Comments on: Spiral-cut your wieners for good topology, excellent condiment retention, and extra caramelization http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Brad H. http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1464356 Brad H. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1464356 Hah, no. I am a beer journalist from a different West Coast (Australia). But I do love rocks and Western Australia has a lot of interesting ones.  I know a lot about German and South African meats because my butcher happens to be both. I just got some blutwurst from him, so much better than the British stuff.  Hah, no. I am a beer journalist from a different West Coast (Australia). But I do love rocks and Western Australia has a lot of interesting ones. 

I know a lot about German and South African meats because my butcher happens to be both. I just got some blutwurst from him, so much better than the British stuff. 

]]> By: ravenlunatick http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1463673 ravenlunatick Sun, 01 Jul 2012 01:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1463673  no. I'm not sure they are available where I am...but I'll check it out. I used to eat Schneider's Ah Natural veggie dogs, but they stopped making them.  no. I’m not sure they are available where I am…but I’ll check it out. I used to eat Schneider’s Ah Natural veggie dogs, but they stopped making them.

]]> By: szescstopni http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1463109 szescstopni Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1463109 In Poland this way of cutting sausages has been known for years. Some know it as "kiełbasa po harcersku", scout style sausage. Much better than the reverse Polish sausage http://xkcd.com/645/ In Poland this way of cutting sausages has been known for years. Some know it as “kiełbasa po harcersku”, scout style sausage. Much better than the reverse Polish sausage http://xkcd.com/645/

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1462552 OtherMichael Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1462552 Coincidentally, we were already planning on grilling hotdogs last night, so I started slicing them up when I got home. I was just pushing a third onto the skewer when my skeptical wife said "you aren't going to ruin ALL of them, are you?" Despite some poor cutting on my part, the semi-spiral-dogs were springy and delicious. Coincidentally, we were already planning on grilling hotdogs last night, so I started slicing them up when I got home. I was just pushing a third onto the skewer when my skeptical wife said “you aren’t going to ruin ALL of them, are you?”

Despite some poor cutting on my part, the semi-spiral-dogs were springy and delicious.

]]> By: Over the River http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1462525 Over the River Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1462525 If you are willing to buy by mail:   http://www.800biltong.com/thestore/index.htm They are also sold "locally", listed here: http://www.800biltong.com/wheretobuy2.htm I like: Q: If I don't like the flavors of your products, can I get a refund or replacement? A: No.  Not liking our flavors does not qualify you for a refund or replacement. If you are willing to buy by mail:  
http://www.800biltong.com/thestore/index.htm

They are also sold “locally”, listed here:
http://www.800biltong.com/wheretobuy2.htm

I like:

Q: If I don’t like the flavors of your products, can I get a refund or replacement?

A: No.  Not liking our flavors does not qualify you for a refund or replacement.

]]> By: tinydancer http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1462182 tinydancer Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1462182 I have the palate of a grade-schooler.  I have been known to put a Kraft single and a boatload of ketchup on a hotdog. I have the palate of a grade-schooler.  I have been known to put a Kraft single and a boatload of ketchup on a hotdog.

]]> By: penguinchris http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1462126 penguinchris Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1462126 I don't get hot dogs either. There's really nothing about them that tastes good and the various textures involved don't work together, at all. Any chance you're a geologist at UCSB? If so, we share a German last name (and a job) and a preference for German sausages :) I don’t get hot dogs either. There’s really nothing about them that tastes good and the various textures involved don’t work together, at all.

Any chance you’re a geologist at UCSB? If so, we share a German last name (and a job) and a preference for German sausages :)

]]> By: Bruce Townley http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461954 Bruce Townley Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461954 Vienna Beef's your man then: http://www.viennabeef.com/products/item.asp?product_id=3 Vienna Beef’s your man then: http://www.viennabeef.com/products/item.asp?product_id=3

]]> By: vrplumber http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461935 vrplumber Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461935 Soaking the bun in butter and then deep-frying the whole thing is the way to go. Soaking the bun in butter and then deep-frying the whole thing is the way to go.

]]> By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461719 devophill Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461719  That hot dog ain't got no casing either, so it's a push.  That hot dog ain’t got no casing either, so it’s a push.

]]> By: Shane Fromaggio http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461642 Shane Fromaggio Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461642 Have you tried Morningstar Farms Veggie Dogs?  All my meat-eating friends love them as much as I do. Have you tried Morningstar Farms Veggie Dogs?  All my meat-eating friends love them as much as I do.

]]> By: Dennis Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461589 Dennis Smith Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461589 http://www.firefoods.co.uk/product/infinity-and-beyond-chilli-sauce/ THIS is where it's at.  Seriously. http://www.firefoods.co.uk/product/infinity-and-beyond-chilli-sauce/ THIS is where it’s at.  Seriously.

]]> By: Walt Guyll http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461522 Walt Guyll Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461522 If you don't have a grill but love the delicious high carbon footprint effect, stick the dogs in some container, with onions and peppers if you like, in a 400+ degree oven for 15 -20 minutes or until the smoke alarm tells you they're ready.  If you don’t have a grill but love the delicious high carbon footprint effect, stick the dogs in some container, with onions and peppers if you like, in a 400+ degree oven for 15 -20 minutes or until the smoke alarm tells you they’re ready. 

]]> By: voiceinthedistance http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461509 voiceinthedistance Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461509 That's the one.   Fakir didn't  try it, because it was already split lengthwise.  Had he only waited . . . That’s the one.   Fakir didn’t  try it, because it was already split lengthwise.  Had he only waited . . .

]]> By: Travis Estes http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461490 Travis Estes Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461490 I don't see how this could work on a brat. Cutting the casing on an uncooked brat would ruin the whole thing. Hotdogs are not dependent on their casing when they're raw.  I don’t see how this could work on a brat. Cutting the casing on an uncooked brat would ruin the whole thing. Hotdogs are not dependent on their casing when they’re raw. 

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461479 Rich Keller Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461479 Yes, we do know what we're missing, because that's how we ate them when we were nine years old. ;) I tease my wife about putting ketchup on hot dogs. But if you want to die soon, but happy, you put port wine cheddar spread on the bun before putting the wiener in there. Yes, we do know what we’re missing, because that’s how we ate them when we were nine years old. ;)

I tease my wife about putting ketchup on hot dogs. But if you want to die soon, but happy, you put port wine cheddar spread on the bun before putting the wiener in there.

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461473 Rich Keller Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461473 Something tells me that this spiral cut thing won't work on Klement's bratwursts. Something tells me that this spiral cut thing won’t work on Klement’s bratwursts.

]]> By: Brad H. http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461467 Brad H. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461467 I have not met a frank I liked, detest the skin and the way that a lot are served boiled. If it is nestled in between a square piece of toast that is just hell for me. Give me a grilled bratwurst or spekwors anyday. And don't you dare pierce it! I have not met a frank I liked, detest the skin and the way that a lot are served boiled. If it is nestled in between a square piece of toast that is just hell for me.

Give me a grilled bratwurst or spekwors anyday. And don’t you dare pierce it!

]]> By: Godfree http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461420 Godfree Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461420 I'll have what he's having. I’ll have what he’s having.

]]> By: Ladyfingers http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461373 Ladyfingers Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461373  You shouldn't have much trouble ordering the chutney, and us saffirs are everywhere, so a boerewors-carrying butchery in a major city really shouldn't be a problem. There are lots in Sydney. Pick up some biltong too, if you can. Vastly superior to jerky.  You shouldn’t have much trouble ordering the chutney, and us saffirs are everywhere, so a boerewors-carrying butchery in a major city really shouldn’t be a problem. There are lots in Sydney.

Pick up some biltong too, if you can. Vastly superior to jerky.

]]> By: MrWoods http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461371 MrWoods Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461371 Great, just great, now I'm gonna spend all day finding a source in Chicago to buy Boerewors.  And based on my research I'm gonna need to find Mrs Ball's Chutney and learn to cook Chakalaka too. Life was easier when my sausage horizons were more limited. Great, just great, now I’m gonna spend all day finding a source in Chicago to buy Boerewors.  And based on my research I’m gonna need to find Mrs Ball’s Chutney and learn to cook Chakalaka too. Life was easier when my sausage horizons were more limited.

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461368 OtherMichael Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461368 I can caramelize onions in a pan, or put them on a grill so they char and never, never, never let you forget I'm a man. I can caramelize onions in a pan,
or put them on a grill so they char
and never, never, never let you forget
I’m a man.

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461363 OtherMichael Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461363  It should be held at the Fillmore.  It should be held at the Fillmore.

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461362 OtherMichael Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461362  ketchup pairs very poorly with mayo, although not so poorly with sriracha-mayo  ketchup pairs very poorly with mayo, although not so poorly with sriracha-mayo

]]> By: Albie Dunn http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461352 Albie Dunn Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461352 These all sound like good ways to dress a hot dog.  I'm not going to dis anyone's condiment choices.  Sometimes I eat hot dogs with Sriracha, mayonaise, and green peppers. These all sound like good ways to dress a hot dog.  I’m not going to dis anyone’s condiment choices.  Sometimes I eat hot dogs with Sriracha, mayonaise, and green peppers.

]]> By: ravenlunatick http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461350 ravenlunatick Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461350 Wahhh! I miss hotdogs. Vegetarian hotdogs are barfy. Wahhh! I miss hotdogs. Vegetarian hotdogs are barfy.

]]> By: IvonaPoyntz http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461337 IvonaPoyntz Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461337 Looks good Looks good

]]> By: Jon Konrath http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461329 Jon Konrath Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461329 I think they're trying to ban this in San Francisco, although maybe I'm skimming the news too fast. I think they’re trying to ban this in San Francisco, although maybe I’m skimming the news too fast.

]]> By: Jonathan Roberts http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461317 Jonathan Roberts Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461317 I'm not sure it was mentioned in the article, but I'm pretty sure that's because it cooks faster, besides being more aesthetically pleasing. I’m not sure it was mentioned in the article, but I’m pretty sure that’s because it cooks faster, besides being more aesthetically pleasing.

]]> By: GuyInMilwaukee http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/spiral-cut-your-wieners-for-go.html#comment-1461300 GuyInMilwaukee Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168039#comment-1461300 No no no, it's spelled, "Raymond Luxury Yacht," but it's pronounced, "Throat Warbler Mangrove". No no no, it’s spelled, “Raymond Luxury Yacht,” but it’s pronounced, “Throat Warbler Mangrove”.

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