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I used to live near a place called "Hot Diggity Dog." They made amazing hot dogs and introduced me to the Chicago style dog. As a bonus, they had pretty fantastic fries. Unfortunately, they had pretty incompetent management and eventually closed.
I only learned they were closed after moving away and, on a subsequent road trip, insisting on a deviation from the planned trip to go to this restaurant that no longer existed. That was a blow to both my ego and morale.
Since then, I have yet to find a reliable supplier of good hot dogs and now I live in a rural area where I plan to stay, so I probably never will. Gas station dogs are decent, but don't really compare - even the pretty great Wawa dogs. I'll never understand why quality hot dogs aren't something that are offered everywhere. Burger King had decent ones for a while but discontinued them. Even though they seem like they'd be perfect fast food fare, I've never heard of other big fast food restaurants offering them.
If you learn how to make them yourself, you'll never be without.
The hard part is finding a bakery that can make you a decent bun, and convincing them to make them in small enough quantities that you can buy them. You could of course learn to make your own buns, But that's a whole other level.
You can buy uncured frozen hot dogs online and get them shipped If you want something special. But honestly, for the most part, Nathan's, Sabrent or Hebrew National should come out pretty nice.
Most of the condiments are easy enough to find in Walmart. You need to steam the dogs, bamboo steamer baskets are pretty cheap.
Thank you for the input!
Definitely the bun has a big impact. Since I moved to a rural area, I've been very disappointed with the buns offered with the local gas station hot dogs (not that I have high standards for that). The right bun, properly presented, would definitely enhance the experience. I would love to find a local baker who could provide that.
For some reason, without traveling a decent distance, no grocery store within a pretty decent traveling distance offers any of the big name dogs other than Oscar Meyer. I hadn't considered ordering online. At my nearest grocery store I did once find some kind of "German snapper" dog that came out very well, but I haven't been able to find it again since (despite repeatedly buying what I thought was the same brand).
As for cook, I've always preferred them made with a dry heat, such as with a grill. In fact, the aforementioned Hot Diggity Dog used a griddle to cook theirs. I used to use a convection oven, but my wife got me basically this, which has enhanced the experience for me.
I appreciate the recommendations and will look into the ones that fit my preferences - thank you!