Making The Perfect Hot Dog Completely from Scratch (Chili Cheese) 

Looks BUSSIN! But also disappointed that papa didn't raise the pig or cow himself from "scratch", other than that 10/10

Wife: why don't we just buy hot dog buns, they're like a dollar per pack. Me: PAPA NO KEESE!

"whatever grinder you have is fine" me: *dumps weed onto floor*

Cincinnatian here, you made a very authentic chili! The cinnamon is definitely essential, some places nearby (Skyline and Gold Star are the two big names in Cincy) actually add some cocoa powder to the spice blend. Consider it a bit of a "secret ingredient" kind of thing, but everyone knows it's cocoa powder. Cincinnati style chili also goes well over pasta with a pile of finely shredded cheddar stacked atop, it's weird, but so good.

When papa himself says it's going to be hard... Ima head out ✌️

I'm from Cincinnati/Dayton Ohio. Thank you Papa! My girlfriend has been telling me skyline chili sucks because they put cinnamon in it. I sent this to her and said Papa is always right, so she is wrong. I will enjoy this victory on the couch tonight.

Man, so much winning in here. 2 critiques: Cinci chili has dark chocolate in it. And that completed dog was begging for some raw diced onion! Cuts through the richness. Perfection

My wife made it today from scratch following your recipe. It was really good. The buns also turned out to be nice. Thanks for these great videos.

Would have been the perfect episode for a crossover with Ordinary Sausage

Joshua uploads and that means I’m gonna be hungry all day 😭

Yes sometimes it gets complicated and takes awhile, but you always make your dishes seem achievable to the rest of us. I love it

The more I watch his videos the more I get excited in my journey of making my own things. I looooovve cooking making stuff from scratch since I was young. Seeing a cooking channel that actually makes things from scratch gives my life!

Helpful tip: before grinding meat, throw it in the freezer until it's almost frozen (still a bit flexible). It'll grind much better and easier that way.

There is no way I could ever make this because I have less than 20% of these ingredients/tools/time, but I watched all the way thru cause this man DID THAT. respect 🙌

"And all it took was 26 hours of back breaking work - AND THAT'S HOW I LIKE IT" we know Josh, and we thank you 😂

I shouldn't have laughed as much as I did when the transition "keeping it safe for the little babies" came on.

Most RU-vidrs when they become successful significantly reduce the rate at which they produce videos. Your consistency is just unmatched. Apart from your amazing recipes and personality, I think this is what makes you one of the best RU-vidrs there is. Respect

"THIS ISN'T JUST A HOT DOG... THIS IS A HAUTE DOG" 😭😭😭😭😭

Like the fact that you do everything from scratch, it shows that you are experienced and your love for food is way beyond.

Oh man that takes me back. My babysitter as a kid was a mother of 6 from Jordan. All her kids weee grown when she started taking me in. I remember so well when we would sit together on the floor hand stuffing meats into sausage casings. Neither of us knew the other’s language but that never stopped us from talking 😂

Other cultures: fully balanced meals with veggies and proteins America: "We topped out meat with more meat!"

I've never looked so longingly at hot dogs before. They looked so good.

Being that I’m from Dayton, Ohio (30mins from Cincinnati), Skyline, and Gold Star are the best, but you did justice for Cincinnati with the chili, big difference from Texas, and Cincinnati chili. Great Job 👏🏾

I'm no chef just a fan but to get my meat so fine I add water to the mincemeat with seasoning, not too much water to drown it just enough to enable it to break super fine with a wooden spatular whilst stirring on medium heat, the liquid will evaporate leaving super fine meat the way I like it, once again I am a fan not ignorant. Also I turn 40 in January and getting your book as a gift. This method was introduced to me by my mother who sadly passed this year at 70. All my inspiration and passion for cooking comes from her. Love your channel you are my go-to guy for ideas..

Joshua in the next video…. “Let’s make our own water, shall we?”

“And I will use your tears to cure my next batch of sausage” quite possibly the most genius line He’s used to date, had me rolling 😂

Hello joshua! I followed ur recipe and it turned out amazing! Please continue doing your amazing job!!!!

So excited to try a new chili recipe! Josh's recipes always tastes amazing. He's the only chef that's never failed me 🙏🍽

Josh: “Grind your own meat” Also Josh: uses pre-ground beef in the chili

This guy's kid has won the lottery of lunch

10:54 "... and people are gonna be like, 'Oh, Josh, but it's so much effort! 😢' Yeah! and guess what? There's reward on the other end of that effort!" Josh just described life, lmao!

Another Cincinnatian here, beyond excited to see you make these! Your recipe looks pretty dang spot on, as mentioned in other comments, some places use cocoa powder as well, but these look incredible. They may need more shredded cheddar cheese, but these look, as papa might say, BUSSIN'

Just needs mustard. The default Cincinnati "Cheese Coney" has mustard & onions.

I actually only watch Joshua when l am eating. First because his videos are so entertaining and so that I am not dying from hunger all day

Great video as always, Joshua. Is it just me, but when I ate hot dogs (I eat pretty much plant based now), I always put the stuff on first and then the hot dog on top. The on-top style helps keep everything in when you bite it.

Omg, I’ve been trying to figure out how to make homemade hotdogs for SUCH a long time. The perfect video had finally been found 🙏

Josh: *emulsifies meat by mixing by hand* Josh: *uses his $400 kitchenaid STAND MIXER to stuff hot dogs*

"If the greatest things in the world were easy, they wouldn't be as great." -Papa Wiseman 2021

just some minor concerns to the written recipe (mostly concerning the chili): the chili calls for 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar but the instructions don't really state where in the cooking process to add that. plus the list doesn't include the garlic. i snapped a picture of the list just so i could take it with me to the store only to realize i got home and forgot the fresh garlic. but its ok, the chili still came out pretty good. just thought i'd bring those details to your attention.

Today when grocery shopping with my wife and walking down the bread isle….. she asked if I was needing buns for chili dogs tonight…… I smiled and said no. I’m making them. She stopped and looked at me like I had lost my mind. In the next couples months I will also be making the hotdogs too! Papa has inspired me!

As an Ohio born person, with a varied palette for Cincinnati chili, I approve of your construction of chili sauce. Very effective, Papa has done well~ (Just remember to call them coneys, not chili dogs. We’re not Sonic the Hedgehog after all 😉)

9:27 "This isn't just a hot dog, this is a _haute dog._ *France declares war on Texas.*

I got love for him because of his love for Culinary Arts, and his passion for it. He cooks EVERYTHING from scratch.

My Cincinnati heart is flattered 🥰 you did good!!!

Josh not even a month ago: "ReCiPeS nEeD tO dIfFeReNtIaTe BeTwEeN lIgHt Or DaRk BrOwN sUgAr! Josh today: 2:38

"completely from scratch" didnt even make his own cheese

These are awesome.. a ton of thanks

never once did I ever think that a cooking channel would get sponsored by GEICO.

What nickname did the hot dog give to his wife? Honey bun.

Cincinnati in the comments here. My family has been making Cinci chili at home since before Skyline was a restaurant. You actually did the chili really well. Super close. The grated onion, the generic store bought bottle chili powder, the tomato paste, and the hundred or so spices.... Except one BIG thing. Browning the beef... you don't brown the beef. It's super weird at first, but the trick to the super fine indistinct bits of beef in the chili is to add the beef to room temperature water and whip it until it turns into this weird beef pasty watery sludge. Then add that to the toasted spiced and tomato paste.

I LIKED the video in the first 18 seconds because I knew your work would be worthy.

Sometimes i wonder if people watch josh’s videos to look out for good recipes to make or just end up not doing them and just gawk at his “from scratch” flexes.

By "crushed by hand" he absolutely means "palm heel strike".

You’re going to need about 4x that amount of cheese if you’re comparing this to Skyline.

Josh: *slaps counter near a knife* Josh: “Woah, be careful there, Josh.” *moves knife to where he just slapped the counter*

those hot dogs look great. i think this might be the one id love to try out of all your videos. it all looks so perfect and completely better than your normal chili cheese dog

This guy is the human embodiment of been there done that.

I think this just tipped the scale for me, I'm going to work towards buying a standmixer and a smoker, I always wanted those anyways but the day I am able to recreate this recipe, I'll come back and tell about it.

2024 - typed "hot dog homemade" of course 2nd generation viral Josh video.came up. What an amazing job Josh and SEO team!

Papa is not just the best but also great singer 😂

Fun fact - the Eagle call at the beginning is actually call of the Red Tailed Hawk

Oh I can already tell this is going to be an enjoyable one. Hot dogs are great. They're chili cheese dogs. So much better.

Watching this on 4th of July. Brings a tear to my eye

Delicious. Thank You 👍

PAPPA kills it one more time!

I have uncontrollably kitchen envy whenever I watch your videos, Josh. I want all of those kitchen goodies. It's carnal the way I'm salivating for these hot dogs. Truly Sonic's wet dream. Thank you.

dog with everything on it in the oven for 3 minutues to melt the cheese is the move, thats some gordon ramsey grilled cheese shit right there, love you josh bought the apron.

Thanks for the inspiration

2:48 Find someone who looks at you like Josh is lovingly gazing at this long sausage while whispering "papa"

For Cincinnati style chilli, the beef shouldn’t be browned in oil. It should be cooked together with water and aromatics in its raw state while constantly stirring. This yields its distinctive smooth and fine texture.

I dont even make the stuff. What I do is make myself hungry as I watch papi make those delicious foods come together🤤

Ahhh the thing I love about videos about staples like this is that you see something closer to the original version that actually made it a staple. Can you get canned chili and cheap hot dogs? Yeah, but it won't taste like something that became a quick staple

You put so much effort into each video thank you so much!

I have a suggestion for our boi....what if he were to do a "but why" series where he goes over WHY he does certain things (that arent super duper obvious). For example, in this episode he said that he likes to change out the warm water for the soaking casings.....and id like to know WHY he does that :)

Mmmmm, I love Cincinnati chili. I like the kind with chocolate added too, reminds me of molé! Texas red might be my standard (I'm Texan too), but gotta love chili on spaghetti with piles of cheddar lol

Josh making chili and doing his best impression of Chef John from Food Wishes with his inflection and delivery.

Joshua should do a "...but Poorer" where he cooks with little to no fancy equipment

This episode could also serve as a "Skyline, But Better". Good job!

You did not disappoint Cincinnati in fact we are proud of you my child😌

Every time you sing it’s so satisfying ✨

Who else wishes he'd bring back Fermentation Friday?

I'm a native Cincinnatian and when I saw the thumbnail I thought, "he's gonna make a chili dog but, the chili isn't gonna be as good as we have it here." Then you declare that you're using Cincy style in the first minute. I actually paused the video, jumped up off my futon, and excitedly started yelling, "FUCK YEAH!" BTW, I make mine at home with Queen City hot hot metts (or Nathan's all beef dogs), pan toasted interior brioche buns, fine diced red onions, Guilden's spicy brown mustard, extra sharp cheddar, and topped with Topatio hot sauce. The chili itself is almost an afterthought because I use cans of Skyline, Goldstar, or Cincinnati Recipe if I'm just making coneys. I make my own larger batch of chili if I want 4 ways for days. Lastly, Cincy chili is based on a Greek meat pasta sauce. We have a large Greek (German & Irish too) diaspora here and the Greeks opened a shitload of diners when they first settled. The "chili" took off like wildfire on pasta and hot dogs because that is easy to make and appealed to American palates. However, we also have more traditional Greek diners all over the city. I've been spoiled for choice when it comes to spanakopita, baklava, and gyros my whole life.

This was a great vid! The sound affects were nice!

I'm filing this under "things I'm going to do when I have time and money"

I grew up eating Skyline and that’s a pretty legit recipe. Thought you were about to forget the nutmeg and allspice.

Not kidding at all. This is how I do this. My parents and siblings think its funny, I think it is glorious! I once grew wheat and San Marzano tomatoes, onion, garlic, bell pepper, and oregano in my back yard, in preparation for a visit by my sister and her 4 kids that late summer. I bought a 1/2 pig, and made sausage as well as pepperoni. Bought raw whole milk from a dairy farmer, and made mozzarella. Ground the wheat I grew, made flour. Blanched, skinned and canned the tomatoes... When they got into town I was ready. I made the dough the day before and let it slow rise in the fridge for a day. Made the sauce that morning.. perfection! When they showed up, I had the kids help me ready the dough for the oven. They loved the hand tossing. We had a few hit the floor, but plenty to spare. Spread the sauce, top with the mozzarella, and then whatever they wanted. We made 5 roughly 14" pizzas. They talk about that to this day. It might have taken 5 months from start to finish (because I grew the wheat), but it was totally worth it. So much fun!

Any one just go through and watch papa's videos just to relax

Hold up. Josh likes Skyline!? That is not something I was expecting.

Damn Josh your channel is crazy good. Production, editing, and music are all top notch (Imma need that track btw). When you add gourmet food and your unique personality to that equation you have a real winner. Much respect.

Makes me so happy he picked Skyline Chili. Seriously, there is no other. Went my whole life thinking chili sucked until I lived in the Midwest for a time and was enlightened.

I'm pretty sure he's the first person ever to have geico as a sponsor bro that should be a goal💀

This ain't your run of the mill Weenie Hut Jr.'s weenies. These are...*advanced* weenies.

Josh: smokes his hot dogs on a grill for hours Also Josh: cooks his hot dog in a fry pan

Really like your videos and as always loving that smooth ryan reynolds energy

im in love how you cook and I'm not really fascinated ever

This man will really spend more calories making food than he gets back eating it

I knew this wouldn't be an Ordinary Sausage when he hit it with the regrind.

I don’t know if I watch him for the food or for his comedy papa got me rolling 😂😂😂

Thanks alot Josh, now im known as "that one weird guy who makes everything from scratch" because of you're channel lol

This sounds pretty good, I need to order the grinder attachment soon.