Everyone knows that when you cook a hot dog, it swells up. Enough swelling and it splits open. We can control these splits by making our own cuts through the skin.
I would advise caution in holding the knife as I do. You could use an exacto knife or wrap a bit of masking tape around some of the blade to protect your hand.
Experiment with the depths of the cuts as the deeper cuts equal more splitting
Here are some examples of designs you could try. The last one is my favorite but I have to admit the idea is not mine (It came from a friend) The octopus only has four legs so it is really a quadropus but if you try to cut 8 legs I find they curl too much and don't look good.
Here they all are ready to eat. We don't normally hide them in buns but who am I to tell you how to eat a hot dog?
This is why I do it!
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