Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I have a secret to confess: For the majority of my life, I have despised hot dogs. I avoided them whenever possible, but that all ...

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In my family, hot dogs have a reputation as "kids' food" at cookouts. It's an easy, fairly low-effort way to feed a lot of people-and fast. That is why we grill a whole lot of hot dogs in the summer.

The all-American hot dog rules the cookout as comfort food in its purest form. Its smooth and slightly smoky flavor is a crowd-pleaser, as is the way it works so well with add-ons from pickle relish ...

There are so many ways to cook a hot dog, it's easy to scoff when you hear a new one, but this method comes from Hebrew National, so you know it's good.