Crock Pot / Slow-Cooker Hot Dogs: Success!

[randomcub]

So, today I tried making hot dogs in the crock pot. And it worked! 2 hours on HIGH and the dogs are plump, juicy, and just slightly browned. Not quite as blackened as you get from the grill, but WAY better than boiling them. Next time I may give 'em a little bit longer

Comments

[blueyz72]

Interesting, how exactly did you make them? alone or with liquid?

[gidget1012]

wondering the same thing. This would be great for family functions

[ladymurmur]

I'm also quite curious. Technique, please!

[randomcub]

Technique:

Open package of hot dogs

Remove lid from slow cooker

Dump hot dogs into slow cooker

replace lid onto slow cooker

Set slow cooker to HIGH

Leave for 2 hours

So, that's it. No liquid, no nothin'. The dogs only brown where they touch the crock, so every 45 minutes or so I took off the lid and moved the dogs around with a tongs.

A different day I tried the same thing with a package of precooked bratwurst and it was great for them too-- and they actually browned better for some reason.

The hot dogs that I used were the Hebrew National beef dogs.

Regardless of browning I liked that they were hot and plump but not waterlogged.

[morty_baby]

Ha! I just made crock pot wieners and beans. With lots of garlic (2 heads! I like garlic!) and two onions mmm, I could have rubbed it all over myself. A bunch of home made bbq sauce, cayenne, fresh grated ginger because I can, whole tomatoes and I forget what else. I put it on for four hours and it was loverly. Unfortunately, we pickily picked out the weenies during our orgy and the next day, I had to add cut up chicken chests fried in bacon leavings and let it sit and cook for another 3 hours. I have to say that the next day's dinner was much tastier although technically, it was now chicken and beans.

[txvoodoo]

You know, you can boil hot dogs for a few moments, take them out, then put on a griddle/stovetop grill to brown them up. No need to take 2 hours in the crockpot.

[randomcub]

Yup.

Done that. It's fine.

Crockpot works too. Nice to have options.