Frankly, usually my family doesn’t eat hot dogs for dinner. My practice is to buy a pack of hot dogs to toss into the freezer and add 2 - 3 sliced and pan-grilled to beans or my vegetable quick meal. But a friend nudged me to eat a hot dog this past July 4th. She thought it was patriotic, so now I’m hooked on better hot dogs!
To my surprise, the price of hot dogs has risen a lot at the supermarket. No more messing around buying turkey or chicken hot dogs for the lower fat content, calories (about 80 per dog), or price for me! They too have gotten more expensive! From this day forward, I’m going for the better-tasting beef (accepting 130 calories) per hot dog.Since the cost of a package of 8 hot dogs at the supermarket is often well over $5, I headed straight to Fairway Market and bought the very best ~ Black Bear Natural Casing Beef Franks, a 40 oz package for $16.72; that’s 16 hot dogs in a package. I tossed 15 hot dogs in my freezer for later meals, eating one hot dog right away (of course with mustard and sauerkraut).
The natural casings have a snap I had all but forgotten about that the turkey and chicken hot dogs lack!Still, I’m no foodie, so when I must buy hot dogs at the supermarket for convenience, the following brands are 100% beef with a well-balanced smoky and spicy profile: Nathan’s Famous Coney Island or Nathan’s Angus Beef, Boar’s Head Beef Frankfurters, and Sabrett’s Skinless Beef Frankfurters.
Reportedly, Costco’s Kirkland Signature Beef Hot Dogs are quite good too, although personally I’ve never eaten one. I do trust what customers say enough to include it here, and one day I have to try one as a tagalong with a Costco shopper.Nowadays hot dogs cost as much as any other meat, so you might as well go for the best! No point in skimping on calories, fat content, or cost! THE SAVVY SHOPPER recommends going all in!🙂🌭
Feel free to tell us about your favorite hot dogs.
