Best Hot Dogs: Our Taste Test Results

Nathan Ellis Perkel

Our intrepid pack of testers chomped their way through 50 different franks, hot dogs and wieners in hot pursuit of the top tube steak in all the land. Not a single chicken, turkey or tofu dog made the final cut, while beef and pork reigned supreme.

Did your favorite frank lead the pack? Read below.

Best Hot Dogs

Hot Dog Taste Test

20. DIETZ & WATSON NEW YORK BRAND BEEF FRANKS

19. SABRETT SKINLESS BEEF FRANKFURTERS

18. COLEMAN NATURAL UNCURED BEEF HOT DOGS

17. HILLSHIRE FARMS LIT'L BEEF FRANKS

16. WOLFE'S NECK UNCURED HOT DOGS

15. OSCAR MEYER PREMIUM BEEF FRANKS

14. OSCAR MAYER WIENERS

13. BALL PARK BEEF FRANKS

12. OSCAR MAYER MINI HOT DOGS

11. APPLEGATE FARMS GREAT ORGANIC UNCURED HOT DOG

10. THE ORIGINAL BRAT HANS UNCURED GERMAN STYLE WIENER

9. OSCAR MAYER CHEESE DOGS

8. BALL PARK FRANKS

7. NIMAN RANCH FEARLESS UNCURED BEEF FRANKS

6. HATFIELD BEEF FRANKS

5. TONY PACKO'S HICKORY SMOKED AUTHENTIC HUNGARIAN HOT DOGS

4. NATHAN'S BIGGER THAN THE BUN SKINLESS BEEF FRANKS

3. BALL PARK ANGUS BEEF FRANKS

2. NATHAN'S KOSHER PREMIUM BEEF FRANKS

1. HEBREW NATIONAL REDUCED FAT BEEF FRANKS

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Mary

What have you to say about Jennie - O Beef Hotdogs? I like the ground turkey and would like to try the Beef Dogs. Thanks

November 16 2011 at 4:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bob Kowal

What about kowalski from Hamtramack, MI. None better.

November 11 2011 at 7:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Chris Mills

I see here some of the national brands of mass manufactured hot dogs. The BEST hot dogs are local. In upstate New York Glaziers makes the best hot dog on the planet. There is a red skinned natural casing and jalapeno that is to die for. Check them out at www.glazierhotdog.com

August 31 2011 at 1:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

starbuck680

I like Berk's beef franks the best

August 06 2011 at 7:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Cougar

I even put Wolf brand turkey chili, diced tomatoes and onions on them and they taste pretty good.

July 27 2011 at 7:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

I like the Black Angus Beef Franks also, but I usually eat Jennie O jumbo turkey franks because I use weiners in many foods and I try to avoid lots of fats.

July 27 2011 at 6:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tim Mazies

bs vienna beef and red hot chicago should be 1 and 2. New York dogs s***

July 08 2011 at 6:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ssm1935

I agree with # 1.

July 05 2011 at 9:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Eddie

Ralph's (Supermarket chain in Southern California) Private Selection Old Fashioned Franks are by far the best. I am a hot dog aficionado, and I have tried just about all brands I've ever come across, and I really like these the best. Natural casing Beef and pork. Just an incredible snap, and squirt!

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