Batter up! Baseball season is coming soon. What’s better than a cool refreshing beverage of your choice and a hot dog at the ball game! Now is the time for those concession stands to start gearing up for the season. Hot dog equipment is available in many different styles, sizes and capacities. There are units that hold 18 hot dogs and 12 buns with the hot dogs in a cradle such as model 174 cba from star. I like this style because the hot dog stays juicy as it heats up. There is another style that has a spike to hold the dogs. Capacity on these are 24 dogs and 12 buns. Star Mfg. carries both of these . There are also steamer type hot dog units that hold 150 hot dogs and 30 buns.
If you want to have the ability to offer foot longs, polish style, and other styles you may want to go with a hot dog roller grill. There are different capacities of these as well . The rollers come in chrome and non stick for easy clean up. There are bun warmers that can sit underneath them as well as sneeze guards for self service. If you want to look at some of the different sizes, capacities and options please check out Star, Vollrath and Nemco on our web site. Don’t forget the tongs and other accessories to go with them. Three strikes you are out in baseball but your never out with a good hot dog your way. Home run!!
-Jerry Kraushaar is a leading chef and sales consultant for Burkett Restaurant Equipment.
