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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 @[email protected]!

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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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It would probably work in a pinch, but do not use the darkness settings, keep a very close eye on it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

darkness? why would that effect things?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oki, will stop using my knife from now on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

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