People love hot dogs.
What is this hot dog grilling machine called in everyday spoken English?
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22Native AmE speaker here. For real, I'd call that, "one of those hot-dog roller griller thingies". I'll try to give you a better answer after looking. – Jolenealaska Feb 16 '20 at 04:41
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29Not enough for an answer, but I think it's probably better to specify it as a "hot dog" grilling machine, rather than a "dog grilling machine", just to avoid misunderstandings when people don't have a visual. – Cubic Feb 16 '20 at 13:25
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Thank you for this question! It reminded me that I've intended for awhile to have it on my Amazon wish list along with this - and then my kitchen will be complete! – davidbak Feb 17 '20 at 01:23
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After looking at a few examples on Amazon, I'd go with "hot dog roller grill". There isn't any correct or non-correct way to say it, but any American would know what you mean.
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9Just plain "roller grill" is probably enough; they're often used for other similarly-shaped food. – chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic- Feb 17 '20 at 04:11
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1@Chrylis-onstrike- It looks like Roller Grill is a brand, that makes all kinds of machines and accessories related to cooking. They do make the machine OP is asking for, and call it a Professional Sausage Heater with various number of rollers. – Lars Kristensen Feb 17 '20 at 13:33
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1@LarsKristensen I've always heard it as "roller grill" when convenience stores are advertising the types of food cooked and served on them, so I suspect the name has become genericized, much like Xerox and Kleenex. – Allison C Feb 17 '20 at 14:50
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Reading the question in the sidebar: roller. I personally wouldn't include the "grill". Source: Native speaker who often craves gas station hot dogs. – Joshua Drake Feb 17 '20 at 16:19