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Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? #8640096
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Guys,, what’s the science??
I do like them on the grill,,, but the dang things taste better on a hot dog roller.
I tried putting them in the oven, using the air fryer, etc,, they just don’t taste the same.
You’d think that heat was heat,,, but apparently not the case.
I know the quality of the hot dog matters too.


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640110
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It's because the hotdog gnomes designed the rollers.

Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640113
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Because the rollers are picked clean by the cockroaches at night in the convenience store


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640120
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If'n I'm forced to eat one, its going to be over an open flame such as a bonfire...

Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640128
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My guess is gravity. More juice stays in when they’re spinning.

Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640138
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Cooked more evenly?
Better texture?
Dizzy hot dogs taste better?


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640142
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Divine intervention?


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640145
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Rollers were designed to perfectly cook hotdogs. Rollers evenly cook hot dog, avoiding cold spots or burnt spots. Rollers make the skin of the hotdog slightly crispy, improving the texture. They give the skin a pleasant browned flavor. There's no water to wash away flavor. There's no oil to change the flavor. It's a better way to cook a hotdog.

Keith

Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640150
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Try one in the deep fryer.

Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640156
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It's called the Maillard Reaction.....of thousands of hot dogs being

Cooked on dirty ..filthy..unclean rollers @ 7/11.

I would Nevah Evah eat a hot dog off a roller....

God told me himself.


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640182
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Cockroaches!!! Hahahaha!!!!


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640198
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https://hofmannsausage.com>products Hofmanns is the kind I like.I fry them in cast iron.


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640201
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Im glad ur back

Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640212
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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: ColdspringKidd] #8640214
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Originally Posted by ColdspringKidd
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To late grin

Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: ColdspringKidd] #8640240
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Originally Posted by ColdspringKidd
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I can’t quote my favorite line that Doyle says,, I’m pretty sure it might get me in serious hot water..
But it has something to do with Doyle asking Carl just how bad was his mental handicap.

Dwight deserves an Oscar for his performance

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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640241
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…. Yeah I saw that movie at a young age … couldn’t understand why he was the bad guy lol

Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: ColdspringKidd] #8640245
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Originally Posted by ColdspringKidd
…. Yeah I saw that movie at a young age … couldn’t understand why he was the bad guy lol

I also thought Billy bob thorton was really a mentally handicapped person they found to do this part… lol
Never heard of him before


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640257
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There better on kabobs.


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Re: Why do hot dogs taste better on rollers? [Re: foxkidd44] #8640260
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… men that are experts on foods shaped like that are funny

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