Nostalgia HDT-600 Hot-Dog/Pop-up Toaster

by Nostalgia Electrics

Product Features

• Hot-dog toaster accommodates 2 hot dogs and 2 buns
• Simply adjust timing knob and press lever down to operate
• Adjustable heat; quick-cleaning drain trays and mini tongs included
• Designed exclusively for standard-size hot dogs and buns
• Measures 9 by 5 by 8-2/7 inches; 90-day warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5 x 8 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000N4KY8Q
• Item model number: HDT-600
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,228 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #96 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Ovens & Toasters > Toasters

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This hot-dog toaster makes preparing a hot dog as easy as making toast. Drop two hot dogs and two buns in the appropriate slots, adjust the timing knob, and press the lever down. Once cooked, the hot dogs pop up just like toast. Great for a quick snack while watching a movie or sports event on TV or for an after school snack. It's so simple that kids can even make their own hot dogs. Other useful features include adjustable heat controls, quick-cleaning drain trays, and mini tongs for safe removal of hot items. Designed exclusively for standard-size hot dogs and buns, the hot-dog toaster measures 9 by 5 by 8-2/7 inches and carries a 90-day warranty.

Product Description

Now making hot dogs is as easy as making toast! Drop tow hot dogs and two buns in the appropriate slots, adjust the timing knob, and press the lever down. When the hot dogs are done, they pop up just like toast. It's simple as 1-2-3. Grate for a quick snack while watching a movie or sports event on TV or for an after school snack. It's even easy enough for the kids to make their own. Who doesn't love hot dogs - an American favorite anytime.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too many limitations, January 4, 2008

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scimat (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nostalgia HDT-600 Hot-Dog/Pop-up Toaster (Kitchen)

My teenager saw this toaster in a catalog and thought it sounded like an easy way to make tasty hot dogs, but he is sorely disappointed in its performance. The instructions state that the hot dogs should be room temperature when inserted into the toaster. Who keeps their meat at room temperature? If the hot dogs are cold when put in the toaster, the outside gets warm but the inside remains cold. Thus, they need to be toasted several times to get them warm all the way through, or else they need to be warmed up in the microwave first-what a pain! Setting the heat for the highest temperature does a better job of heating the hot dog, but also a better job of burning the edges of the bun. He has had problems with the regular size hot dogs expanding and being difficult to remove. Also, during one of the repeated toasting episodes, he pushed the stop button and it fell back into the machine, so now he must use a chopstick to activate the stop mechanism. I found this toaster online for $12.95, but wish I had bought a toaster oven instead-it would have done the same job and been much more versatile.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Brilliant, July 30, 2007

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J. State (San Jose, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nostalgia HDT-600 Hot-Dog/Pop-up Toaster (Kitchen)

I took a chance buying this product. My husband LOVES hot dogs, so I figured he would get a kick out of this. The toasted hot dogs and buns are DELICIOUS. I highly recommend this product. When we tried it out, I told him I only wanted 1. After tasting it, we both had a second one.
Note- you can only use regular sized hot dogs and buns. You can't use the "bun sized" hot dogs or the longer buns, or any other type of sausages/brats. The hole is only big enough for a "regular" hot dog.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our family loves this!, July 3, 2007

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booboo_babies (Texas) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Nostalgia HDT-600 Hot-Dog/Pop-up Toaster (Kitchen)

Bought this as a Father's Day gift for my husband, and the whole family loved it! The only drawback was that the lower settings do not get hot dogs as well done as I like them.

It's too bad that they don't a larger hole or two on it for bratwurst and other sausages in addition to the hot dog holes. Maybe that will be on the version 2.0 of this machine someday. Computers are constantly upgraded, why not this gadget?