Most delicious way to cook wieners?

[sdifox]

Soup? IF you have an egg, you can scramble the egg, cut up the wieners and dump both into boiling water, season to taste?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Soup? IF you have an egg, you can scramble the egg, cut up the wieners and dump both into boiling water, season to taste?

I don't have words for how disgusting that sounds. Scrambled egg in water? WTF?

 

[sdifox]

I don't have words for how disgusting that sounds. Scrambled egg in water? WTF?

egg drop soup is a Chinese dish. Granted he is short on ingredients

The most basic egg drop soup involves water, sesame oil, msg (optional), salt, egg and scallion.

This is a little more upscale http://rasamalaysia.com/egg-drop-soup-recipe/

Isn't there a sizeable Chinese population in New Zealand? I find it strange you don't know about egg drop soup.

 

[guyver01]

(1)deep fry them in oil until the casing becomes extra crispy.
(2)place into a potato bun and serve with spicy brown mustard, relish and onions.
(3)...
(4)enjoy.

 

[guyver01]

Scrambled egg in water? WTF?

it's called poaching, and is a legitimate cooking technique.

The egg is cracked into a small bowl, and then gently slid into a pan of simmering water and cooked until the egg white has mostly solidified, but the yolk remains soft. The 'perfect' poached egg has a runny yolk, with a hardening crust and no raw white remaining.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Isn't there a sizeable Chinese population in New Zealand? I find it strange you don't know about egg drop soup.

:hmm: Yeah there are a decent number of Asians, although I don't know if they're Chinese or otherwise. They all look alike to me I maintain my position that that sounds absolutely revolting, and you've confirmed my suspicion that it looks awful too.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

The egg is cracked into a small bowl, and then gently slid into a pan of simmering water and cooked until the egg white has mostly solidified, but the yolk remains soft. The 'perfect' poached egg has a runny yolk, with a hardening crust and no raw white remaining.

I poach eggs frequently, that is not what he is describing. Click the link posted above, what he is describing is scrambled egg served in water like a soup. *vomit*

 

[guyver01]

that it looks awful too.

WTF??

Poached eggs look like perfection... and taste awesome on English Muffins.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Seriously dude, read.

 

[sdifox]

:hmm: Yeah there are a decent number of Asians, although I don't know if they're Chinese or otherwise. They all look alike to me I maintain my position that that sounds absolutely revolting, and you've confirmed my suspicion that it looks awful too.

Your loss. It's a great quick late night snack. Not too filling yet satisfying.


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[guyver01]

Seriously dude, read.

i cant get to his link.. behind corporate firewall.

If he's serving eggs IN water.. then yes... that's fucked up.

If he's cooking it in water.. then draining water... that's poaching.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Oh and BTW the shocking thing DOES work and is fast but you know it doesn't taste the same. It's hard to explain. I cooked one for a friend and she said it tasted electrocuted! I thought that was hilarious because I don't know what electricity tastes like. It reminded me when someone complains their food tastes funky and when asked they reply with "it tastes like chemicals". Ugh.

So perhaps the fastest way but not the tastiest. I guess it depends on your likes and toppings. We were eating them naked no buns or anything so any funkiness would've been easier to taste as well.

Stepping up the voltage just causes breakdown to occur faster (as seen near the end of the video) however that was at line voltage. Going several kilovolts and 1-2A (thousands of watts) and getting a sudden breakdown causes an expulsion of flaming bits of beef and hog intestine which some may find quite gross.D:

haha it's funny since when I saw the thread title I was just going to post what you did.

I want to try that with 120. It might make it more "slow cooked".

In fact this is grounds for experimentation, what if you put it on a pan, then put a piece of foil on top, make sure the foil does not touch the pan, then put the neutral on the pan and the hot on the foil, it might cook it more evenly. It should probably be held down better so the foil does not turn and hit the pan. May as well use a GFCI for kicks, but at this stage, what's the point, we're already throwing safety out the window. :twisted:


edit: The more I think of it, I want to make a device that is safe to use, to cook weiners this way, I think it could be fun. "Anybody want a hot dog?" "yes" *take them out of freezer, 5 minutes later* "ok they're ready, sorry they're a bit overcooked"

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

i cant get to his link.. behind corporate firewall.

If he's serving eggs IN water.. then yes... that's fucked up.

If he's cooking it in water.. then draining water... that's poaching.

This is what he is describing, egg drop soup:

His link makes it look slightly more appetizing (only because of the professional photography), but still. Ugh.

 

[sdifox]

i cant get to his link.. behind corporate firewall.

If he's serving eggs IN water.. then yes... that's fucked up.

If he's cooking it in water.. then draining water... that's poaching.

Wikipedia also blocked? Yes, it's egg in water, as in a soup.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_drop_soup

 

[Rubycon]

You want the current to flow through the wiener axially so its internal resistance produces heat. Placing in a pan with a conductor on the top side results in a shorter path and probably arcing and charring almost immediately.

In any case it's worth an experiment! If you are willing and can video it be sure to upload it on youtube!

Here's a commercially available electric hot dog cooker from the '70s.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PRESTO-HOT-DOGG...all_Kitchen_Appliances_US?hash=item27aea5f85b

haha it's funny since when I saw the thread title I was just going to post what you did.

I want to try that with 120. It might make it more "slow cooked".

In fact this is grounds for experimentation, what if you put it on a pan, then put a piece of foil on top, make sure the foil does not touch the pan, then put the neutral on the pan and the hot on the foil, it might cook it more evenly. It should probably be held down better so the foil does not turn and hit the pan. May as well use a GFCI for kicks, but at this stage, what's the point, we're already throwing safety out the window. :twisted:

 

[sdifox]

This is what he is describing, egg drop soup:

His link makes it look slightly more appetizing (only because of the professional photography), but still. Ugh.

I don't like that particular variety. Tomatoes give the soup a little more acid than I like.

 

[guyver01]

The places i've had egg drop soup have the 'soup' portion being chicken stock.. not pure water.

And the eggs are mixed with flour, making it almost like an egg dumpling.

Personally, i mix Egg Drop Soup with Hot & Sour soup ... gives it a better taste.

 

[sdifox]

The places i've had egg drop soup have the 'soup' portion being chicken stock.. not pure water.

And the eggs are mixed with flour, making it almost like an egg dumpling.

Personally, i mix Egg Drop Soup with Hot & Sour soup ... gives it a better taste.

Like I said, he is short on a few ingredients ... The wieners will give the water some meat taste.
But I do make egg drop soup with just egg, water, sesame oil, scallions, white pepper,oil and salt. There are a few varieties of egg drop soup, some are starched while others are not.

 

[sdifox]

You want the current to flow through the wiener axially so its internal resistance produces heat. Placing in a pan with a conductor on the top side results in a shorter path and probably arcing and charring almost immediately.

In any case it's worth an experiment! If you are willing and can video it be sure to upload it on youtube!

Here's a commercially available electric hot dog cooker from the '70s.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PRESTO-HOT-DOGG...all_Kitchen_Appliances_US?hash=item27aea5f85b

I see you are also a member of The League of Volunteering Others.

 

[nageov3t]

charcoal grilled and slightly burnt imo

 

[Red Squirrel]

You want the current to flow through the wiener axially so its internal resistance produces heat. Placing in a pan with a conductor on the top side results in a shorter path and probably arcing and charring almost immediately.

In any case it's worth an experiment! If you are willing and can video it be sure to upload it on youtube!

Here's a commercially available electric hot dog cooker from the '70s.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PRESTO-HOT-DOGG...all_Kitchen_Appliances_US?hash=item27aea5f85b

Yeah I was thinking that too, it might just find the shortest path and pretty much not bother going through the rest, so one spot will be very burnt and the rest hardly cooked.

Another experiment to try is to put 240 like in the video, but put the neutral right in the middle. I think it would not really change much though. Or alternate hot and neutral closer together with many pins. Something like a nail bed where they alternate, you just stick it on the nail bed and hit the switch. Hmmm, this calls for experimentation. The type of electrode used probably affects the taste too. Stainless steel is probably the best way to go.

Either way if I try it I will make a video, I just have a still cam that can take videos but it might work out ok. I'll have to remember next time I want a hot dog. And why limit this to sausage and wieners?

 

[Ika]

egg drop soup is pretty delicious, actually, if it's done right. you should try it sometime.

 

[dawp]

out in the middle of the woods over a campfire skewered on a sharpened stick.

 

[Rubycon]

I like this one with LEDs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXx1qxH247k&

Yeah I was thinking that too, it might just find the shortest path and pretty much not bother going through the rest, so one spot will be very burnt and the rest hardly cooked.

Another experiment to try is to put 240 like in the video, but put the neutral right in the middle. I think it would not really change much though. Or alternate hot and neutral closer together with many pins. Something like a nail bed where they alternate, you just stick it on the nail bed and hit the switch. Hmmm, this calls for experimentation. The type of electrode used probably affects the taste too. Stainless steel is probably the best way to go.

Either way if I try it I will make a video, I just have a still cam that can take videos but it might work out ok. I'll have to remember next time I want a hot dog. And why limit this to sausage and wieners?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I like this one with LEDs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXx1qxH247k&

Haha yeah, I'm surprised that worked tbh, it's not like they are strategically placed so they get a complete circuit. Guess the electricity is just flowing in all sorts of directions in that wiener