Hotdogs are lifeless. Lengthy stay the spiral hotdog.

• TikTok prepare dinner Carolina Gelen simply dropped a video tutorial on how one can prepare dinner spiral hotdogs.
• These canines are sliced like a Slinky, permitting for higher caramelization and absorption of toppings. 
• The video has accrued thousands and thousands of views in lower than two days.

“BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE HOT DOG SPACE,” decreed Twitter person @urbenist, talking for us all. 

It is true. Simply in time for cookout season, TikTok foodie Carolina Gelen has dropped a tutorial video on how one can make “spiral hotdogs.”

“This simple method provides you extra floor space for caramelization, for taste, and undoubtedly extra enjoyable,” Gelen explains. 

This is the way it goes:

Earlier than cooking, Gelen threads a skewer by every hotdog after which slices every one at a 45-degree angle from prime to backside. Gelen pulls the skewer out to disclose a wonderfully Slinky-esque, helical canine. 

Cue a slow-mo shot of 5 of this stuff rolling fluidly round a cast-iron pan within the daylight, catching a charred caramelization on the pores and skin whereas the meat inside stays intact, cooking excellent. 

To hammer dwelling the purpose, Gelen cuts to a comparability shot. On the left, a spiral hotdog stretched throughout a bun, with uniform crevices for ketchup, mayo, mustard, relish, what have you ever, to seep in. Beside it, a basic hotdog — inviting! Meaty! Engaging! However one thing’s not fairly proper… it is misplaced its je ne sais quoi. 

We transfer on, to the condiments. As you possibly can see, spiral canines “can maintain so many extra toppings resulting from their form,” Gelen explains. Gelen goes the connoisseur route, roasting pink peppers on the grill to make a contemporary salsa, and making a contemporary pickle mayo. It appears to be like scrumptious, although it does not reply my burning query: what does this imply for chili cheese canines?

Lower than two days after the video dropped, it has accrued 1.5 million views and over 218,000 likes, with effusive feedback pouring in. 

This isn’t essentially a dying knell for the basic canine — the unique party-starter, a low-lift automobile and outlet for creativity, a meal for us all, Nancy Pelosi included. However good concepts spark innovation, and it is a fairly good one.

The spiral canine is right here and, clearly, I am right here for it.