The Outdoor Adventure Giving you tips, tricks & recommendations to help make adventuring in the Outdoors fun, safe & exciting for you and your kids.
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A couple weeks back we had a barbecue with a bunch of friends and as usual, there were some obstacles to overcome. I’m no stranger to the barbecue (we smoked a pig for new years) but it’s the simple things that get me. Here are some of the insurmountable tasks I had to brave for our hot dog lunch:
- The dogs are always to short for the buns
- The hot dogs tend to dry out or cook too well on the outside while being raw in the inside
- There isn’t enough space to put toppings in those cheap-o buns
I had seen a video a while back (see below) which I thought would not only serve practically but be fun for the kids among the group. It proved a success and entertained the adults, too! It’s the Spiral-cut weiner and I’ve included chow.com’s video to show you how it worked.
It’s definitely a fun way to present the simple hot dog lunch and has many benefits:
- The spiral cut opens up the center cooking the dogs more evenly
- The spiral cut when cooked expands to fill the foot long buns
- The gaps in the dog end up providing extra space for toppings like ketchup, relish, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, mustard, ketchup, barbecue sauce, onions, cheese wiz or whatever you want to put inside
Anyway, Take a look and try this out on the weekend or whenver you next have friends around for a barbecue!
