Serious Eats
The Best Hot Dogs
Photograph courtesy of Jason Perlow
Food blogger and technologist Jason Perlow applies his thorough geekdom to one of the most detailed hot dog surveys I've seen since, well, since he did this back in 2004.
Not only did Perlow round up 32 different brands of dogs from the East Coast and Chicago, he also roped in as judges the noted New York–New Jersey hot dog expert John Fox (aka "Hot Dog John") and Eric Eisenbud, proprietor of Amazing Hot Dog in Verona, New Jersey.
The results are and headspinningly detailed and span almost all the cooking methods—grilled, fried, boiled, griddled—but Perlow has broken down the winners in a nine-page PDF complete with judges' tasting notes. If that's not enough, there are two accompanying podcasts for you.
As an aside, I would like to call attention to the fact that Perlow's blog, Off the Broiler, has as its catchphrase "Food, Technology, and the Mind of Jason Perlow." This hot dog post and its accompanying media are the best representations of Perlow's foodie techie mind.