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(How) Can I cook a hotdog in a bread toaster? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't want to go grill it outside because it is cloudy today.

And boiling it makes it kinda flobby.

Has anyone grilled a hotdog in a bread toaster before? any hints?

Edit 1:

Pan fried following this advice!

I had a delicious meal!!!

Thank you @tokookah@discuss.tchncs.de!

The hotdog fits in my frying pan! Hot dog in tiny frying pan

Completed dog

Mayonnaise on English bread, Lettuce ontop, dog on lettuce, Ketchup, Mustard, delicious!

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[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

darkness? why would that effect things?

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 5 points 4 weeks ago

It's usually the influence of the Darkness that prompts people to put hotdogs in a toaster. Don't listen to what it tells you about the bathtub either.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m saying don’t use the timer, do manual control.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Ah, So set it to the minimum time and use a fork / knife to rotate it?

(this is not sarcasm / joke, I am genuinely asking)

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Please do not stick a fork/knife into a bread toaster.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've heard about getting electric shocks, but surely the coils inside are depowered after the toaster is finished toasting?

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

No. If it's plugged in, it's live. Do not use a metal tool. Also this is a bad idea in general.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Oki, will stop using my knife from now on.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you have chopsticks, or can you grab some? Chopsticks would be better for a toaster.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Sadly, if I did, they would be made of metal

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

Please be cautious, keep us posted, and enjoy your meal however you may find it.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

When it’s off, the coils are not live or else they would heat up.

Still never stick a metal utensil in a toaster.

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Respectfully, that's not the case. The heating elements always have current supplied to them, but the circuit is open until you complete it by pressing the moving segment down. When you use a metal tool and accidentally touch the side, you complete the circuit.

This is also how people can kill themselves by putting a toaster into a bathtub while they are in it.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Most toasters the switch does not engage until the bread carrier is pushed all the way down.

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

You don't need a switch if you are bypassing it with a knife or other conductive object, that's what I'm trying to tell you. A toaster has literally no protection - if you complete the circuit in any way (the intended way or not), the entire path becomes electrified.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Set it for maximum but watch it cook and pop it out early when it looks/smells good.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

Gotcha, Will keep this in mind then when I make my decision