Sometimes ignorance is bliss, and that could apply to how hot dogs are made. If you really want to know what the casings are made of, these are the options.

Dominic Armato recommends 12 hot dogs to grill at your next barbecue, ... Best Pork Hot Dog: ... Top Dog: Wimmer’s natural-casing wiener is a lean beef-and-pork mix with light smoke and a heavy, ...

The meat is a smoked, grilled, pork-and-beef mixture in a natural casing that people treat as a sausage, and it may be descended from Southern hot link sausages.

Let's start with some hot dog terms you should know:. Thumann's: High quality pork and beef dogs in a natural casing that provides an excellent snap. These dogs hold up well in the deep fryer ...

Spoiler alert: That signature "snap" usually comes from intestines.

Let's start with some hot dog terms you should know:. Thumann's: High quality pork and beef dogs in a natural casing that provides an excellent snap. These dogs hold up well in the deep fryer ...

The first thing he did was stash away every natural-casing hot dog he could get from Hormel. As of mid-April, that was around 20,000 dogs. He hopes the supply will last him through Memorial Day.

Whether you’re at a backyard barbecue or a baseball game, there’s no question that hot dogs are a summer staple. Their satisfying saltiness, the vast array of toppings and that satisfying snap when ...