Not preheating the grill or oven

The first step in almost all recipes is preheating. And yet, practically all of you have been known to forget to do it. You might believe that you can simply add a little more cook time, but doing so frequently produces unimpressive results. Hot dogs that are cooked for an extended period of time tend to dry up and cook unevenly.

The dual cooking method using both direct and indirect heat is more difficult to employ on a grill that hasn't been adequately prepared. Moving your hot dogs back and forth between the hot and chilly sides of the grill is ideal. It becomes unnecessarily difficult to properly heat and char your hot dogs when your heating system is unstable. Hotdogs can adhere to a grill if you use one that hasn't been preheated, however, this is more of a concern with hamburgers and steaks. Pulling your frankfurter off the grill after it has become trapped can be disastrous.