The $12 Wagyu Beef Hot Dogs That I’m Grilling on Repeat All Summer Long

With grilling season in full swing, all I can think about are cookout foods. Pasta salad, potato salad, BBQ chicken, hamburgers, and, of course, hot dogs. You name it, I’m drooling over it. I love taking advantage of New England’s summers, and enjoying a cookout with friends and family is one of my favorite activities. If I had to pick just one favorite cookout food, it’d have to be the hot dog. (My friends and I have a running tally of how many we’ve eaten this summer, so I’d say that’s a pretty solid choice.) 

Listen, hot dogs are easy. They’re easy to cook, easy to eat, affordable, and taste delicious with a little char from the grill. But I don’t discriminate — any hot dog is good in my book. That being said, the best hot dog I’ve ever had (up there with the ones from Kansas City Steak Co.) was crafted with delicious Wagyu beef from Snake River Farms.

Snake River Farms Wagyu Beef Hot Dogs are the missing piece to your summer gathering. But be warned: Once you have them, everyone will be asking for more. These hot dogs are made with 100% American Wagyu Beef from Snake Rivers Farm in Boise, Idaho, so you can trust that they’re fresh and not packed with strange ingredients. The hot dogs come in a pack of five and are pre-cooked, so you can eat them right away if you choose. The beef is seasoned with a blend of spices and slowly smoked with authentic hardwood, giving them a nice, smoky aftertaste. Once you order them, you can count on delivery to your door in one to three business days — just in time for your upcoming cookout.

Being a hot dog lover, it doesn’t take much for me to be enamored of the taste of a good ‘ol frank, but let me tell you: Snake River Farms’ American Wagyu Hot Dogs blew my taste buds out of the water. When I first tried them while on a work trip, I was amazed by how packed with flavor they were — smoky with a touch of spice in the best way. And how juicy they were on the inside? Ah, I’m drooling just talking about them. I, of course, dressed mine with my favorite condiments, but it was totally unnecessary — I could have eaten these hot dogs plain! The only thing to be aware of is that the skin on the outside is a little tough. But if you can get past that, the juicy, flavor-packed inside is phenomenal. All of my coworkers at the time couldn’t get enough!

Buy: Snake River Farms American Wagyu Hot Dogs, $12