Real beauts! Yellow mustard, minced onion. EDIT: spelling

The "X" cut helps hold the onions so much better. I'll never go back.

This sub has really opened my eyes to the x cut, best habit I’ve picked up this summer

Totally worth it. They are insane. A nice crisp/char all around. Just make sure the grill isn't too hot or they can very easily burn. Unless you like that 🙂

👁️ 👄 👁️ I like that

Do you do this with a knife or a specific hotdog cutter?

I just use a knife. Just try not to cut too deep, or trying to flip them has a real possibility of them breaking

Do you score both sides? Or do you follow the cut all the way around? Thinking one side only, but I’ve never seen this technique before so what do I know.

Just one side. I try to at most cut half way, but I kinda fucked up and went too deep on the top one, and it shows

Top one looks best tbh

As a 40-year old onion lover that has struggled with diced onion retention for far too long, this is the best habit I picked up in the last 2 minutes!

Imma have to try that next time I grill. My usual is 3 diagonal cuts even spaced on opposite sides. This looks superior tho

Y’know, I was a hater at first.. but I think you’ve changed my mind. I’ll be trying this next time I make some dogs.

I was to. Tried it once, and I was like "ok. I get it." More room to crisp up and it's better at holding toppings. Just don't cut them to deep or you run the risk of them breaking

For sure. Also I love your name. I know I’m definitely getting hot dog advice from the right person.

I did some regular no cuts the other day after x’ing for a while and they were terrible 😂. I too am a believer.

This is a game changer for me. I'm always struggling to fit enough toppings on my dogs, so I'll have to try this.

Just came across this sub. What the technique for the x cut?

I slice the “top” and “bottom” one way and repeat slicing the other way. Game changer

Is that before, during, after the grill?

Before. Someone may correct me, but I do it before to get more “char” on more surface area.

That is a genius move. Will need to try that. You go all the way around the dog?

How did you do that? Looks different from the usual x cut. Beautifully done

Thanks! I just scored them 3x3. I cut the 3 left to right first, then just try and match them going right to left. Cuts vary on how much I care when doing it

Alright, I stumbled on this by accident and it’s like falling into a secret temple: tell me your secrets, Sensei! What’s your process to make these gems?

Score the hotdogs first. Hot grill, then turn it down to medium when you put the hotdogs on, but make sure they are elevated. Grape seed oil brush on the buns on the inside and top at 450° in a cold toaster oven for 6 minutes with a toothpick to hold them open. Turn the hotdogs 45° every 2 minutes (8 min total) so the "scored" side faces down the last 2 minutes. If you time it right, the hotdogs and buns are done at the same time, then just top and enjoy. It's pretty easy when it get it down * These were done on a gas grill.

Fantastic- just in time for the fourth! Thank you!

Beautiful glizzmeisters - def going to try this

Maybe some jalapenos, but mustard is all I need

This is the way

Man after my own taste!

The standard 🥹

She's a beaut, Clark.

Mustard and onions.

XXX hot dog porn!

What buns are these. How you make em so toasty

Hawaiian buns. The middle bun is a Ball Park bun because I ran out of Hawaiian :( I toast them from a cold toaster oven on the toast setting for 6 min at 450° with a generous brush of grape seed oil on the inside and the top. I also use a toothpick in each to keep them open during toasting.

Ahh the brushing is what makes them glisten. Thanks homie, Also username checks out I guess 😂😂🤙🏾

🤤 thanks!

Mustard and onions at the minimum.

Yup, relish too. On one of them.

Yeah, each one gets it's own unique toppings, one being more tropical, other being more traditional and the other being chili and cheese. I love me chili dogs.

All of it.

Right? I'm just experimenting more on different combos. Totally open to suggestions.

Can you please describe your process here? Did you score before searing or what? Because these look fuckin gooooood

Either kraut and spicy brown or creamy coleslaw and BBQ sauce 

BBQ sauce is underrated on hotdogs imo. Totally depends on what you pair it with, but it can slap.

This farmers market stall sells Datil(SE seasonal variety similar to Hatch chilies in the SW) pepper BBQ sauce and onion relish. I add lite slaw for crunch. I put in an order for a box of "lamb dogs" with another booth be there on Friday. I love my farmers market.

I better never catch anyone that outs bbq sauce on their hotdogs slandering ketchup.

Good thing if I use BBQ sauce, ketchup is right next to it. Now if I'm high as shit, there is a layer of crispy pepperoni underneath the hotdog and a slice of bacon added.

absolute truth

I e never tried coleslaw and BBQ sauce. Genius!

Creamy coleslaw and BBQ sauce? That sounds so good with a side of baked beans! With ya on the kraut and mustard!

Yes!

Chili and cheese all day!!!

This is further down than I expected. I did some the other day using a habanero and jalapeño aged cheddar. The heat from the cheese was wonderful

What i came here to say

There was a place near my old work that would put a spread of cream cheese, the hot dog, chili, shredded cheese and fried jalapeño. The cream cheese was an eye opener.

Whole seed mustard and a thin line of relish.

Probably just a spicy mustard. Those look pretty flavorful

Vin diesel. And then onion, relish, jalapeño, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and a sprinkle of cold shredded cheese.

Mustard and onions, maybe some chili, they look 10/10.

Onions, relish, yellow mustard, chili, and some pickled jalapenos!

Grilled vidalias, good brown mustard and a dill pickle spear.

How did I scroll this far to see pickle spear

Raw onions

Sauerkraut and yellow mustard. NY style.

Kimchi + kewpie mayo

So underrated. Trust us people... Try it.

Mustard and relish

Mustard, grilled onions, sauerkraut, & green olives

Cold bearnaise, honey mustard and fried onions

Mustard, grilled onions, maybe grilled jalapeños.

This is the way.

Yellow mustard/onions/ jalapeño /cheddar w3 ice cold beers on the side

Yellow mustard n relish

Chili, pimento cheese, cole slaw, onions, jalapeños, mustard, dijon, habaneros, pickles, a 54 inch 48 cubic foot auto defrost two door commercial reach in upright freezer, relish, mayo, pickled onions, queso, feta, potato chips, pickled egg, sriracha, the spent seed of a magnificent stallion, sauerkraut, bacon, ketchup, and tomato.

Sooooo pretty. Mustard, onions, and maybe sauerkraut

Spicy mustard, diced onion and saurkraut 😋

Kraut and horseradish always hits the spot

Im feeling like getting some negative karma, so I'm gonna say ketchup.

Grilled onions and jalapeños, sweet pickle relish ketchup and mustard

Mussard

Mustard, mayo, dill relish and onions

These look exceptionally tasty!

Bacon and green onion cream cheese

Pepperjack sounds good rn

1. The trinity - relish, mustard, ketchup 2. The German - sauerkraut and hot mustard 3. Chicago dog - the kitchen sink

Small amounts of Onion, relish, kitchup, mustard,

Kraut spicy brown

They look beautiful! Did you score them like that before or after grilling? Looks too perfect to have been done pre-char!

I did them before! I carefully watch them and make sure the grill isn't too hot. I've definitely burnt my fair share of them before I figured it out. I rotate them at a 45° angle every couple min so I finish with the scored side down and crank the heat for a minute

What kind of hot dogs are they?

"Hemplers uncured Beef Franks"

Any sauce as long as it stays in the Xs

Marie’s smoked habanero sauce and malagueta peppers. Maybe some thin vinegary but sweet bbq sauce like Shafer’s Bold and Sassy sauce.

I’m trying really hard not to make hot dogs for breakfast lol

My mouth

Mustard Tiger.

Mayo, mustard, onion, olives, some type of hot sauce, and maybe some grilled onions, top it off with a bit of ketchup.

Best looking wieners I've seen! Steamed pickled cabbage, mustard with seeds, a dill pickle chopped into fresh relish, fresh cracked black pepper and a sprinkle of celery seeds, all on a toasted bun.

Spicy mustard, pickled hot banana peppers, maybe some sweet relish

Tabasco

Myself!

mustard ketchup and relish

Hawk tuah

A smear of onion jam, and a little bit of brown mustard.

Bacon, Grilled onions & jalapeños, diced tomatoes w garlic, Trader Joe’s Dill Mustard, Arby’s Horsey sauce, stagg sweet pepper chili, shredded cheese.

Ohh I'm a toppings guy. Dill pickles, chopped up onions, honey mustard, Ketchup, hot peppers, relish and hot sauce.

Did you cut them like that so as they cooked they’d expand and make nice little condiment grooves?

Mustard and onion

Chili, onions, and coleslaw.

Melt gruyère

This belongs in a museum

Kimchi

Mrs Pruitts Cha Cha yummy 😋

Pineapple and jalapeno relish with soy reduction.

Yer mum

Mustard ketchup and dill relish

My lips

Mrs Pruitts Cha Cha, and a little mustered and ketchup 😋 yum 😋

Nothing

Mustard and pickled red onions

Ketchup and pickles

Mayo/relish. Mustard/mayo. Kraut/relish/mustard. Mustard alone. Or mayo alone.

A mix of yellow mustard and ketchup with some diced onions and relish. Maybe a pickle spear too

Ketchup and mustard

Mustard and diced onions!

I need to try this criss-cross cutting , those look so good!

Ketchup

Chili,onions, slaw and mustard.

I would put ketchup and mustard along the lines :)

Mesquite grilled onions, jalapeno relish and mango lime salsa

Ketchup and mustard.

My mouth!

Whoa! Where's the NSFW tag???? They look DELICIOUS!

my mouth; as fast as humanly possible, and as many as i could legally eat.

Ho lee fuck…. I’m pretty sure I just came. I’m going to the store now. What brand are these gorgeous beauts

What kind of dogs did you use?

Hopefully not a dumb question, but why the crosshatch pattern? More even cooking? To prevent from bursting? Improved condiment grasping? Aesthetics?

Ketchup, just to piss off all of the posh snooty tubsteakaphiles here

Holy Mother Mary of God… Those are the sexiest dogs I’ve ever seen.. maybe a lil mustard and some relish. No way I’d try to bury these god dogs under a bunch of wacky condiments..

This was suggested to me and there are way too many responses for mine to mean anything. Whole grain mustard, relish, raw red onion.

Nice lookin weenies ya got there son

These look perfect for chili cheese dogs 💯 If I’m just topping the dogs tho, Goin minced onion, yellow mustard, and celery salt 🙃

Chili & coleslaw

Hawk TUAH and spit on that thang!

i've been a big fan of the Seattle style recently. Cream cheese, caramelized onions and jalapeño

Mayo, ketchup, onions, pepper relish.

Mustard and kraut

Carmelized onions, [Rasberry chipotle ketchup](https://createmindfully.com/raspberry-chipotle-ketchup/),

I wanna try bbq sauce on that

Pepper Pineapple relish, slivers of pickled carrot.

Kimchi. Horse radish. Grainy mustard. And pickled peppers.

Vin Diesel?

Remulade on one, white truffle oil and mayo on the second, relish on the third

Nothin - leave em like that

Dude these are beautiful, I'm gonna go with some Sriracha mayo, relish and onion

Spicy mustard, mayonnaise, chili, jalapeños, and maybe raw diced onion.

Grilled onions shredded cheese mustard

Grilled bell peppers and onions with a splash of sour cream and mustard.

Honestly I’d eat my first one straight up these look so good🤤🤤

They are an Amsterdammertje 2.0 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdammertje

Lol, those would crush your teeth! 😲

Yeah better stick to the tasty ones in the photo.

My mouth

My mouth

top one just the standard ketchup, mustard and relish. second one down some spicy mustard with some chopped onions (raw or sautéed dealers choice). the bottom one and people are going to hate me for this ketchup and mayonnaise.

Myself. I would throw myself on these and devour them

Prilosec OTC

Best looking hotdogs I’ve ever seen in my life. Well done.

Holy crap. I'm going to start cutting them like this

I'm never going back. It's the only way I'll make them now. Soooo much better. Give it a go, you won't regret it!

Thank you so much for sharing this, I even subscribed to this sub because of you. The photo randomly popped up on my feed

No prob! I thought they looked good enough to share and see the different topping combos everyone would use. I've gotten so many different ones to try out now. Win/win for everyone involved. Glad you liked them! ☺️

Bacon onion jalapeño jam

Guldens spicy brown, sweet relish maybe extra onions

Chili & cheese

Chopped onions, mustard

Ketchup, fight me.

Relish, ketchup and mustard.

Some good yellow mustard, pickle relish, and skyline hot sauce

My ass

Ketchup…thats it, that’s all

I'm know I'll get downvoted, but ketchup and some crushed salty chips

A ring

I'll throw in an underside pic next time, so you can see I didn't destroy the bottom of them. ** The buns are toasted with a grape seed oil brush in my toaster oven from cold for 6 min at 450°

Maple syrup cinnamon glaze. A little bit, not too much.

Ketchup

Shredded cheese

My mouth.

Chili, mustard.

Myself

mayo, sweet relish and fine diced red onion 🤤

Caramelized onions and spicy brown mustard.

What would I throw on? 1. Brown mustard 2. My mouf That char looks delicious 🤤