Burton Hot Dog-to-Go on MountainZone.com

During the Christmas week holidays, my buddies and I loaded up our SUV and headed to Sun Valley, Idaho for a long weekend of heavenly powder skiing. Dan was chosen to be the food captain for the road trip and was entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring a steady supply munchies for the long overnight drive from Portland, OR to Sun Valley. The night we departed, Dan showed up with a pack of raw hotdogs, buns, ketchup and one unusual looking contraption. Although we were skeptical at first, Dan's Hot Dog-to-Go device proved to be a fun and easy way to make meals on our long road trip.

This Burton appliance can cook six hotdogs at once and warm buns at the same time. If hotdogs make your stomach churn, this portable cooker can also steam veggies, eggs and other meats as well as frozen foods. It plugs into any 12-volt outlet or cigarette lighter.