The 8/1 Vienna Beef natural casings use a thinner casing than the 5/1’s, creating the famous "snap." To take advantage of the larger natural casing dogs, they need to be char grilled. If boiled, the larger natural casings are more chewy than snappy, retaining meat in the casing after each bite. The skinless Vienna Beef dogs give a snap when char or flat grilled because the meat is encased in their pseudo beef skin, instead of the natural casing.

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