In my family, hot dogs have a reputation as "kids' food" at cookouts. It's an easy, fairly low-effort way to feed a lot of people-and fast. That is why we grill a whole lot of hot dogs in the summer.

Foil-wrapped campfire meals are a classic in outdoor cooking; it's an easy way to cook any food in its own juices and keep it from drying out. When you wrap hot dogs in foil, the concept works ...