Tuesday, May 7

 
The world’s greatest hot dog maker?

I dunno. This looks like a much pricier version of the Presto hot dog cooker my brother dragged home from a rummage sale sometime in the late 60s or early 70s. I'm not a fan of one-purpose appliances, but the guy who wrote this column thinks it's the greatest thing since, well, since sliced bread. It looks and acts like a toaster, except the slots are different. I think it's telling that a guy thought this was great, whereas your typical overworked mother is thinking, "Great. I don't have anyplace to put this, I still have to clean it out, I can't put brats or Vienna dogs in there, it costs $50, and my kids eat too many hot dogs now as it is." It might not ever replace the microwave-toaste oven combination, unless of course you're a single guy with more money than sense.
posted by Unknown 11:55 AM