. People don't like having every little error pointed out to them after a while and I've seen you do posts like this one on other threads; we're here to have fun and share info, and our love for the Lakes Region, if you know what I mean.

Peace.

I was just wondering if Kayem Old Tyme Natural Casing Franks (beef or Pork) had comminuted chicken in them.
SIKSUKR said that Kayem Natural Casing Franks with the Schonland's recipe has comminuted chicken in them.

I pointed out the spelling to make sure that I got the words right. I had to lookup both words to make sure. When I saw commnuted chicken it confused me. Also there could be a hot dog maker by the name of Kayam.

I wasn't trying to be a trouble maker. It doesn't take much to confuse me.
I'll try to do better as long as I can understand the post.

[tis]

Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Hey Rusty... we're a pretty laid back group here and just so you know, you may need to learn to overlook some of the errors of the posters here. People don't like having every little error pointed out to them after a while and I've seen you do posts like this one on other threads; we're here to have fun and share info, and our love for the Lakes Region, if you know what I mean.

Peace.

And I changed it to A after SS's post because I thought I must have spelled it wrong since he knows so much about the hotdogs.

[webmaster]

Originally Posted by john60ri

The magnificent New York System Hot Weiner, on a steamed bun, with ground beef sauce, chopped onions, tangy yellow mustard, and a sprinkle of celery salt.

I'll take 4 "all the way"!

When I did work in Providence we'd order 50 for lunch. There's nothing like them anywhere else.

From Wikipedia:

The New York System wiener is a staple of the food culture of Rhode Island. It is typically made from a small, thin frankfurter made of veal and pork, thus giving it a different taste from a traditional hot dog made of beef. Once placed in a steamed bun, the wiener is topped with a meat sauce seasoned with a myriad of spices like cumin, paprika, chili powder and allspice, which is itself covered in finely chopped onions, celery salt and yellow mustard.

Preparation

The traditional New York System preparation has the cook balancing as many as dozens of buns along his forearm and applying the toppings with his free hand, a method called "up the arm." Because of their size, patrons will often order three or four wieners at once. Wieners with all of the standard toppings are ordered "all the way."

[dpg]

Surprising that I'm the first to mention they must be "bun size" and not the short ones that are dwarfed by the roll. Ball Parks are pretty good on the grill. All beef...

[Happy Gourmand]

Kayem/Schondland's....grilled...on a toasted roll with REAL mustard...the yellow stuff LOL...relish and some celery salt.... I'll take 3 please