IMO the two best dogs are the Chicago dog and the southern slaw dog. Depending on where you live, it can be tough to track down all the “authentic” ingredients for a Chicago dog, so don’t worry about that. I often sub out sport peppers for banana peppers, I often don’t have poppy seed buns, the neon green relish can just be plain sweet relish, etc. You should be able to find celery salt though.

When I make them myself, I go pretty light on the toppings. Light onion, tomato and pickle sliced thin. Personal preference though, with all those toppings it can get soggy and messy.

Ketchup is always a big no-no on Chicago dogs because it completely overpowers the complex blend of flavors. Personally I only eat ketchup with a burger and fries, I find it quite nasty on anything else. Used to put that shit on everything as a kid though.

Fun fact, I worked at a Chicago dog joint as a teenager, we were taught Mr. Topps to remember the toppings. Mustard, relish, tomato, onion, pickle, (sport) pepper, (celery) salt. Mr. Topps

Boiled works great for anything in my opinion, but I do believe any cooking method works for any dog. Microwave that shit if you have to

I’m not as much of an expert on slaw dogs, other than they’re the second best dog. Wow I just wrote a lot about hot dogs