Spiral Cut Hotdogs for a crispy hotdog

Nothing says summer like grilled hot dogs, and with a spiral cut hot dog you get more crispy surface area so there’s room for even more toppings.

A platter of Spiral Cut Hot Dogs — Spiral Cut Hot Dogs

I’ll almost always choose a grilled hot dog over a burger, unless it’s a smash burger, I don’t know what it is about them that I love so much, probably just childhood memories. It’s hard to beat a basic hot dog on the grill with all your favorite toppings. Want to make it even better, try a spiral cut. It only takes about five seconds and it’s really easy to do.

Why should you spiral cut a hot dog

The real reason to spiral cut a hot dog is it creates more surface area so that when it’s grilled you get a crispy hot dog. The second reason is that it creates crevices for your toppings so you get more toppings with each bite and they don’t squeeze out of your bun. I love sweet pickle slices on my hot dogs and with a spiral cut hot dog, you can get a pickle in each bite! Finally, a spiral cut just looks cool!

A spiral cut hot dog in a bun with cheese — Spiral Cut Hot Dogs

How do you spiral cut a hot dog

Now for the fun part, cutting the hot dog. I think the easiest way to do this is to run a wooden or metal skewer through each hot dog. If you don’t have enough skewers, then skewer the hot dog, cut it and remove the skewer. The only problem with removing the skewer is that it’s a little harder to grill.

If you leave the skewer in place you can easily turn them and remove from the grill without much effort. If you can’t find wooden skewers, ask at the meat department, they generally just give them to me. They have a large supply that they use for their kabobs or you can get them here.

Once you have put a skewer down the center of the hot dog, take a small paring knife and start to slice about a half inch down from the top. Slice on the diagonal going around and around the hot dog. Depending on the thickness of the hot dog, you can make the spirals as close together as you like. I like them about an inch or so apart. Stop cutting before you get to the end of the hot dog.

A spiral cut hot dog with a bun and watermelon — Spiral Cut Hot Dogs

If you cut all the way through, no one is going to care, it will still be nice and crispy and if you’ve kept the skewers in the hot dog, it will stay together until you remove it from the skewer into the waiting bun.

Now you have a crispy surface with crevices to put catsup or cheese or pickles or whatever topping you like. Mike puts Chili Crunch on his.

A Spiral Cut Hot dog in a bun with Chili Crunch — Spiral Cut Hot Dog

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I hope you’re enjoying your summer, give these spiral hot dogs a try and impress your family and friends.

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Why should you spiral cut a hot dog

How do you spiral cut a hot dog

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