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The orange package Thumann's are the ones made especially for deep frying. The ones in the blue package are the grillers (my favorites) and those in the red package are the all beef dogs. You can get the orange package (deep fryer) dogs by going to a pizzeria or sub shop that uses Thumanns coldcuts and having them add a package of dogs to their next order. This is what I do. As far as getting an authentic recipe from one of these places, good luck. The recipe is usually only known by the owners.