From the Chicago Tribune:
The Sara Lee suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, says the ad is false and misleading because in large type it implies one Oscar Mayer dog bested the taste of all Ball Park dogs. But the footnote, "in very small type," says that Oscar Mayer compared its hot dogs to "the leading beef franks" of its main rivals.
Sara Lee is also upset about Kraft's claim that Oscar Mayer hot dogs are 100% beef when, apparently, there are other ingredients.
Sara Lee sues Kraft over hot dog taste claims [Chicago Tribune]
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If I'm eating a dog on a bun I go with a Hebrew National cooked in Samuel Adams with Gulden's Spicy Mustard and an ice cold Kosher Dill pickle spear.
For pigs in a blanket I always go with Nathan's. I tried Hebrew National with pigs in a blanket and found they cannot hold up to the buttery flavor of a crescent roll while Nathan's can.
]]>I want that car!
]]>@karmaghost: I now live in the DC area, but when Wegmans started opening stores in this area, you would walk through the store on opening day, and there would be a large hole of emptyness in the hot dog section. A close inspection of the tags revealed it was the dedicated spot for Zweigles Hot Dogs...cases sold in a matter of hours, and not a single national brand or Baltimore/Washington area local brand had been sold!
]]>@nybiker: In my attempt to have a well-punctuated sentence, my ending period got attached to the url so if you click the travel channel link above you get a 404 error. The dot-less url is [www.travelchannel.com]
]]>I would like to direct everyone to an episode on the Travel Channel's Hot Dog Paradise, [www.travelchannel.com] And if you read their Deep-Fried story, you'll read about Rutt's Hut in Clifton, NJ, where they are, well, deep-fried.
Personally, I get my Hebrew National all-beef hot dogs at BJ's and they come 10 to a 40-ounce pack.
@AlexTNOA:
Still have yet to try, but looking forward to it.
Oh how I adore the willful perpetuation of ignorance that the american public so loves!
]]>@Skankingmike: Hebrew National isn't going to be super concerned with what is or isn't a "Christian thing."
]]>Preferably the regular size because they use real animal product casing. The jumbos are synthetic casing.
]]>@tcolberg: Bratwurst sauerkraut and sweet potato french fries FTW
]]>Ok that's it I'm grabbing a Huell dog this weekend.
]]>@Mad Dog McCree: Turkey dogs! I love them! I don't eat beef or pork anymore, so I thought I was done with hot dogs..... but there are turkey dogs. And they taste good.
]]>Bad news for everyone not within driving distance of Baltimore. These hot dogs don't exactly travel well. When frozen and thawed out, they drop from sublime to merely delicious.
Still better than anything mass produced.
I realize that this comment has little to do with the subject at hand, as we are discussing mass produced hot dogs. Sorry.
]]>They've got to be touchy. To set this person off.. it TAKES.. SO...LITTLE!
Thanks folks, I'm here all week!
]]>@downwithmonstercable: I should add, I've never been a fan of hotdogs. Or bologna, which is basically the same thing.
]]>@pecan 3.14159265: Yeah. They're not regular hotdogs. They're like sausages or something. But they come in a bun and look like hotdogs, so that's just what I call them....
]]>Jennie-o turkey dogs are my #1 hot dog!
]]>Mmm, bratwurst and kielbasa.
]]>I go to Sams Club for lunch because of Nathans dogs...1.59 for a 1/4 lb Nathans Dog with a huge soda. Cant make a bag lunch for that cheap...
]]>I don't understand this lawsuit. It seems awfully like they are splitting hairs. Oscar Meyer beat the other two brands' leading beef frank. Sounds to me like they beat the most popular, best-tasting franks of the others. If they had gone up against the other brands' least-popular franks, it still seems like Oscar Meyer would have come out ahead by definition.
]]>nathans is my first choice, and my second would be sabretts (they are a little more slimy but they sure are tasty, just wash them off before grilling)
i still cant get why hebrew only gives 7 hot dogs
]]>Nathan's hot dogs in the natural casing FTW (expensive as crap though)
I see what you did there!
]]>or
Saugy's.
]]>Who wants to make a run to Ben's Chilli Bowl?
]]>And by Best's, I don't mean Best Kosher. I mean Best Provision in Newark, NJ.
]]>Those are, HANDS DOWN, the best dogs around.
Wait wait, what, Best Kosher got shut down?!?!?! WTF?
]]>Hot Dogs are gross. it's all about Costco dogs. I don't know what they are or what's in them, but they are awesome.
]]>Hebrew National > Oscar Meyer > Ball Park Franks.
Koegels, ftw.
]]>The Kirkland Supreme at Costco's hot dog stand are revolting!
They're made by some company in Texas that doesn't know a damned thing about making a good hot dog.
As for the Oscar Mayer/Ball Park fight.
Both are goyishe hot dogs, meaning tasteless & mushy!
But, taste-wise, I have no idea who's better.
]]>I like Oscar Myer's Turkey hot dogs but they're harder for me to get to since the grocery store near me doesn't sell them. They're cheaper and less likely to mess my stomach up.
]]>I do find Ball Park Franks have less hair than Oscar Mayer weiners.
]]>Zweigles natural casing White Hot Dogs FTW [www.zweigles.com]
Their Red Hots (cased or skinless) are delicious too.
First spam, now hot dogs. Is it processed meat day on consumerist? I may have to stop at a cart on my way home
]]>[www.hotdougs.com] (These are the specials. They've got regular dogs, too)
]]>@Skankingmike: agreed. Or coleman's organic if you can find them
]]>Seconded!
]]>Ambassador Old Fashioned. That's what you want.
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