[bookseller61]

Try Hoffmanns hot dogs. Syracuse ny based but available in certain supermarkets in the Villages. Public for sure. Gourmet quality!

[Chatbrat]

Max's hotdogs in Long Branch NJ--uses Schickhaus -and Max's is considered the best hot dogs in NJ.

[graciegirl]

Are they the ones with natural casings? We called that kind sausages or wursts (vursts).

[themachoman]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Are they better than Nathans and Hebrew National? I just learned about them since I moved here. YUM.

A quick bit of research reveals that Shickhaus Hot Dogs are made with Beef and Pork. Hebrew National and Nathans are all Beef and Kosher. This distinction should make a big difference to folks who don't eat Pork!

[Chatbrat]

Natural casings its a toss up between Thumanns or Schickhaus-akin to Chevy vs Ford-both are meant to be grilled not boiled.

[LittleDog]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

Max's hotdogs in Long Branch NJ--uses Schickhaus -and Max's is considered the best hot dogs in NJ.

Also I believe the Windmill at various locations in the shore area uses Schickhaus dogs. Whenever we go to NJ we always stop at the Windmill.

John

[themachoman]

Originally Posted by LittleDog

Also I believe the Windmill at various locations in the shore area uses Schickhaus dogs. Whenever we go to NJ we always stop at the Windmill.

John

Shickhaus is NOT Kosher. It is made with Pork.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by LittleDog

Also I believe the Windmill at various locations in the shore area uses Schickhaus dogs. Whenever we go to NJ we always stop at the Windmill.

John

Used to use Sabrette - untill the corp began having the hot dogs manufactured for own signature - now packaged and sold as Windmill franks/hot dogs.

BTW - the signature West End windmill recently repaired and rewired the lighting of the arms of the windmill - wuite a spectacle again.

[themachoman]

Originally Posted by Hank N Judy

Hi Gracie, I like Nathans and Hebrew National but I think Schickhouse is the filet mignon of hot dogs. I found a place on line that has them but I don't know if they will ship to Fl. I will call them Mon. and if I am successful I will post info.

How can they be compared? Nathans and Hebrew National are all beef kosher hot dogs while Shickhaus are made with Beef and Pork.

[Skip2MySue]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

Used to use Sabrette - untill the corp began having the hot dogs manufactured for own signature - now packaged and sold as Windmill franks/hot dogs.

BTW - the signature West End windmill recently repaired and rewired the lighting of the arms of the windmill - wuite a spectacle again.

From a fellow Jerseyian I've noticed the difference in the Windmill hot dogs and after the last purchase swore I was done with them. They now seem way to salty........Have had dogs in the past from Sideroff's and Max's and recently discovered Hoffman's in Publix. Natural casing Hoffman's are delicious in my opinion.
Skip 2
P.S. Love Schickhaus bologna

[Chatbrat]

My wife will only eat Hoffmann's due to the lack of sodium content

[keithwand]

Hey Bonny...ever have Plaths Meats hot dogs from Rogers City?
Homemade and the best. Great bacon too and now a second store in Petoskey.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by bookseller61

Try Hoffmanns hot dogs. Syracuse ny based but available in certain supermarkets in the Villages. Public for sure. Gourmet quality!

As I posted earlier - my favorite. If you have tasted a Hoffman's and like a different brand better please post - I'll try it in a heartbeat (maybe my last one). But only if you have tried did the comparison test.

[tomwed]

THE place to go for hot dogs in NJ is Rutt's Hut.

read all about it

[Ecuadog]

I like natural-casing, beef franks. Occasionally, I find Publix's own brand and they're pretty good. Sometimes, Publix will have Sabrett's. You can get 3-pound packages of Sabrett's in the Brooksville Sam's Club. Boar's Head are good. Nathan's are near the top. In this day and age, you can get just about anything you want online, for a price.

There's a New Jersey guy, John Fox, who knows just about everything there is to know about hot dogs. If you're so inclined, you can read all about hot dogs on RoadFood.com. This link will take you to a thread started by John. It's now over 2,000 posts and goes back over 10 years. Even though the thread is titled New Jersey Hot Dogs, it's not all strictly about New Jersey.

Shickhaus is mentioned more than once in RoadFood threads. Do a search.