Those Wonderous Weiners!

While shopping at Sprouts a few weeks ago with my engineer, I was passing through the deli area when Benji spotted Sabrett's hot dogs in the cold case. He and another native New Yorker went on and on, telling me about the pushcarts, and how good the dogs were. So after several weeks of thinking about it, we decided to give them a try. I bought the hog dogs and the Sabrett's saurkraut yesterday, and we decided to give them a head-on taste test with Hebrew National, our currrent nitrite-laden favorite.

 I fixed one dog of each brand exactly the same, and tried the dogs naked first, to get the true flavor, then with the bun and condiments. The HN were good, not too salty. The Sabrett's have natural casing, and the 'snap' of biting into the dog was fab, reminding me more of a sausage than a weiner. Also not too salty, the Sabrett's had a glorious flavor, smooth and tasty. The Sabrett's kraut was good, altho being a fan of sweet and sour German kraut, I did find the seasoning odd, and even after rinsing the kraut it was still very salty.

 I have to say that yes, my NYC friends were correct, the Sabrett's hot dogs were, indeed, the best I've ever tasted, edging out the Hebrew Nationals by a hair. The Sabrett's had more flavor, and the casing snap sealed the deal. The kraut, however, I would pass on, not my cup of tea. If you can't get Sabrett's where you live, you can order them online. I give Sabrett's two thumbs up, a very good dog indeed!