Koegel Viennas
This is as close as you’ll get to the commercial Koegel Coney Frank real Flint coney shops use, which was developed from this product. From the Coney’s description on Koegel’s products page, “We change the ingredients just a little from our Viennas so that the product can be held on a grill for an extended period of time”. If you don’t have access to the Koegel coney but can get Viennas, use these. |
Meica Pork Weiners
When German immigrant Albert Koegel started. he shipped Coney Franks to the restaurants in wooden barerels. These imported German-made weiners are likely very similar in packaging to Koegel’s early packaging. A preserved pork weiner, but only 5″ in length (compared to the 6.5″ – 7.5″ for the Coney Frank), when pan-grilled this product in a pork casing is close to the Koegel’s Vienna in both spicing and snapiness. Available at Meijer stores, this would be a good product to have available for picnics and camping. |
National Coney Island Coney Franks
This is one of the quintessential coney dogs used by numerous joints for their Detroit style coneys. |
Dearborn Natural Casing Franks
This is another of the coney dogs used by numerous joints for their Detroit style coneys. Cooked slowly with no oil these dogs are still a bit on the oily side but in a good way. The casings have a nice snap to them, and the dog itself has a very rich flavor that’s not overpowering. |
Alexander & Hornung Natural Casing Beef Frank
These are difficult to find in a lot of areas, and are more of a Detroit-style dog. The casing seems a bit chewy and the sausage mix is oily. But the flavor of the meat has a great richness to it. |
Kowalski Natural Casing Franks |
Koegel Chicken Viennas |
Alexander & Hornung Natural Casing Frankfurters
[Dec. 6, 2016 – This product is currently not found on the meatpacker’s Products page.]
A beef and pork dog in a sheep casing, the flavor of this starts off as a really nice frank. But after a few bites there’s a strong pork sausage aftertaste, like with a good German brat. Not good for a coney, great for everyday use, grilling and tailgating. |
Winter’s Coney Weiners (formerly Winter’s Famous 901-L Coney Dogs)
A nicely-flavored German/Chicago-style frankfurter, this would be good topped with a nice raw sauerkraut. The “snap” of the casing is far too soft for a Flint coney, but as with any good hot dog it’s quite satisfying. |
Winter’s Natural Casing Wieners
A very mild hot dog, the flavor is rather generic, while the sheep casing actually seemed a bit chewy. (Note: Natural casings may vary widely depending on the animal, so this may have been simply an older hog.) This is a good hot dog to put a lot of toppings on, presenting the topping rather than the hot dog. |
Winter’s Low Sodium, Gluten-Free, Natural Casing Hot Dogs
Not much different from its counterpart, the Winter’s Natural Casing Weiner (above). |
Greenfield Village Natural Casing Hot Dogs
July 1, 2013 – Dearborn Sausage is currently not making this product. |