How Long to Grill Beef Hotdogs on a Traeger
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Fire up the Traeger! These smoked hot dogs are the bees' knees! They're quick, easy, and perfect for a crowd.
Judge me if you will, but a hot dog cooked over a good fire is one of my guilty pleasures.
I love smoked brisket, smoked pulled pork, smoked burgers, and pretty much everything I cook on the Traeger, but a well-cooked dog has a special place in my heart.
Smoked hot dogs are incredibly easy, basically hands-off, and great for cooking for a crowd without worrying about flipping or burning.
This easy smoked hot dog recipe is dedicated to a good fire.
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- Tips + Tricks
- Key Ingredients
- How To Smoke Hot Dogs
- Batch + Storage Information
- More Smoked Recipes To Try:
- Variations + Substitutions
- Hot Dog Topping Suggestions
- Recommended Equipment
- If you love this post
- 📖 Printable Recipe
Tips + Tricks
No. 1 --> Don't scoff at the time this recipe takes! It will be a little longer than you're used to, but the cook time is completely hands off. Indirect cooking, like on a pellet grill, eliminates the possibility of burning the dogs.
No. 2 --> Use your favorite hot dogs. My personal favorite are the inexpensive Our Compliments dogs from Sobeys.
No. 3 --> You don't need a Slot Dog to make these hot dogs, but it's highly convenient! This nifty tool cuts a diamond pattern into your hot dog. These little cuts expand allowing smoke flavor to penetrate more deeply into the dog. As an added bonus, the cross cut pattern actually holds on to sauces, rub, and condiments so much better than a smooth dog!
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Key Ingredients
Hot dogs: Start with your favorite hot dog. All beef, chicken, vegan, whatever you love, use that! Use cold, firm, skinless hot dogs, straight from the fridge. Skip the sausage and brats, those are different recipes!
Buns: In this house, we love fresh bakery buns for our hot dogs!
How To Smoke Hot Dogs
- Preheat your smoker to 180f.
- Remove hot dogs from the fridge and discard any wrapping.
- Use your SlotDog to score the hot dogs on one side. If you don't have a SlotDog, carefully score your dog in a crosshatch pattern about 1/8"deep along one side. The scoring helps the hot dogs to lay flat once cooked, as well as expands the surface area for capturing smoke flavor.
- Place the scored hot dogs on the lower rack of your pellet grill.
- Smoke the dogs at 180f for 30 minutes. Increase grill temperature to 350f, and cook the dogs for 10 - 15 minutes or until cooked. Internal temperature should be 160f before removing them from the grill.
- Serve your smoked hot dogs with your favorite toppings! See below for some awesome hot dog topping ideas!
Batch + Storage Information
Batch:
This smoked hot dogs recipe as written makes 6 hot dogs, but is infinitely scaleable. You can smoke as many or as few as you like!
Storage:
Smoked hot dogs are best eaten fresh, but if you run into a leftover situation, wrap your leftover hot dogs tightly in plastic wrap and store them in the fridge for a day or two. They can be reheated in the microwave.
More Smoked Recipes To Try:
-
Smoked Burgers
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Smoked Jalapeño Popper Dip
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Smoked Jalapeño Poppers
-
Smoked Pork Tenderloin
Variations + Substitutions
- Flavored dogs: in a small shallow dish, add 1/4 cup of your favorite rub. I love using the leftover rub from my smoked pork picnics! Slot the hot dogs, or slice them, then roll them in the rub before placing them on the smoker.
- Sweet dogs: after scoring the hot dogs, brush them with your favorite BBQ sauce before placing them on the smoker.
Hot Dog Topping Suggestions
Sometimes, you just gotta go beyond mustard and ketchup!
- minced onion
- sauerkraut
- pickled jalapenos
- mac and cheese
Get totally creative and try something like these:
- Cold Dog - Chili + cheese
- DLT - dog, lettuce, tomato, and mayo!
- Nacho Dog - guacamole, cheese, diced onions, and jalapenos.
- 2P Dog - pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and coleslaw.
Recommended Equipment
- Smoker:Kevy and I purchased a TRAEGER TIMBERLINE 1300 in June 2019. Our life has changed! It's such a great machine - we've run thousands of pounds of pellets through it and would buy it again and again! Check out all the great SMOKED RECIPES we've developed.
- Temperature Probe:I have and LOVE a MEATER+ MEAT PROBE. The probe itself is really brilliantly designed with a self-charging dock, a minimalistic probe, and really intuitive app.
📖 Printable Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Add a smoked spin to your hot dogs this summer with this easy smoked hot dogs recipe. They're quick to prepare and the cooking time is hands-off. This makes the perfect recipe for your summer gatherings!
Ingredients
- 6 hot dogs
- 6 buns
- desired toppings
Instructions
- Preheat your smoker to 180f.
- Remove hot dogs from the fridge and discard any wrapping.
- Use your SlotDog to score the hot dogs on one side. If you don't have a SlotDog, carefully score your dog in a crosshatch pattern about 1/8"deep along one side.
- Place the scored hot dogs on the lower rack of your pellet grill.
- Smoke the dogs at 180f for 30 minutes. Increase grill temperature to 350f, and cook the dogs for 10-15 minutes or until cooked. Internal temperature should be 160f before removing them from the grill.
- Serve with your favorite toppings!
Notes
Batch:
This smoked hot dogs recipe as written makes 6 hot dogs, but is infinitely scaleable. You can smoke as many or as few as you like!
Storage:
Smoked hot dogs are best eaten fresh, but if you run into a leftover situation, wrap your leftover hot dogs tightly in plastic wrap and store them in the fridge for a day or two. They can be reheated in the microwave.
variations + substitutions
- Flavored dogs: in a small shallow dish, add 1/4 cup of your favorite rub. I love using the leftover rub from my SMOKED PORK PICNICS! Slot the hot dogs, or slice them, then roll them in the rub before placing them on the smoker.
- Sweet dogs: after scoring the hot dogs, brush them with your favorite BBQ sauce before placing them on the smoker.
hot dog topping suggestions
Sometimes, you just gotta go beyond mustard and ketchup!
- minced onion
- sauerkraut
- pickled jalapenos
- mac and cheese
Get totally creative and try something like these:
- Cold Dog - Chili + cheese
- DLT - dog, lettuce, tomato, and mayo!
- Nacho Dog - GUACAMOLE, cheese, diced onions, and jalapenos.
- 2P Dog - pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and coleslaw.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6 Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 277 Total Fat: 16g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 8g Cholesterol: 28mg Sodium: 626mg Carbohydrates: 23g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 4g Protein: 10g
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Source: https://www.cravethegood.com/smoked-hot-dogs/
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