Hot Dog Trick for Cookouts

Here's a trick that you can use at a cookout.

Volunteer to help and grab the job to open the packages of hot dogs.

Then, use a knife to make an X in the end of each hot dog like this:


Image: Hot Dog SIDE VIEW and END VIEW


Image: Hot Dog AFTER

When the hot dogs are cooked on the grill, the ends will pop open.

Hot Dog!, a photo by stevegarfield on Flickr.

Kids love them!

Adults too.

Update:
Chris Brogan pointed me to Grace Piper's link the the Chow: Spiral Cut Hot Dog!

I'll have to try that one. ;-)