THE NEW YORK TIMES HOT DOG TASTE TEST

THE NEW YORK TIMES HOT DOG TASTE TEST

The New York Times food department has published their first official hot dog blind tasting. The hot dogs were cooked on a gas grill until well browned. The judging was based on seasoning, beefiness, snap, and texture. Then, each was eaten in a bun with the judge’s preferred condiments. The results:The Best

:#1: Wellshire Farms Premium All-Natural Uncured Beef Franks.

#2: Hebrew National Kosher Beef Franks

The Middle of the Pack

:#3: Applegate The Great Organic Uncured Beef Hot Dog

#4: Nathan’s Famous Skinless Beef Franks

#5: Oscar Meyer Classic Beef Uncured Franks

#6: Boar’s Head Beef Frankfurters Original Family Recipe

#7: The Brooklyn Hot Dog Company Smoked And Uncured Classic Beef Dogs

#8: Niman Ranch Fearless Beef Franks

The Worst

:#9: Trader Joe’s Organic Grass-Fed Uncured Beef Hot Dogs

#10: Ball Park Uncured Beef Franks* How did they not rate “Farmer Fugly’s All-Natural Pig Lips and Ankle Cartilage Flesh-Colored Filipino Franks”?* Jeeze Louise – with most of these it takes longer to say the brand than it does to eat the hot dog.* Thanks, but I’d prefer not to have a hot dog with “snap”.* The judges carried out their duties with relish.* What’s with the “uncured” franks? If I’m eating a hot dog, I’d like to know there’s a cure out there.* The New York Times is getting like a hot dog: Lots of filler.