I don’t want to go grill it outside because it is cloudy today.

And boiling it makes it kinda flobby.

Has anyone grilled a hotdog in a bread toaster before? any hints?

Edit 1:

Pan fried following this advice!

I had a delicious meal!!!

Thank you @tokookah@discuss.tchncs.de!

The hotdog fits in my frying pan! Hot dog in tiny frying pan

Completed dog

Mayonnaise on English bread, Lettuce ontop, dog on lettuce, Ketchup, Mustard, delicious!

  • Tolookah
    12·
    1 month ago

    Wait. You can boil water, can you just skillet it? Pan fry it. Maybe a little oil, but not much at all

    • Clocks [They/Them]@lemmy.mlOP
      91·
      1 month ago

      WAIT-

      I didn’t think about this!

      I’ll totally experiment with that method.

      I don’t have a big enough pan, but a pot should do.

      • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
        8·
        1 month ago

        You can always slice the hotdog up if your pan isn’t large enough - unlike sausage the casing on a hotdog is more for appearance than to keep all the bits inside (hotdogs are basically solid tubes of stuff) so if you slice it in half to reduce its length you probably won’t notice when eating it.

      • Fondots@lemmy.world
        5·
        1 month ago

        You need to do yourself a favor and go get yourself a proper frying pan/skillet. It doesn’t need to be an expensive or nice one, but if you don’t have one that can fit a few hot dogs, your kitchen is way under equipped.

      • proudblond@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        I pan fry hotdogs all the time. I put a little water in the pan to help the hotdogs heat all the way through and then let it burn off and fry them a bit to get them slightly crispy.

      • Tolookah
        3·
        1 month ago

        Anything will do, if they are non-stick, you’ll definitely want oil or water, to help distribute the heat.

    • megane-kun@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      That’s similar to the way my mom usually cooks hotdogs and sausages.

      1. In a frying pan or skillet, put a little bit of water just enough to submerge the pan in like a couple of millimeters.
      2. Put the hotdogs (or sausages) and cook over a low fire.
      3. When the water has all boiled off, there should be some fat that remains, and that could be enough for a bit of frying. If not, add some bit of oil. The oil should just be enough to cover the frying pan in a thin film.
      4. Fry to the level of desired doneness/crispiness.

      My method, however, since I’m lazy, is to:

      1. Microwave the hotdogs (or sausages) for a couple of minutes (I usually do two minutes in high)
      2. Remove the hotdogs (or sausages) and pat dry them with a paper towel.
      3. Collect the fat drippings (if any).
      4. Pour the collected fat drippings (if any) or some cooking oil into a frying pan. Again, there should just be enough oil to coat the pan’s surface in a thin layer.
      5. Add the dried hotdogs (or sausages) and fry to the desired level of doneness or crispness.

      It’s usually the same result, but in less time and less worrying that the water has already boiled off and I’m already starting to burn the hotdogs (or sausages).