Hot dog broiler and method for making same

In a method for making hot dog broilers and the like for open fire cooking, of the type including an elongate rod having a handle at one end, and a plurality of food retaining baskets attached to the other end of the rod, the improvement comprising:

• forming the baskets with an identical shape, whereby the same are interchangeable, and each includes a closed end, and an open end through which food articles are inserted into the baskets;
• attaching a laterally extending support wire to the open end and to the closed end of each of the baskets;
• bending the free end of each support wire into an eyelet, shaped to closely receive the rod therethrough;
• positioning the eyelet at the open and closed ends of each of the baskets in a mutually coaxial relationship;
• forming threads in that end of the rod disposed opposite the handle;
• selecting a predetermined number of the baskets;
• threading the eyelets at the open ends of the selected baskets over the threaded end of the rod;
• attaching a first nut to the threaded end of the rod, and positioning the first nut at a rearward portion of the threaded end, such that a forward portion of the threaded rod end is free;
• threading the eyelets at the closed ends of the selected baskets onto the forward portion of the threaded end of the rod;
• attaching a second nut to the threaded end of the rod at a position thereon forward of the closed end eyelets disposed on the rod;
• arranging the selected baskets assembled on the rod into a regularly spaced apart configuration;
• and
• tightening the second nut against the first nut, whereby each eyelet is securely locked in place against each other in a sandwiched fashion between the nuts, thereby detachably connecting the selected baskets with the rod, and retaining the baskets in the regularly spaced apart configuration.