Jumbo Hot Dog buns -- Southern Fairfield Cty.

[louuuuu]

Doing Packer brats for SuperBowl and regular hot dog buns too wimpy to stand up to a brat and fixings. Hero buns too much bread. Rules out most supermarket buns. Any suggestions -- also would work for Italian sausage and the quarter pound Hebe-Nats. Like Little Red, need something not too big, too small, but just right.

[louuuuu]

OK here's a report. tho the Eli's Brioche looked great at Balducci's (Cos Cob) my wisconsin wife rejected as too fru-fur (her words). Said it would be like, like sipping chardonay with a Brat rather than beer (known in Green Bay as bratwash).

So went for the subs at Grade A. Still too much bread and cut off the ends and it worked good, especially soaking up the onion and beer sauce the sausages simmered in. Probably great Steve for lobster rolls, filled to the brim.

Katty, my problem with Sheboygan style is that there is no pocket for lots of fixin's so can get a bit sloppy. But it's a great combo.

Next time she's bringing back the sesame seeded brat rolls they make in Wisconsin.

And how bout those Packers!

[sibeats]

LOL on the ELi's being too fru-fru...give it a try sometime, once toasted they are soft and buttery and just perfect with a grilled hotdog, etc. They are also great for lobster rolls.

[kattyeyes]

Hey, buddy, why not do it Sheboygan-style and serve 'em on a hard roll? That'd work for your sausage, too. Ah, the things one learns on a business trip. :)

[steve h.]

I saw some sub rolls in the bread section at the Grade A (Newfield) today. I was looking for some top-loaders for lobster salad but those bad boys (don't recall the brand) stuck out. They were shorter in length than typical sub rolls, softer, too. I'll pick 'em up next time I see them and report back. I like brats but I really like lobsters rolls. These rolls would probably let me butter them up, toast them and fill them with the good stuff. The bunnage-to-filler ratio just seemed right. We'll see.

[jfood]

I like the hot dog rolls at Scotts in Pound Ridge for the Brats and HNs. They are back by the bagels bin. They are not pre-cliced either so you can choose NE cut or regular cut. They are a little sweeter than the regular HD rolls.I would also consider the hoagie rolls at the deli counter at Scotts for and double up on the susage (sorta side by side).

[sibeats]

I use Eli's Bread Brioche Buns for stuff like that. They have them in hot dog and burger shapes. Light and fluffy, give them a little toasting, perfect. Balducci's in Westport carries them...not sure where else.

[bagelman01]

Costco Bakery Dept.sells the oversized bums they use for the 1/4 pound dogs sold in their snack bars.
They'll hold up to brats, sausage and toppings.