Oscar Mayer Cheese Dogs

Cheese is these hot dogs's toxic trait. Why is there cheese in there? Worse, why is it in weird little polka dots throughout, rather than in a stripe or something?! I can just buy cheese! And it doesn't super go with ketchup, but it isn't very good without, so IDK what to do with these. They're filling and quick but a little gross. 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Oscar Mayer Classic Beef Franks

So let me be "frank" with you -- I wasn't looking for a beef frank. I wanted a turkey dog, a chicken dog, or worst case scenario, a part turkey dog. But the only one of those at my store were nearly expired long turkey dogs at twice the price. Disgusting. So I got these, even though they're shortening my lifespan as we speak. At least they taste fine. All these franks frankly taste the same to me. I don't know why, but when the semester winds down, I yearn for a hot dog. Now I have 10!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Ball Park Beef Hot Dogs

Yikes. These were not good, even in a hungry time. They taste like a burnt fatty meat hole. I don't know if it's the Ballpark or the beef, but either way, I'm staying away.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 4/10

Oscar Mayer Classic Uncured Wieners

Ah, nothing like a fresh Uncured Wiener. I'm not really a big hot dog fan, but in the time of covid, things are different. I got these at the Walgreens after my first vax shot! And although they are beef/pork and not turkey, they are good. They taste and smell like a classic hot dog. Of course they are also fatty and generally bad for your body, but they are good to eat. And at least there's protein!

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10

Auntie Anne's Pretzel Dogs

This seems like it would be amazing, because duh, a pretzel and a hot dog, but in honesty it wasn't that good. Kind of like a pizza roll in its anticlimax. The taste was OK but it gave me a stomach ache. Maybe better to eat a hot dog and then some pretzel. I put mustard on it, and that was fine. I should just make hot dogs with cheese in crescent rolls. The ultimate in snaxx.

Overall
Cost: 4/10
Taste: 5/10

Oscar Mayer Turkey Uncured Franks

Unlike with bread, there aren't a lot of "may contain nuts" warnings in the hot dog section, so I wasn't starved for choice in my wiener shopping. I like to get something both cheap and low-calorie, but also not a weird looking store brand, so I settled on these bad boys. They're perfectly serviceable, even though I will admit the turkey taste is less delicious than a beef or even chicken dog. However, it isn't THAT big a difference, especially with condiments, and it's also much healthier both in terms of calories and carcinogens. They don't shrivel up when you cook them, which is actually disappointing to me, but whatever - 28 seconds in the microwave and you have a filling snack or meal, with protein, for like 1$. Can't argue with that.

Overall
Cost: 6/10 [3$]
Taste: 6/10

Pepperidge Farm Top Sliced Hot Dog Buns

These buns are fine. I actually like the top cut these have better than the standard side cut, because then they don't rip in half and they're easier to eat. I only got these because they were literally the only hot dog buns in my grocery store I wasn't allergic to, though. As I looked through the ingredients of bun after bun, on a Sunday night to avoid the crowds, a man said to me "HARD TO DECIDE, HUH?" and I wanted to punch him, but I didn't, I said "ha ha, yeah. :)". Anyway, these fit the bill. There's 8 per pack, which again, makes absolutely no sense considering the 10-hot dog norm, but whatever. They're a good size and taste fine, nothing special or amazing though. They don't break and they don't kill me. I'm a fan.


Overall
Cost: 5/10 (3.50$)
Taste: 6/10

Sonic Drive-In

I guess the official name of this place is "Sonic Drive In" because sonic itself is such a common word! Too bad. I've only ever heard it called Sonic, so I didn't fully conceptualize that it was JUST a drive-in place because I didn't grow up near one. But we went today, and it's true, you pull up to your own little ordering window and wait for them to bring you the food. Apart from hating to drive and hating drive-through windows, I like that you get your own little menu to look at with no rush, and you can order when you're ready by pushing a button.

Food-wise, it seems like just burgers, chicken, hot dogs, and drinks, which is general fast-foody-food. They don't seem to have nuts in their non drink/dessert stuff, which is nice. I got a regular (all-america) hot dog and some mozz sticks, and both were totally acceptable but not incredible. I didn't get violently ill, which is always a plus! I would go back with no hesitation, but it wouldn't be my first choice.

Overall
Cost: 6/10 (seemed decent for non-combos, maybe 2-3$ per item)
Taste: 6/10

Super Pretzel Pretzel Dogs (Beef and Cheddar Cheese)

I probably should regret buying and eating these, but they're too little to regret. Plus, they were on sale for like 2.00 and I was in the mood for pigs in a blanket, which is basically what this was. Note you have to cook them for like 60 sec, not 30. But anyway, these are a little greasy and have a little bit of a weird aftertaste, but overall it's a wee hot dog in a nice pretzel bread. They taste good, but they aren't filling and they're nutritionally crap, so probably they don't taste good enough to overcome those things. Just make your own hot dog concoction at home.


Overall
Cost: 7/10
Taste: 8/10