Move the charcoal grill aside and prep the smoker for this Easy Traeger Smoked Hot Dogs recipe. Hot dogs in a smoker are as simple as 1, 2, 3. Score the dogs, smoke ’em and then enjoy them! Find out exactly how long to smoke a hot dog that’s juicy and full of smoke flavor.
New to cooking smoked hot dogs? See my step by step video for beginners (scroll to bottom of page).
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Why Smoked Hog Dogs are so enjoyable to make…
- Only a few steps! Just score the hot dogs and smoke them. That’s it!
- It feeds a crowd! If you’re cooking for game day or for a party, you can load up the smoker with as many hot dogs as will fit.
- It’s a quick smoker recipe! At 225 degrees, it took 60 minutes to finish. If you want to speed things up, increase the smoker temperature so they’ll finish in 30 minutes or 45 minutes.
- Great smoker meal for kids! My kiddo loves his smoked hot dogs.
- You can be creative! You could easily substitute smoked pork franks for beef if you want.
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Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make Smoked Hot Dogs.
For smoking hot dogs
- beef hot dogs (scored)
- hot dog buns (toasted)
For hot dog toppings (optional)
- red onion, diced
- relish
- ketchup
You’ll see my kiddo couldn’t wait for the longer cook time for smoked hot dogs, so one mysteriously vanished from the Traeger during this final recipe test.
He’s a big fan of my air fryer hotdogs and bacon wrapped hot dogs.
How to make smoked hot dogs
Now I’ll walk you through it…
Quick look at Smoked Hot Dogs recipe
- Preheat your smoker to 225 degrees F and score the hot dogs.
- Smoke hot dogs for 1 hour until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
- Finish smoked hot dogs by topping them with diced red onion, relish, and ketchup.
- Enjoy.
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Detailed recipe steps
- Preheat Traeger Grills or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 225 degrees F.
- Prep hot dogs for smoking by scoring them in an “X” pattern with a paring knife.
- Smoke hot dogs at 225 degrees F for 1 hour. (use the Traeger super smoke feature if available)
- Continue smoking hot dogs until done when they reach a temperature of 160 degrees F as measured by an internal read thermometer.
- Remove hot dogs from the smoker and prepare any toppings, like diced red onion, relish, and ketchup.
- Finish smoked hot dogs by placing them in toasted hot dog buns and topping them with anything that you’d like. Enjoy!
FAQs
It will take one hour to smoke beef hot dogs / beef franks at 225 degrees F. Smoker hot dogs will be done when they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
Yes, you can definitely smoke hot dogs. This is a great way to shake things up a bit. Anyone can grill hot dogs in 15 minutes if they’re in a hurry. However, if you want to infuse some smoky flavor, then smoking hot dogs is the way to go.
Yes, they are delicious! You’ll have a nice juicy hot dog, but you’ll also get a nice smoky flavor that you wouldn’t have otherwise.
As you’ll see in this smoked hot dog recipe, I did not season them with any dry rub or brown sugar or anything. I kept it super simple and they turned out great!
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Ingredients
For smoking hot dogs
- 4 beef hot dogs scored
- 4 hot dog buns toasted
For hot dog toppings (optional)
- ½ cup red onion diced
- 2 tbsp relish
- 2 tbsp ketchup
Instructions
- Preheat Traeger Grills or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 225 degrees F.
- Prep hot dogs for smoking by scoring them in an “X” pattern with a paring knife.
- Smoke hot dogs at 225 degrees F for 1 hour. (use the Traeger super smoke feature if available)
- Continue smoking hot dogs until done when they reach a temperature of 160 degrees F as measured by an internal read thermometer.
- Remove hot dogs from the smoker and prepare any toppings, like diced red onion, relish, and ketchup.
- Finish smoked hot dogs by placing them in toasted hot dog buns and topping them with anything that you’d like. Enjoy!
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